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Barcelona anarchist released on bail (9/11/04)
On November 5th, after 14 months of being imprisoned onremand, and with a 3000 € bail, Roger, one of the "Barcelona Six" arrested last year and charged with 'terrorist' offences, has been released. He was imprisoned, along with Teo (freed after declaring to the judge), Rafa, Joaquin, Carol and Igor in a Guardia Civil operation on September 16th 2003. He´s in good spirits and physically fit. For more information on this case and details of the others who are still held in prison see here.
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Gothenburg 2001 protestor acquitted! (28/9/04)
Maarten Blok, the Dutch activist who had been extradited to Sweden several weeks ago for his court case on supposedly hitting a police officer during the Gothenburg EU summit in June 2001, has been found not guilty and is back in Amsterdam again. We can't say exactly what the influence of support groups and protests have been in this case, but what we do know is that without the support from many people Maarten would have been convicted for something he didn't do. Most evidence has been delivered by people who wanted to fight against this injustice, and not by the juridical system. In June 2001 a range of demonstrators and activists took to the streets of Gothenburg in Sweden to protest against an EU summit there. During the protests there were serious clashes with the police, including cops opening fire with live ammunition. The Swedish authorities subsequently tried very hard to identify and prosecute those they believed were involved in rioting, and have handed out several prison sentences... THE FOLLOWING IS INCLUDED FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Three
years on, on the 31st of August 2004, Dutch anti-globalisation activist,
Maarten Blok, was arrested in Holland and on the 1st of The following is a statement from Maarten's supporters: "In
the morning of June 14, 2001, a European Summit began in Sweden, in the
city of Gothenburg. Maarten had arrived in the city the previous night
and had the bad luck to have chosen a place to sleep in a school provided
by the city council that on that morning was surrounded by the police
for a mass arrest of all the people (more than 450) who happened to be
in that place at that time. He was arrested and deported to
(Thanks to Earth Liberation Prisoners for info, see www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk)
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French prison mutiny (10/1/05) There
are 3 different gatherings regarding the trial on appeal of the Clairvaux
protesters, regarding the prison mutiny at Clairvaux prison. 12 prisoners
are accused of violence against wardens, setting fire to the workshop
and devastation of the Clairvaux high security prison. January 13th at
the CICP in Paris : public meeting, information and discussion on the
case. January 14th at 5 pm, support gathering at the Rambuteau metro station
in Paris Rendez-vous
pour le soutien aux prisonniers inculpés de l'incendie de la cecentrale
de Clairvaux: 13 janvier, 18h, CICP (Paris) 21 ter, rue Voltaire, métro
rue des boulets: réunion publique, infos et détbats
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Eco-activist in danger(11/8/04)
This emergency alert is on behalf of imprisoned forest activist Tre Arrow, known to authorities as Michael Scarpitti. He is malnourished and jailers are abusing him in British Columbia, Canada. Tre's weight has dropped to 91 pounds. The jailers still refuse to provide him with raw vegan food (fruits and vegetables). The jail is punishing for supposedly "hoarding" food in his cell. (The food they found was his lunch, served by the jailers earlier that morning.) Tre is in segregation and locked down 23 hours a day. He must be released back into the general population. He has been subjected to an arbitrary "suicide watch," and harassment. The jailers have taken away his blankets. Tre says he can't go on like this much longer. After 10 years on a vegan raw food diet, cooked food makes him ill and he can't digest it. He is weak and near starving. He has requested that we email, write and call the Attorney General of British Columbia, Canada. Tre is known by his former name of Michael Scarpitti. He is being held at the North Fraser Pre-Trial Centre in Port Coquitlam, BC. Honourable Geoff Plant Obviously this situation for Tre is very critical and its urgent that everyone acts now to support Tre. Also, besides writing letters to the Attorney General ELP encourages everyone to help keep Tre's spirits alive by sending letters of support to him. These letters of support should be addressed to: Tre Arrow, c/o Rudy
Kischer, Embarkation Law Group, 609 W. Hastings St., 6th Floor, Vancouver,
BC, V6B4W4, Canada.
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Mass house raids in Italy (29/7/04)
Yesterday
many searches were carried out in the houses of about 40 comrades. 4 of
them were taken to jail: Sergio, Simone, David e Marco. All of them are
charged with the articles 270 and 270 bis: "subversive organization
with terrorist purpose".The investigations started the 17th of July
2003, when a bomb exploded before the Spanish Institute "Cervantes",
in Rome. This action was claimed with a communique by the "Cellule
contro il Carcere, il Capitale, i Carcerieri e le loro Celle" (Cells
against Jail, Capital, Warders and their Cells). The same investigation
also dealt with some letter bombs (one of which exploded between the hands
of the cop Sindona, who lost two fingers) and other explosive devices
(for example those that exploded in Viterbo in front of the Court and
the Justice Ministry) and the actions signed F.A.I. (Informal Anarchist
Federation), such as the bomb letters sent to various European Union representatives.The
arrests have been ordered on the basis of some interceptions and they're
part of the repressive wave that during the last month has fallen on our
CroceNeraAnarchica (Anarchist Black Cross Italy)
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Resistance at Immigration Prison (26/7/04)
On 21st July, imprisoned
refugees wrested control of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre from
staff after a detainee was found hanged in his room. It is believed that
the man, thought by campaigners to be of Kosovan origin, had just had
bad news about his fight to stay in the UK. Prison officers in riot gear
eventually regained control of the buildings but a tense stand-off involving
about 80 detainees continued in a recreation yard until the afternoon.The
detainees were then moved to other centres around the country or handed
over to the police- the centre will remain shut for several weeks.
BACKGROUND INFO: Close Down Harmondsworth Campaign UKDS Detention Centre Harmondsworth near Heathrow Airport in London opened in September 2001 and holds up to 550 men, women and children. It is run by UK Detention Services (Sodexho) and functions as a detention and removal centre. In the spring of 2002 construction was started on a second 550-place detention centre alongside the new centre. This will reportedly be modelled more on traditional prison lines with landings and so on. The Close Down Harmondsworth Campaign holds demonstrations at Harmondsworth and campaign meetings. Please get in touch for more details. Contacts:
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July 2001... 2 days of heavy riots during the G8 summit. 2 days of clashes between police and demonstrators. Police brutality went so far that the leaders of the left wing organizations lost control over their processions. Thousands of pacifists took part in the clashes together with the rioters. Hundreds of banks, supermarkets, insurances and other symbols were attacked or set in fire, as well as the Massari prison. It would be useless to go further in the description. Everyone knows what happened. Everyone saw some of the numerous videos or read some of the reports about those days. It is important to remember the incredible level of repression unfolded durinf this summit : it left one demonstrator dead, hundreds injured, 590 arrested among whom a great number was tortured in a place planned especiallly for that use. The consequences go on today as the tentacule of the state called justice appears in this long theater play.
Italian justice is now organizing a gigantic trial to point out a few demonstrators as if they were responsible for the devastations carried out by thousands of people. In december 2002 started the wave of repression with house searches and the arrest of many people. Judges are playing the old blackmail song : either you state the you condemn the Genoa riot and renounce violence, or you’ll be imprisonned. Some comrades spent almost a while year locked up for refusing to this so called choice. Later the Genoa court ordered the arrest of 23 demonstrators, among whom 5 stayed in prison for refusing the deal.
The trial started on june 2nd and 3rd. 25 demonstrators are charged with “devastation and looting”, which has been of very seldom use in italian history. It could lead to sentences of over 10 years. Hundreds of people are still under investigation. It looks like another gigantic trial should later take place involving the non-italian demonstrators.
A new crime just appeared in Italy that could be named “psychological participation/complicity”. It means basically that a protester not doing anything to prevent other demonstrators to commit crimes is also guilty... Guilty of not being the cop that this society is trying to transform all of us into.
The trial will continue on july 6th and 16th and then on september the 15th. It may last about 2 years.
We can also add that anti-terrorist paragraphs might be used during the Genoa trial. We’ve known since too long that italian justice uses anti-terrorists laws in any kind of circonstances... The 270bis article is therefore designed to create a terrorist threat out of any political group. The 41bis article is designed to push this treatment behind prison walls. It has been much used in the 80’s. Prisoners refusing to give up their ideas and past actions are kept under a vey strict regime involving higher level of mail control, restriction of visits (once a month and only with family), total isolation etc.
About the trial. It already looks like 2 different strategies of defense will be used : - The Disobbdianti (Tutti Bianchi INC etc.) : 3 of them are charged. They say they used legitimate violence against police terror. Their leaders have always strongly slandered demonstrators using violence if there’s not enough police brutality to justify it. - The demonstrators that started and kept on with rioting
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Thomas Meyer Falk gets extra 3 years in prison (17/7/04) On July 13th, 2004,
Thomas Meyer Falk - an anarchist in solitary confinement in Germany for
bank robbery - http://www.freedom–for-thomas.de
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Cottrell Faces New Charges (22/7/04)
BILLY COTTRELL HAS NOW INFORMED ON OTHERS, AND HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM PRISONER SUPPORT LISTS. THE FOLLOWING IS FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Free Billy Support Network has announced that new charges have been laid against American eco-activist, Billy Cottrell. All the new charges relate to the alleged use of "a destructive device during a violent crime (924c)". Billy is accused of being the ring-leader of a series of ELF arsons. In a blatant attempt to try and get him to implicate others alleged to of also been involved, the authorities have threatened him with "life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted on all charges" if he doesn't start cooperating. Billy has always refused to cooperate with the authorities and they wish to make him suffer as a result. 23
year old Caltech PhD student, Billy Cottrell's, arrest in March 2004
was the latest in a string of reckless, desperate attempts by the
FBI to apprehend those responsible for an ELF (Earth Liberation Front)
action that occurred in late August involving southland SUV dealerships.
On March 29th, Billy pled not guilty. Please let him know that we
support him, are watching his case and are mobilising to get him out!
Other ways you can help: Billy's trying desperately to recreate his
library while incarcerated and would really like to receive articles
on string theory and other topics in physics. Please photocopy or
print up to 10 pages front and back (so 20 total) and mail them directly
to him. He'd also appreciate paperback books sent directly from the
publisher to the address at the bottom of this story. Please help keep Billy strong by writing urgent letters of support to him today.
William Cottrell
For more information check out www.freebillycottrell.org
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Six eco-anarchists in Pisa, Itlay, have been arrested on charges relating to alleged involvement in the magazine 'Terra Selvaggia', considered 'inciting', as well as alleged involvement in actions claimed by the Cells of Revolutionry Offensive (COR) - a marxist group! The eco-group linked to the six is called 'Il Silvestre'. The defendants are under house arrest, are in complete isolation and they are not allowed any letters or visits for the time being. Therefore until further notice please do not send letters of support to the Il Silvestre defendants who are under house arrest. However we would
like to remind everyone that one of the Il Silvestre Alessio Perondi,
Casa Circondariale di Prato, Via La Montagnola 76, 59100, Prato, Italy. or to the group address: Il Silvestre, via del Cuore 1, 56100 Pisa, Italy
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Refugees face racist prosecution in Arnstadt, East Germany (2/6/04)
Three refugees, Fopa George (Cameroon), Patterson Kenwou (Cameroon), and John Adana (Sierra Leone), are to be tried for Grievous Bodily Harm over an incident three years ago.The three were the victims of a prolonged racist attack, and called the police to protect them. However, when the police arrived they arrested the refugees for trying to defend themselves - the attackers have never been charged.The three were then later assaulted again by the police. For further information see http://www.thevoiceforum.org/attack-arnstadt
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In
1980 anarchist and eco-activist Marco Camenisch was arrested, and after
a year being on remand, the court pronounced a 10 year prison sentence,
for direct action against a pylon and a nuclear power station for ecological
reasons. In 1981, together with 5 other prisoners, he escaped from prison-
a prison warder died, another was seriously injured. Marco wasn't part
of the group which shot them. After ten years of clandestine living
and struggling, Swiss federal police and media claimed him responsible
for the killing of a border police officer. After a shootout with the
Carabinieri, he was arrested in 1992 in Italy, served 9 years and was
extradited back to Switzerland, where he remains in prison. In 2004,
he got a 17 year prison sentence for the murder of the border guard,
though he always denied his involvement in the murder (see his statement
before the court on freecamenish website).As he escaped from prison
in 1981, he'll also have to serve the 8 years he had left when leaving
with 5 fellows. The court didn't find him directly guilty of murdering
the prison guard during the escape, but he was considered jointly responsible
for it.
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The Third EU – LAC Conference (which attempts to make neo-liberal economic links between Latin America and the EU) in Guadalajara, Mexico, came to a tense end last week with a soft and indirect condemnation to the US military torture in Iraq, commercial agreements without popular support, violence against demonstrators at the end of the general demonstration and around 100 detainees and disappeared, as well as 30 injured. Mexican and international activists were physically and psychologically humiliated and maltreated by the police. Some were brutally beaten and taken into prison without receiving any medical attention. Most of those arrested were working with indigenous communities in Oaxaca and Chiapas. The government has imposed very high fines ranging from £1,000 to £1,300 for the Mexicans and stated that they will not be released until the fines are paid. Average wages in Mexico are about £2 a day, so the average person would have to work for about two years just to pay the fine, this equates to a fine of around £40,000 in relative UK terms. At the moment, the supporters know that there are 32 people still being held; some are on hungerstrike. For more information, and how to help, see http://guadalajara.mediosindependientes.org/ www.libertad.org.mx/apoyos.htm
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7 activists of Minsk Anti-Fascist Action are in prison awaiting trial for "malicious hooliganism" after several beaten up fascists claimed that they were mugged, probably encouraged by local police who are known to have fascist sympathies.This is a serious charge, and they could be looking at several years inside. To help, contact antyfa@mail.ru, or abc-moscow@avotnom.org An anarchist in Izhevsk, and an Ethiopian migrant in Moscow, who were both badly beaten by fascists are in need of financial help for their medical treatment. Contact Moscow ABC abc-moscow@avotnom.org
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On
the 15th of March 2004, Spanish eco-activist Ibai Ederra was arrested
and remanded into custody. He is one of the eight members of the campaign
Soliderios con Itoiz, who were put on trial in their absence and convicted
of sabotage of the construction of the Itoiz dam. In 2001 Iñaki
Garcia Koch was the first of the eight to be captured and imprisoned.
Iñaki is currently serving four years and ten months imprisonment.
Ibai Ederra is also likely to be sentenced to four years and ten months. Please
send urgent letters of support to:
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On April 20th, 2004, the third and final degree of the Marini trial ended by confirming the sentences of the accused anarchists. Besides those already in prison, Angela Maria (Marina) Lo Vecchio, Alfredo Bonanno, Orlando Campo, and Carlo Tesseri have now been arrested and are in various jails across Italy. The trial has gone on for years, and was part of an attempted frame-up by prosecutor Marini. The charges were belonging to an armed band, subversive organization, robberies, and other crimes considered linked to terroristic aims. The anarchists were accused of belonging to a fictional armed anarchist organisation, but almost all were aquitted of "subversive association", and 13 were sentenced for "common crimes." -Gregorian
Garagin: 30 years
Francesco
Porcu, Via provinciale San Biagio Carlo
Tesseri, c.c. La Dozza, Via del gomito,2
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Eagle Creek Logging Arson- Three people have faced arrest and charges after the arrest of Jacob Sherman and his subsequent informing –Tre Arrow, Angela M Cesario and Jeremy Rosenbloom, who had been named by Sherman as being involved in the arson against the logging trucks at Eagle Creek, USA. Both Angela and Jeremy have entered into Plea Bargains and have both received sentences of 41 months imprisonment. Tre
Arrow, c/o McCollough Parsons Blazina, 2nd floor Federal
Prison Camp Sheridan,Jeremy Rosenbloom Federal Prison Camp Dublin, Angela M Cesario, 66522-065, 5675 8th St. Camp Parks. Dublin CA 94568, USA
Aaron Linas, Block M C/O Northern Neck Regional Jail, Warsaw VA 22572,
USA.
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On the 23rd Jan, at Southwark Crown Court (England) James Borek pleaded guilty to a Section 20 Unlawful Wounding (GBH) charge and 2 violent disorder charges plus an additional charge of skipping bail in 2000. Jim was arrested after attacking a cop at the J18 actions in London's financial district. He was sentenced to four and a half years. Jim is a 22 year old American lad, who by the time he is released in 2007 will not have seen his home or family for 8 years. Jim, an anarchist, moved to Dublin (Ireland) when he skipped bail and was working in a record shop. He taught himself to play the tin whistle and joined up with the punk/ Irish trad band 'Blood or Whiskey'. It was while on tour with the band in Belguim that the Law finally caught up with him. Jim needs our support!. Please write to him at James
Borek LL6803
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Around
4 AM of Tuesday september 16th, the "Guardia Civil" (one of
Spain´s police forces) arrested 6 people in Barcelona´s
Ciutat Vella neighborhood and Horta-Guinardo district. Counterterrorist
Legislation has been applied to them, so they are isolated. The arrested
individuals are: Carolina F. R. and Rafael T. G. (of Tarragona), Joaquin
G.V. (neighbor of Jaca, in Huesca´s province), Igor Q.A (neighbor
of Arrasate, Guipuzkoa´s province); Teodoro H.M.(neigbor of Arnedo,
La Rioja´s province) and Roger G.P. (of Barcelona) The Home Office
version presents the arrested people as "a clandestine anarchist
group" and tries to link them with a letterbomb sent to the Greek
embassy in Madrid, and deactivated by police, and also with many sabotage
actions referred by police as "Urban terrorism".
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After
more than three years of judicial journeys (starting in November 2000)
there´s finally a sentence for Eduardo Garcia, a Spanish anarchist
accused of making and sending explosive devices. Since Eduardo was arrested
he has been dealt with under the Counterterrorist Law and he has been
sent to prison twice, for a total of 11 months and six days. The charges
seemed to be falling apart one after another but finally he was judged
on the charges of two attempted murders (he is accused of sending letter
bombs to right wing journalists) and possession of explosives.
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The
following is a letter campaign appeal on behalf of John Bowden, an anarchist
and long time prison resister.
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New Defence Network for Free
In June 2000, two US anarchists, Free and Critter, were stopped by police in June 2000 and ended up charged with Criminal Mischief and Arson. They had been followed by undercover agents after setting fires to SUV's at a car showroom. They were both held on remand and both faced lengthy trials with evidence that had been tampered with and lying police officers. Critter was sentenced to 5 years 5 months for conspiracy to commit arson and possession of incendiary devices. Free was convicted of 11 felony charges and sentenced to an outrageous 22 years and 5 months, with no possibility of parole. Friends of Free's have recently formed a new defence network to co-ordinate support. Check out the websites to see how you can support Free - www.freefreenow.org, www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk/prisoners/profiles/free Brighton Anarchist
Black Cross will be the UK contact, for information (please send an
SAE) and for donations toward Free's costly appeal process, and/or his
college education in prison. Contributions however small are welcome
and will be passed on regularly (please make cheques payable to ABC)
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Sherman Austin, webmaster of the Raise the Fist website, was sentenced on August 4, 2003, to one year in federal prison, with three years of probation. Judge Wilson shocked the courtroom when he went against the recommendation of not only the prosecution, but the FBI and the Justice Department, who had asked that Austin be sentenced to 4 months in prison, and 4 months in a half-way house, with 3 years of probation. Austin's probation stipulates, among other things, that (1) he cannot possess or access a computer of any kind without prior approval of his probation officer, (2) if his probation officer gives permission, the equipment is subject to monitoring and is subject to search and seizure at any time, without notice, (3) he cannot alter any of the software or hardware on any computer he uses, (4) he must surrender his phone, DSL, electric, and satellite bills, (5) he cannot associate with any person or group that seeks to change the government in any way (be that environmental, social justice, political, economic, etc.), and (6) he must pay over $2,000 in fines and restitution. TCI
Tucson, Sherman Austin, 51565-054, FCI Tucson, 8901 South Wilmot Road,
Tucson, AZ 85706.
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Robert Seth Hayes, a former Black Panther, has collapsed in prison ten times over the past few months due to lack of treatment for diabetes. He fears that unless he receives a transfer to another prison where they take his illness seriously, he may die. (5/3/04) Write to the Correctional
Services Commissioner to demand his transfer: Glenn S. Goord, Commissioner,NYS Department of Correctional Services, Building 2, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, 12226-2050, USA. Letters of support
to: Robert "Seth" Hayes
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On
the 25th of June 2003, it was reported that American Ploughshares
activists Jackie Hudson, Carol Gilbert and Ardeth Platte have
each been given prison sentences for disarming a nuclear missile silo.
Jackie Hudson was sentenced to two and a half years, Carol Gilbert
to two years, nine months, and Ardeth Platte to three years, five
months. Please
send letters of support to: See this page on the Peace News site for more information on anti war prisoners www.peacenews.info/issues/2451/245107.html
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Attack on police station Yesterday evening 24th,group of about.100 anarchists attacked a police station in central neighbourhood of Patissia.Stones and molotovs were thrown inside of the building,cars parked outside had been torched.It was a direct answer to revelations about the systematic torturing of Afghan refugees in this station.Unfortunately one comrade has been arrested, his condition is bad after beating by cops,and the charges put against him are heavy.His exact legal situation will be clear hopefully in few days. Solidarity With Polykarpos Georgiadis On 16th April 2004
civil police stopped anarchist Polykarpos Georgiadis on one of Thessaloniki´s
streets and brought him to Police Headquarters.Just after several hours
of his detention cops presented proudly to mass media their story,bragging
about having"caught bomber in an act".Polykarpos is initially
presented as being responsible for undefined number of arsons,that took
place in the city and finally accused of arson attempt against car belonging
to private security company,parked on the street where they caught him.
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Today we've received sad news about the death of our libertarian comrade Xosé Tarrío. After various months in a coma at a hospital in Coruna, Xosé is finally free, no more prison, no more torture, humiliations. Left for us is his immensely humane story, full of successes and mistakes, left for us is one person`s dignity, a weather-beaten human face of the fight for life in a prison hell.. Doctors said that Xosé was ill, and we say that this society is ill, He did not die, he was murdered. Today was him, tomorrow somebody else, and like this every day. We can`t do anything else for him but keep his ideas in our hearts and actions, elbow against elbow and fist against fist, until we demolish the prison walls. This will be our Homage. "Now
he is immobilized in a hospital and there`s silence, and in this silence
there`s his voice, the words that Xose doesn`t say are told by Click here for an interview with Xose Tarrio
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Polish anti-fascist faces prison sentence (20/12/04)
Patryk
Cichon, anti-fascist from Stalowa Wola and animator of RASH (Red&Anarchist
Skinheads) had been sentenced to 3 years of jail fro alleged assault
and robbery.However, he remains free on bail until his appeal against
the sentence is heard.
You
can also order benefit CD with anti-fascist oi bands writing to: sw.rash@wp.pl
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Polish ABC news ANTIFA
5 trial unfortunately still continues. Despite of acquital by judge
of all 5 defendants, both prosecutor and nazi shithead that accused
Lapa,
anarchist from Bialystok sentenced to 1 year of jail on grevious body
harm charges filed an appeal and was finally acquited after 3
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Prisoner in Poland asks for support (18/1/05)
Sebastian Ksiazek
is serving a 6 year sentence for alleged armed robbery of a shop (seems
that shop was belonging to policeman) and stealing ammo and surveilance
equipment from there.
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Repression in Mexico (28/1/05)
Attached is a press releace explaining who and what The Consejo Indígena Popular de Oaxaca "Ricardo Flores Magón" CIPO-RFM is, along with current and uptodate information about Raul Gatica, whos life is currently in danger due to the mexican governments desire to silence our voice. See also our websight: www.nodo50.org/cipo What we desire besides spreading general awareness about our movement, is contacts in other nations, in NGOs, activist groups, solidarity networks, and media to put immediate pressure on the Mexican government in case of an imminent human rights crises. So tell a friend, write a song, call your MP, please help us build a support network for this very important movement. We would like to have you on our list of contacts to keep you informed of any developments and to have as an emergency contact for urgent information.
CIPO - RFM- Who we are and why we fight: The
Consejo Indígena Popular de Oaxaca "Ricardo Flores Magón"
CIPO-RFM is the house of the poor fighting against injustice. We are
an organization of communities that use non-violent resistance. Our
strength lies in helping each The government is violent towards us because they are afraid of what we stand for. Peaceful coexisting autonomous self sufficient communities. Our mission is the free association of our people exercising autonomous and direct action, like the Magonist way, in order to (1) Help the people and workers of the world organize themselves freely even though they may not be a member of CIPO - RFM. (2) To promote publicise, capacitate, and defend the territorial, economic, social, political and cultural rights of communities and individuals (3) To advise and accompany communities, organizations and individuals whether indigenous or not, who solicit our support in their struggles. (4) Implement sustainable projects (productions, commercial etc) that allow the integral development of (indigenous) communities, minding ecosystems and respecting the people therein (5) Investigate, document, analyze and publicize the movements of indigenous peoples. (6) Compromise with the conservation of the land, and care for nature in order to revalue the vision of our peoples. (7) Develop alternative media/communications via radio, TV, and the Internet etc. (8) Put in to practice concrete actions to win back the respect for women, minors, and minorities. We chose to use the name of Ricardo Flores Magon because he was indigenous, fought for freedom, and all though he was from Oaxaca, his heart, thoughts and work was for the liberations of all people of the world. Adopting Magon´s principles represents that we fight without searching for material riches or personal benefit but rather to banish arrogance, authoritarianism, and lies. It also represents we aren´t seeking power over others, nor imposing ourselves on anyone. Using mutual support as our base, solidarity, direct action, and autonomy as our path to liberation. Today our demands of the government are: (1) Peace with justice and dignity (2) Respect for the autonomy of our communities in CIPO RFM (3) The end of paramilitary activities of the CROCUT and the punishment of leaders Ceasar Tomil and Jacobo Chavez, that on the 16th of October 2003 killed Bartolome Sales and shot 9 other men and women, punishment of Antorcha Campensina who on the 11th of August 2002 murdered two children and hurt 34 women, and justice for those killed on the 13th of March and 12th of July 2004 in Sta Lucia Monterverde where two other persons were murdered. (4) The end of oppression against the continuities and members of CIPO RFM, and to follow the recommendations (CNDH/29/99), (CEDDH/15/2002), and (CEDH/13/2004) to respect our human rights. (5)
Freedom for our brothers and sisters: Dolores Villalobos Cuamatzin,
Miguel Cruz Moreno, Leonor López Alavez (aged 15), Reynaldo Feria
Hernández, Gumaro López Alavez, Carmen López Pérez,
Kalid Pérez Gómez (aged 17), Margarita García García,
Habacuc Cruz Cruz, Gildardo Pérez Gómez (aged 17), Hipolito
Rodríguez Soriano, José Cruz Cruz, Abel Ramírez
Ramírez, Guadalupe García García and (6) A solution multilateral solution to the agricultural problems of San Isidro Aloapam, Sta Catarina Yosonotu, Guadalupe Chindua and Cacalotepec. (7) Garenties for the life of Raul Gatica. (8) General meeting, democratic elections and respect for the social givings that have been suspended for two years to the workers of STSPEIDEO (9)Municipal participation plus schools, doctors, water, food, electricity, and care for old and disabled. (10) The right to live and sell on the Huatulco beaches. (11) Respect to the Radia "Guestza" and the concession for the transport of suburban in Tlaxiaco. Assaults
and deaths have been the consequences recently of peaceful protests:
July 10 2004 in Sta Elta, Edgar Torija was mortally wounded, July 11th
2004 in Sta Cruz Huatulco people of the PRI directed by Demetrio Villalobos
hurt 8 people, among them the children Carolina and Sandra Diaz Hernandez
and Brenda Torres. On the 13th of July 2004 Paramilitaries Murdered
Pedro Cruz Salazar of Sta Lucia Monteverde, on July 16 2004 in the dance
square in Oaxaca, special forces, and police directed by Jose M Vera
Satinas and Manuel Moreno Rivas, Contacta
con nosotr@s: cipo@nodo50.org
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Solidarity action in Moscow(16/02/05)
10
AM in the morning 15th of February, activists of FrontAIDS (Russian
ACT UP! equivalent) and Moscow anarchists blocked the entrance of the
ministry of (in)justice in Moscow. A video about action has been uploaded
to Bulgarian indymedia (windows media9, 3.5 Mb). This was a solidarity action with HIV infected inmates in colony #1 of Ryazan oblast, who recently staged a hunger strike in order to demand access to drugs. The prisoner protest was repressed brutally by special forces, and currently all prisoners in the colony are held incommunicado - we do not know what is going on there. All arrested were passed by FSB to police station #2 of Moscow.9 persons arrested at the ministry of (in)justice were sentenced to fines of 500 rubles right away, but for unknown reasons they were transferred back to police station from the court. When HIV positive activists had been denied access to drugs for more than 12 hours and police began threating to beat them up if they continue protests, one activist who had came from St. Petersburg sliced her wrist artery open with a broken bottle as a protest. After this, police was ready to let everybody go. At first, there were problems to stop bleeding due to lack of hemoglobine, but luckily there were paramedics in the same police station looking for an overdose victim, and now everybody is all right.
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Solidarity days with Jeff "Free" Luers (9/6/05)
Solidarity
With Jeff Luers June 2005 marks the five-year anniversary of the imprisonment of our friend and comrade: Oregon environmental political prisoner, Jeff "Free" Luers. Jeff was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for burning three Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) at a car dealership in Eugene, Oregon, Prior to his arrest, Jeff was a popular community activist in Eugene. He was well-known to law enforcement because of his involvement with national forest protection (starting an occupation of a controversial old-growth timber sale in 1998), anti-police brutality activism (documenting rampant police abuse in Eugene), free food programs in a local park and his teaching of self-defense to women. Since his imprisonment, Jeff has continued to be extremely active in prison and fight oppression with his words and inspiration. June 10-12th, 2005, is a Weekend of Resistance with Jeff "Free" Luers. Read more about planned events and about Jeff's case at www.freefreenow.org or write to him at: Jeffrey Luers (Free), #13797671, OSP, 2605 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97310, USA.
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US anti war activist gets 5 years (2/3/05)
A
man opposed to the war in Iraq will spend the next five years in federal
prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of a local
armed forces recruiting station in Vestal, NY, near Binghamton. After
serving 5 years behind bars, Brendan Walsh of Endwell, will be In
April of 2003, he threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the
recruiting station on the Vestal Parkway. He was also charged with attempted
destruction of communication lines utilized by the U.S. Armed Forces,
which carried a maximum sentence of 10 years. Detectives
From his friend:I know this kid, in fact, I was best friends with him.
He was arrested at my house and I talk to him via telephone on a regular
basis. He is currently in syracuse in a holding facility where he is
teaching GED classes, and he is working on attending Ohio State University
via correspondance courses. from
infoshop.org
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US eco prisoner news (04/05/05) (From Earth Liberation Prisoners, ELP, www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk) MORE ECO-ARRESTS IN AMERICA
PETER YOUNG REMANDED
CHRIS McINTOSH Animal/Earth Liberation remand prisoner Chris McIntosh, who is accused of an arson action against a McDonalds restaurant, has been moved to a prison in Seattle. Chris will remain at this address until his trial. Please send your letters of support to: Christopher McIntosh 30512-013, FDC Seatac, Federal Detention Center, P.O. BOX 13900, Seattle, WA 98198, USA HARJIT
& ROB Last
year ELP reported the arrests of Harjit Gill and Robert Banks who were
accused of lying to a Grand Jury that was investigating an ALF arson
on a McDonalds restaurant.In March 2005 news came in that following
negotiations, Rob & Harjit had both reached plea bargains. Rob is
pleading guilty to contempt of court and will be sentenced on 26/05/05
to up to six months imprisonment.Harjit has been sentenced to 6-months
in Harjit Singh Gill..148118-097, 111 taylor st., San Francisco, CA 94102, USA JOSH DEMITT
Josh Demmitt is a 19 year old currently serving 2 1/2 years in prison for an A.L.F. action in Provo, UT where 12 animals were freed and $80,000 in damage were done to animal testing facilities. We have just spoken to Josh is not getting a nutritionally sufficient vegan diet. Josh has lost FIFTEEN POUNDS IN THREE WEEKS, and complains of feeling faint and tired all the time. At this time, we are requesting that people make POLITE phonecalls to the Federal Prison Camp Sheridan, requesting that Josh meet with a dietician to get an adequately nutritious vegan diet. The phone number is 503-843-7663. Please call, and encourage a friend to do the same! Also,
thanks to everyone who has written Josh a letter. He said that all the
letters he's received have really lifted his spirits, especially letters Josh Demmitt, # 12314-081, Federal Prison Camp Sheridan, P.O. Box 6000, Sheridan, OR 97378 [USA] Send a donation to The Josh Demmitt Support Group- The Josh Demmitt Support Group c/o The Animal Defense League, PO Box 1587, Huntingdon, NY 11743 [USA]. Make checks payable to: The Josh Demmit Support Group Visit http://www.supportjosh.org for current news about Josh, information about his case and animal testing, and more ways to support him and other prisoners. ***Email supportjosh@riseup.net with any questions***
There
are two more American eco-defence prisoners, Stephen Marshall &
Charles Jordon who are both accused of allegedly planning to blow up
the machinery of a quarry company which is polluting a river. Stephen
& Charles welcome letters of support and Charles Arthur Jordan IV, #68163065, Federal Prison Camp Sheridan, PO Box 6000, Sheridan, OR 97378, USA. Stephen Marshall, 68511-065, FDC-Sheridan, PO Box 5000, Sheridan, OR 97378, USA On the 11th of February 2005, ELP reported the news that an American environmentalist, Ryan Lewis, had been remanded accused of arson and attempted arson. ELP received the following e-mail from one of Ryan's supporters. Updates and Information on Ryan Lewis's Case and How To Support Him Federal
Grand Jury convened to invesitgate case and area anarchists. On Tuesday
February 8 the FBI arrested Newcastle resident Ryan Daniel Lewis in
connection with a recent ELF action. Lewis is being charged Lewis
is currently being held without bail in the Sacramento County Main Jail.
He is reportedly being treated well and is in good spirits. He Lewis, Ryan X-4101338 5E225B, Sacramento County Main Jail, 651 "I" Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
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