[rohrpost] IMC in Genua von der Polizei gestuermt

Sun, 22 Jul 2001 14:56:20 +0200

buzari schrieb:

> hab versucht folgende nachricht von bifo um mitternacht auf die liste zu fwd, aber
> irgenwie schien das nicht zu funktionieren??!!
> jedenfalls scheint sie sich inzwischen aufs übelste "bewahrheitet" zu haben.  who knows
> more?
>
> gr./ pb
>
> Midnight. Genova.
> After two days of brutal repression the police are surrounding the
> Indymedia place, in Genova.
> Journalists, activists are threatened of arrest and beatings.
> Please, circulate.this news
>
> Please, Protest against the fascist violence that has been launched by the
> Berlusconi government against the global movement.
> Please take action against G8
>
> franco berardi bifo
>
> chmod@dyne.org schrieb:
>
> > 3 Forwards aus den nettime gefielden.
> >
> > weiterfuehrende links sind bereits in den einzelnen messages vermerkt.
> >
> > es werden immer mehr schreckliche details zur naechtlichen aktion in genua
> > bekannt()
> >
> > solong,
> > a
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:40:44 -0400
> > From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> > Subject: Italian police raid Genoa online journalist collective
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> -----
> >
> > from: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> > subject: FC: Italian police raid Genoa online journalist collective
> > to: politech@politechbot.com
> > date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:27:58 -0400
> >
> > It's unclear what happened, but preliminary reports out of Genoa say that
> > police armed with guns and search warrants raided "the headquarters of the
> > umbrella group behind anti-capitalist riots against the Group of Eight
> > summit" on Saturday evening.
> >
> > That apparently included the Independent Media Center, which was either
> > was
> > a target of the raid or swept up in it (the focus seems to have been on
> > the
> > "Genoa Social Forum," and they may have shared the same building). Often
> > IMC reporters are activists who take part in street actions, though IMC
> > organizers try to discourage this by advising reporters to hide their
> > press
> > pass when that happens.
> >
> > One sketchy AFP report, which alludes to a "brutal" raid:
> > http://asia.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/world/afp/article.html?s=asia/headlines/0
> > 10722/world/afp/Police_in_brutal_raid_on_G8_protesters__press_centre.html
> > And what appears to be a reproduced Reuters article:
> > http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54267&group=webcast
> >
> > IMC reports saying police entered the newsroom:
> > http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=5415&group=webcast
> > http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54208&group=webcast
> > http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54266&group=webcast
> > http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54245&group=webcast
> > http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54221&group=webcast
> >
> > CNN.com article from four days ago saying car bomb and letter bomb early
> > this week put cops on high alert:
> > http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/17/genoa.amnesty/index.html
> >
> > Politech archive on Seattle IMC tussle with FBI over web logs:
> > http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=imc
> >
> > -Declan
> >
> > **********
> >
> > date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 18:39:56 -0400 (EDT)
> > from: imc-news <evan@indymedia.org>
> > to: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> > subject: RIGHT NOW Police Raiding IMC in Genova
> >
> > Hey this is a story you might like to cover. Cops in Genova are currently
> > in the process of raiding and conviscating computers, disks, tapes, and
> > harrassing people at the Indymedia Center in Genova right now.
> >
> > The web radio station, www.radiogap.net is still live with reports of the
> > cops in teh center and some people are still online explaining what is
> > happening over irc.
> >
> > Here's some of logs from the irc:
> > <arthur> update 23:17 GMT July 21: Police have apparently entered the
> > Radio Gap studios, reports have come in that police are searching people
> > inside of the IMC-center. A cell phone report indicates that people have
> > been split into two groups inside the IMC and are being agressive. We have
> > conflicting reports as to what is actually transpiring. Those inside the
> > center are requesting that people contact media and governments to
> > dennounce the activities
> > <arthur> ly what is taking place right now because tense situation.
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > There are also 5 European MP's on site who are denouncing the action as
> > illegal.
> >
> > in solidarity,
> > evan
> >
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> > From: "geert lovink" <geert@xs4all.nl>
> > Subject: Udate re: violence in Genoa/ Police Raid GSF, IMC other groups
> > Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 15:11:23 +1000
> >
> > from: "Dan Merkle" <danm@msfseattle.com>
> > sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 1:09 PM
> > subject: Udate re: violence in Genoa/ Police Raid GSF, IMC other groups
> >
> > Police Raid GSF, IMC other groups
> > by el pato 2:53am Sun Jul 22 '01
> > http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=5415
> >
> > At half past twelve, police raided the media building which housed the
> > Genoa Social Forum, the Independent Media Center, legal and medical
> > support
> > groups. At half past twelve, the police raided the Media Center in Genoa
> > which contains the Indy Media Center, Legal Support, and Medical teams.
> >
> > At first the police attempted to enter on the ground floor, but the doors
> > were quickly barricaded against them.
> >
> > Many activists, journalists and others outside were beaten by
> > police. There
> > were dozens of injuries. Before long police were in the building and
> > entered the third floor where indymedia is located.
> >
> > IMC journalists stood with hands against the walls of the halls. Police
> > gathered all journalists, and then searched the rooms. The confiscated
> > mini
> > discs, a digital camera, and other materials, like gas masks and swiss
> > army
> > knives.
> >
> > Soon after, an official of some sort of officials (a woman) arrived and
> > told police to leave. The police left this building and went out side
> > where
> > police vans and riot police were parked.
> >
> > There were a number of representatives of official press in the building,
> > and they documented much of these events. The Genoa Social Forum gathered
> > to hold a news conference, and went out to the street to meet with more
> > press.
> >
> >  From the window, we could see riot police try to take GSF people behind
> > police lines, but there was much resistance. For the next one and a half
> > hours, police beat many people, and there is blood visable in many places.
> >
> > At the school across from this building, it is reported that police
> > entered
> > around the same time they came here. Activists who were staying there were
> > lined up against the wall, and reportedly beaten. Witnesses report blood
> > all over the halls of this building.
> >
> > It is now 2:55 am, and police have left the area. People are milling about
> > in the street and both buildings, shocked at what has happened.
> >
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> > From: florian schneider <fls@kein.org>
> > To: "nettime-l@bbs.thing.net" <nettime-l@bbs.thing.net>
> > Subject: [Nettime-bold] imc genoa being attacked by police
> >
> > Von: Anna <anna@mail.nadir.org>
> >
> > hi,
> >
> > you probably have an idea by now of what's happened here in genoa. it's
> > 10 am in the morning now, and we try to get an overview of how many
> > people were actually arrested and how many are hurt. there are a lot of
> > very serious injuries, and, as always, people were arrested out of the
> > hospital. i won't repeat the whole thing here now - have a look at the
> > indymedia websites.
> >
> > so far we have no clue why this happened, other then that you can get
> > reactions if you start annoying the authorities.
> >
> > i'd like to ask everyone to raise awareness, contact italian embassies
> > to make them know people are watching, contact your foreign offices to
> > ask them to make their embassies here italy make sure the arrested get
> > out of there soon and the injured get treated properly.
> >
> > it seems some of the embassies say that they don't know about people of
> > their respective nationalities being arrested and/or hurt. the media
> > start reporting that we apparently smashed a police station either
> > before or after their attack which is a lie. also they report about very
> > few or no arrestes and injuries which also is a lie.
> >
> > i'll probably write more later, but then you can find a lot on the web.
> > we're in a state of shock as you can probably imagine.
> >
> > contact us if you have questions. we'll be here today but might have to
> > clear out of the building later.
> >
> > Anna
> >
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