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Supporters from Defend Our Juries holds up photo signs of the Filton 18 remand prisoners outside the court.. Protesters stand outside Woolwich Crown Court demanding justice for the Filton 18 as they appear in court to determine what legal defences apply for the group. Eighteen Palestine Action activists are currently being held on remand following an action at Elbit Systems Filton facility in Bristol in August 2024. The activists were arrested under the Terrorism Act that allowed the police special measures including keeping those arrested to be held in solitary confinement for up to a week. Their charges are not terrorist related and they have been accused of causing over 1million in damages when they smashed in to the Elbit Systems facility and brought the factory to a standstill. This week Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has started the process of trying to proscribe Palestine action that will result in putting them on the banned terrorist list.