Protesters have been charged following a demonstration outside a defence and security event.
The protest took place at the Defence Security Resilience Cymru event held at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport on September 3, and resulted in eight arrests.
Seven people have now been charged with locking on to a person, object or land to cause serious disruption.
Protesters expressed their concerns about the Defence Security Resilience Cymru event being held in Newport (Image: NQ staff)
Those charged include Tiegan Burrows, 23, of Ombersley Road in Newport; Emilia Chilcott, 22, of Colum Road in Cardiff; Sophia Damerell, 20, of Y Cilgant in Bangor; Leigh Evans, 55, of no fixed address, Swansea; Christina Jenkins, 33, of Chestnut Green in Cwmbran; Deirdre Murphy, 72, of Heathfield in Swansea; and Patrick Walker, 37, of Harlequin Drive in Newport.
A Gwent Police spokesman said: "They have all been released on conditional bail to appear in court at a later date."
The eighth person arrested was a 72-year-old woman from Caerphilly, detained on suspicion of breaching the peace.
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She has since been released with no further action.
The demonstration was organised in opposition to the Defence Security Resilience Cymru event, drawing peace activists, anti-war groups, and local residents.
Some protesters blocked access to the venue, with demonstrators attaching themselves to the road.
Protesters gathered outside the Defence Security Resilience Cymru event in Newport for the demonstration (Image: NQ staff)
A protester who identified herself only as D told the South Wales Argus: "My right hand is superglued to the road and Leigh's arm is firmly attached.
"I can't leave."
Following the arrests, Superintendent Esyr Jones said police would "always be fair and proportionate" when responding to public gatherings and stressed that lawful protest was "a key part of any democracy".
The protest began on Thursday morning, with a heavy police presence reported around the bridge over the M4 near the Coldra and outside the Celtic Manor.
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