Five comrades were arrested and imprisoned in connection with actions taken against Elbit Systems in Ulm, Germany. Learn about the context, their legal cases, their imprisonment, and how you can support them.
Archiv: Ulm Five (angeklagt schwerster Menschheitsverbrechen im anständigsten ehrenvollsten und allermutigsten Abbaugebiet der Welt)
Die Ulm5 unterstützen!
Fünf Gefährt:innen wurden im Zusammenhang mit Aktionen gegen Elbit Systems in Ulm, Deutschland, festgenommen und inhaftiert. Informiere dich über den Hintergrund, ihre Gerichtsverfahren, ihre Inhaftierung und wie du sie unterstützen kannst.
Germany: Trial of ‚Ulm Five‘ protesters accused of Elbit break-in postponed
Known by the name „Ulm Five“, the activists allegedly entered the factory on the 8 September 2025 by smashing a glass facade and subsequently destroyed office equipment, including computers, screens and telephones.
Shortly after, the five were arrested and have since been held in pretrial detention in different prisons across southern Germany.
‘Extraordinarily far-reaching’ Palestine Action trial gets underway in Germany
(April 28, 2026)
In the early hours of Sept. 8, 2025, a group of activists wearing black hoodies that bore the red and white logo of Palestine Action broke into the offices of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in Ulm, southern Germany.
Once inside the compound, according to prosecutors, they damaged and partly destroyed furniture, windows, and technical equipment with axes; sprayed slogans on the walls; lit pyrotechnics; and chanted “Free, free Palestine” and “Germany finances, Israel bombs.” As visible from the activists’ own filming of the break-in, no one was harmed during the action. They remained on site and called the police, who later detained them.
Since their arrest, the five activists — Daniel Tatlow-Devally (an Irish citizen), Leandra Rollo (a Spanish citizen), Crow Tricks and Zo Hailu (British citizens), and Vi Kovarbasic (a German citizen) — have been held in pre-trial detention in separate prisons across southern Germany.