Justice for Mark Barnsley

Mark Barnsley (has now been in prison for seven years and is currently being "Ghosted"*), is a Sheffield writer and activist and this gripping pamphlet details the nightmare that started when he went for a quiet drink in a Sheffield pub with a family friend. Starting with verbal abuse, a group of drunken students then attacked him repeatedly, chasing him and kicking him at every opportunity when he was on the ground. During this attack someone produced knife which Mark picked up to prevent them from stabbing him with it. Despite the fact he did not even brandish it in self defence, this forms the basis of his conviction for assault!

Unsurprisingly it turns out that these students perjured themselves during the trial about their drug use before the incident and contradicted one another on various points. Still, the police appear happy to use any means necessary to silence a critical voice. The Justice for Mark Barnsley campaign works to try and get Mark cleared and to give him support in any way possible. Any money made on the Anarchist Stall goes towards this campaign and also provides much more detailed information on this miscarriage of justice case (and illustration of the obvious anti-working class bias in the "justice" system). If you would like to get more involved in the case, contact us or the campaign: website e-mail. Mark deserves all the support he can get.

* "Ghosted", to be moved from prison to prison at very short intervals.