the prisoner. release date: 09/05/2025
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The UK Government have made effective protest illegal. The Prisoner is a music video campaign, timed to be released as the next wave of climate campaigners are sentenced.
With governments increasingly cracking down on civil disobedience, this campaign seeks to use culture as an act of defiance. "The Prisoner", available now for pre-sales and released on Friday, May 9th, is a compelling and controversial music video addressing climate breakdown and the erosion of civil liberties under new legislation such as the Public Order Act 2023. The song features vocals from Brian Briggs (Stornoway), with an accompanying music video from independent media activists, Undercurrents.
By Purchasing and downloading 'The Prisoner for just 79p supporters can amplify a vital message: Climate campaigners are being criminalized while environmental destruction goes unchecked.
The campaign urges the public to harness the power of art and media as a form of direct action beyond restrictive protest laws.
Chris Packham said:
"Silencing the climate crisis by changing laws, imprisoning peaceful protestors and refusing to allow climate issues to be presented in front of juries will be seen by future generations as nothing less than state-sponsored criminality. Whilst the media still enjoy freedom of speech, creative campaigns like this play a vital role in campaigning for justice and the future well-being of our planet's ecosystems. Buy this song and let's get it to number 1 in the UK charts to send a message that we will not be silenced. Silence is not safety and culture is not quiet."
Quotes from RYADER:
"The future is on trial."
"Silence is deadly"
"Protest is the mother of progress."
"No right to say no = no rights at all."
"Small change can make big changes."
no right to say no = No rights at all
The Public Order Act 2003 brought in new criminal offences and higher fines for protesters for actions such as “locking- on” — where protesters cling to a place or object — and disruptive slow marching. Jailed climate campaigners range in age from 21 to 78 years.
Jodi Beck, head of policy and campaigns at the British human rights organisation Liberty, said the laws “underpin inflammatory political rhetoric around the climate movement and racial justice movement,” and “strike at the heart of how we protest.”
Juries have found many protesters not guilty after they presented climate facts to the court as their motivation for their actions. In response to this the Judge in the recent Just Stop Oil trial banned using the climate emergency as an admissible defence — meaning jurors were not allowed to take the defendants’ “political and philosophical” motivations into consideration when deliberating. .
So far the UK Government has jailed hundreds of these political prisoners: Citizens willing to take action to secure a future for the planet.
The following trials are due in may:
9 May, Southwark Crown Court: Ian Bates, Abigail Percy-Ratcliffe
15 May, Southwark Crown Court: Phoebe Plummer, Amy-Rose Friel O’Donnell, Aaron Gunning, David Mann
16 May, Isleworth Crown Court: Adam Beard, Sally Davidson (Bells), Luke Elson, Will Goldring, Rosa Hicks, Sean O’Callaghan, Hannah Schafer, Luke Watson, Rory Wilson
23 May, Manchester Crown Court: Daniel Knorr, Margaret Reid, Indigo Rumbelow, Ella Ward
Jodi Beck, head of policy and campaigns at the British human rights organisation Liberty, said the laws “underpin inflammatory political rhetoric around the climate movement and racial justice movement,” and “strike at the heart of how we protest.”
Juries have found many protesters not guilty after they presented climate facts to the court as their motivation for their actions. In response to this the Judge in the recent Just Stop Oil trial banned using the climate emergency as an admissible defence — meaning jurors were not allowed to take the defendants’ “political and philosophical” motivations into consideration when deliberating. .
So far the UK Government has jailed hundreds of these political prisoners: Citizens willing to take action to secure a future for the planet.
The following trials are due in may:
9 May, Southwark Crown Court: Ian Bates, Abigail Percy-Ratcliffe
15 May, Southwark Crown Court: Phoebe Plummer, Amy-Rose Friel O’Donnell, Aaron Gunning, David Mann
16 May, Isleworth Crown Court: Adam Beard, Sally Davidson (Bells), Luke Elson, Will Goldring, Rosa Hicks, Sean O’Callaghan, Hannah Schafer, Luke Watson, Rory Wilson
23 May, Manchester Crown Court: Daniel Knorr, Margaret Reid, Indigo Rumbelow, Ella Ward
BACKGROUND:
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RYADER’s first single ‘control’ was released in time for Brexit and screened across 8 cinema screens over 3 days at Glastonbury’s Shangrila-la gas tower in 2019 and at Camp Bestival later that year. his second release ‘ The White Man’ - a reflection on the role of white men in shaping world order was released as part of the Black Lives Matter movement and launched in the worlds largest virtual reality festival - lost horizons 2020. 'Hold your Ground' came out in line with the global Coronavirus pandemic. 'The prisoner' is coming out soon for the UK's Public Order Act and the current Jailing of citizens over climate demonstrations.
Merchandise is unwittingly stocked at Harrods, the Ritz, Buckingham palace and Aldi Supermarkets among others. He uses the digital message boards over the M6, M42 and M25 and promotes his releases directly to drivers. 'RYADER’s music is intrinsically heady and consistently both challenging and comforting. Hypnotic, Poetic and poignant - each song is a masterpiece of emotion and design - The complicated made simple. If you haven’t heard of RYADER yet he considers that a success, but everyone should hear his music'. Logan carrera Chief. INUPI. for downloadable photos and video files scroll down. |
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