The Pirate Bay Statement on Prison Sentences: "2012 is the Year of the Storm"

Year of the storm

2012 is the year of the storm.

The Pirate Bay will reach an age of 9 years. Experiencing raids, espionage and death threats, we're still here. We've been through hell and back and it has made us tougher than ever.

The people running the site has changed during the years. No sane human being would put up with this kind of pressure for 8 years in a row. An insane hobby that takes time from our families, our work (sorry boss) and our studies.

What binds us all together is a strong belief that what we do is good. That it is something we one day can tell our grandchildren about with pride. People from all over the world confirm this. We read testimonials from people in Syria longing for freedom, thanking us for what we provide. We receive more than 100 visits daily from North Korea and we sure know that they need it. If there's something that will bring peace to this world it is the understanding and appreciation of your fellow man. What better way to do that than with this vast library of culture?

With this said, we hear news from our old admins that they have received a verdict in Sweden. Our 3 friends and blood brothers have been sentenced to prison. This might sound worse than it is. Since no one of them no longer lives in Sweden, they won't go to jail. They are as free today as they were yesterday.

But what enrages us to our inner core is that the system, the empire, the governments, are still allowed to try to boss you and us around with one law crazier than the other. Do you think they will stop with SOPA/ACTA/PIPA? They will not. Because you won't stop sharing those files. Because we will not stay down. Because no one can turn back time. Together, we are the iron that hardens with each strike.

In this year of the storm, the winners will build windmills and the losers will raise shelters. So flex your muscles, fellow pirates, and give power to us all! Build more sites! More nets! More protocols! Scream louder than ever and take it to the next level!

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Babs Tucker Releases Statement From Inside Holloway Prison

Brian Haw

Parliament Square Peace Campaign Day 3736: AUGUST 25TH 2011

On Thursday 11th August, I was remanded to prison because they refused me access to a duty solicitor, the necessary disclosures and my own paperwork.

On Friday 12th August, I was ‘sentenced’ after they continued to deny me access to a duty solicitor, the necessary disclosures and my paperwork. Hence the reason for ‘Judge’ Evans descending to the court cells with his scribes.

A barrister from Birnberg Peirce Solicitors turned up for reasons unknown on the Friday, to confirm they were not acting for me!  They have also failed to hand over the necessary disclosures.

Such is an institutionally corrupt system.

The guy from Birnberg Peirce muttered something about their ‘good reputation’.  Clearly they are entirely ok with being responsible for their ‘clients’ being called ‘criminals’, however the ‘problem’ is clearly the consistent nature of our campaigning for an effective system of J.U.S.T.I.C.E. that actually protected the people….. EVERYWHERE.

If a ‘lawyer’ came on board doing justice, that would actually help to bring about the necessary change.

And all the ‘lawyers’ we have come across are just doing ‘cab off the rank’ misrepresentation, serving HM Government, end of.  They just want to keep their heads down and hang out with their clique. It becomes self evident that it is not a system of justice when your own ‘lawyers’ don’t want you to tell the truth.

This latest car crash style of justice only reinforces to me how important it is what we do. And it is only the ‘do-ing’  which can bring about change.  Look at how many people who write about what is going on.  But unless something is then done, to me what was written is meaningless.

I am using my time ‘inside’ productively and constructively.  I am in a cell on the top floor with four other women.  I am by a window looking out over a courtyard garden. There are quite a few women in Holloway who have been imprisoned because of the riots.

These are historical times we live in.

It is eye opening to think that if you are a ‘protester’ in Libya, the UN and UK have no problem with / will give you a machine gun, rocket launcher, arrange arial bombing so that people can, in their own words, “take matters into their own hands”.

I still think Brian showed everyone the best way of doing things.  I miss him heaps and remember his final words “Babs, our work is not yet finished”.

Much love, Babs xxxx

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