Mexican prisons: The four anarchist comrades end hunger strike

unnamedOn October 17th, 2014, comrades Carlos López, Mario González, Fernando Bárcenas and Abraham Cortés called off their hunger strike that began on October 1st.

The comrades are well, without complications or physical damage. They will soon make the reasons and motives for ending the strike public.For now this is all the information we have.

Freedom for all! Down with the prison walls!

Anarchist Black Cross of Mexico

Solidarity Evening for Anarchist Prisoners

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Support night for Political Prisoners, contribution to the Week for Anarchist Prisoners

This night will feature different activities related to Anarchist Prisoners’ support. They will be an Eetcafe from 7pm. Around the same time, Miraho, a hip hop Antifascist Polish singer will sing some of his songs. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VHTb6rWALI
The artist Protestango will as well perform during the night: he makes monologues, Rap, Beats, Vocal Effects, Samples that are mixed live with melancholic melodies of Tango Punk. He is a self-managed music-theater and itinerant show. Born from the libertarian need to express injustices and social problems. Check out http://www.protestango.tk/ Continue reading

International prisoner solidarity address listings compiled by ABC Brighton (UK)

ABC Brighton have put together a list of anarchist prisoners from around the world, if you notice any errors or prisoners missing, contact them: brightonabc@riseup.net

http://brightonabc.org.uk/texts/aug_2014_prisoner_list.pdf

Get your pens out and send a letter or a postcard to a prisoner today. Here’s a great writing guide from ABC Leeds. Can’t jail the spirit – keep fighting – keep writing!

Announcing the Launch of “After Prison” Zine & Website Project

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“After Prison” is a zine and website project aimed at sharing the voices of former earth and animal defense prisoners. This project hopes to help build an understanding of what life after prison can entail, so that individuals and communities can help create healthier environments for prisoners to return home to. It also provides an opportunity for former and current prisoners – whom often have restrictions on who they can communicate with – to connect with the experiences of others. Continue reading

Mexico, 5E: Update on next trial dates and Carlos’ situation

From: ABC-Mexicobanda5e

A few weeks have passed from he last time we updated the case of the anarchists detained on the 5th of January (5E). Here’s the update:

Once the Attorney General of the Republic couldn’t find sufficient evidence to keep the charges of terrorism and organized delinquency against the three, they were assigned to the Mexico City Attorney General and accused of property destruction and attacks on the public peace. Continue reading

August 23-30, 2014 – International Solidarity Week for Anarchist Prisoners – Call out for action and resistance

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In summer 2013 members of several ABC groups discussed the necessity of introducing an International Day for Anarchist Prisoners. Given there are already established dates for Political Prisoners Rights Day or Prison Justice Day, we found it important to emphasise the stories of our comrades as well. Many imprisoned anarchists will never be acknowledged as ‘political prisoners’ by formal human-rights organisations, because their sense of social justice is strictly limited to the capitalist laws which are designed to defend the State and prevent any real social change. At the same time, even within our individual communities, we know so little about the repression that exists in other countries, to say nothing of the names and cases involving many of our incarcerated comrades.

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27-11: Schrijfavond voor transgender gevangenen

cece and chelsea copy_largeWriting evening for transgender prisoners (english below)

In solidariteit met de Transgender Day of Remembrance, een jaarlijkse gedenkdag op 20 november voor trans-identificerende en gender-variant individuelen die vermoord zijn door haat, transfobia en onze strikte gehechtheid aan een binair gender idee, schrijven we op 27 november naar twee transgender gevangenen, namelijk Cece en Chelsea. Continue reading

26-6: Voor autonome ruimtes! Info AZ Köln & Ubica gevangenen schrijven

gather_and_resist_buttonOp a.s. woensdagavond 26 juni draait alles om autonome ruimtes, waar de Grote Broek (het ‘thuis’ van Anarchist Black Cross Nijmegen) er ook één van is. We beginnen met een info-avond over de dreigende ontruiming van Autonoom Centrum Köln (DE) en eindigen met het schrijven naar de laatste Ubica gevangene. English below. Continue reading

Schrijven naar de Ubica arrestanten!

ubica_0In de nacht van 24 mei jl. was het dan zover: de ontruiming van de Ubica, sinds 21 jaar gekraakt, was begonnen. Op dit moment zitten er nog 9 mensen vast, lees meer…!

Na maanden van rechtszaken, waarbij de criminele speculant en eigenaar Vloet de krakers uit het pand probeerde te krijgen, werd afgelopen vrijdag 24 mei de laatste rechtszaak verloren: vanaf de maandag daarna kon de Ubica ontruimd gaan worden. Vloet heeft al duidelijk gemaakt niets met het pand te gaan doen en toch moest één van de weinige autonome plekken die Utrecht kent verdwijnen. Maar rond 23.00 diezelfde vrijdag was de Ganzenmarkt, het plein waaraan de Ubica lag in het centrum van Utrecht, opeens een plek van rebellie. Brandende autobanden, vuurwerk en verfbommen: de krakers hebben besloten niet lamlendig af te wachten op een ontruiming maar zelf het moment gekozen om de laatste strijd om Ubica aan te gaan. Pas rond 15.00 die zaterdag werd de laatste kraker door de politie uit het pand gehaald.(English below) Continue reading