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This text is translated from Friends of the Earth Belgium and is intended to draw awareness of the ongoing case https://www.amisdelaterre.be/soutien-au-proces-des-ecrans-ttip-game-over  Following the subversion of digital billboards to show messages against free trade agreements in July 2016, an activist is being prosecuted for sabotage and hacking, and faces jail time as well as a heavy fine. Our organisations express their solidarity and denounce the repressive and disproportionate nature of justice for these actions in the fight against free trade treaties. Statement of support for the activist on trial for "TTIP Game Over" screens An activist is being prosecuted for sabotage and hacking following the subversion of advertising screens. The trial starts in 2 months on September 5th. A giant Coca-Cola billboard located on Place De Brouckère was the target of an action on July 10, 2016. The logo was replaced by the message "TTIP Game Over...

Today, officials from the European Union plan to sign off on a major trade and investment agreement with Japan, known colloquially as JEFTA. The deal, which is multiple years in the making, has drawn intense concern from environmental and labour campaigners due to its lack of provisions on whaling (amazingly still a problem in 2018), weak commitment to sustainable development, and inclusion of rules that could facilitate the privatisation of public services, including water, in Germany and other EU states. In addition, the deal refuses to recognise the precautionary principle and includes restrictions on the right of states to regulate multinational corporations.  JEFTA, written behind closed doors by lobby shops, is only visible to campaigners because it was leaked to Greenpeace. Yet, bar a freak accident, it will be signed off tomorrow without a public referendum in any country.  The agreement, like its sister deal CETA and the WTO, should be reminders of the dark ...

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