We denounce the persecution of anarchism and demand the release of five jailed
35 days after being arrested by the Catalan police, on orders from Madrid five young anarchists are still imprisoned still under dispersion and isolation in the prisons of Soto del Real, Alcala Meco, Estremera and Aranjuez. The support group in Barcelona has opened a website explaining their current situation and how to show them support. (see below)
The demonstration on Friday in Barcelona started at the main square and attracted over 200 people. The banners were at the head said “Freedom is the crime being punished” and “Yolanda, Silvia, Juan, Jose and Xavier. Liberty.” The police didn’t interfere
for once and we marched down the Ramblas of Barcelona, past 1000’s of tourists, while shouting slogans against state repression and in defense of freedom of expression.
The five people jailed by Judge Santiago Pedraz are accused of being part of a Facebook group (called Black Flag / Bandera Negra) which shared provocative photos, collages and political messages, attacking and laughing at politicians, monarchs and businessmen. They were also accused of participating in demonstrations where there were some violent incidents, such as the general strike of November 14, but curiously without being connected with any particular incident.
All but one of their Facebook accounts seem to have been deleted. (The one you can still see on Facebook is called ‘Eskupe Metralla’, in the police report). In fact Facebook deletes hundreds of accounts every day, mainly for porn or advertising but also for political publicising. When a particular photo or illustration is censored the whole chain of those sharing it also disappears.
If the Madrid Court really were worried about some images they had only to complain a few times to see them vanish and the publisher punished (temporarily suspended) or deleted, any Facebook activist knows this. Instead they indulged in dramatic dawn raids on various flats, a farmhouse and an anarchist center and jailed 5 young people, including a mother of 2 small kids, indefinitely without bail. Its possible some neo-fascist politician or security agency like the newly uncovered PRISM found or were told about the photos and asked the police to act.
This is about repressing an anarchist resurgence, not some Facebook photos, and the political police have succeeded to some extent in dividing opinion, by implying that the five planned to finance their revolutionary activities by selling drugs. This is incredible, they are not even accused of illegal drugs, or of ANY real incident, only Facebook sharing. They are not accused even of conspiring to do anything, just of having been present on demos which had some incidents, and having been seen on a miners support demo in Asturias.
So we see that the case against the Anarchist 5 is total rubbish, they are being held as political hostages.
During the protest yesterday the crowd loudly denounced the ideological persecution against anarchism of the operation launched by the Catalan police and the High Court. After passing through the street Fernando we reached the Plaça de Sant Jaume (followed by 7 vanloads of the Mobile Brigade), and went up the Via Laietana, to the Cathedral and ended at the Portal de l’Angel. At various points of the route the manifesto demanding immediate release was read out.
el blog de Los 5 encarcelados:http://freedomforthefive.wordpress.com/
el Facebook de los 5 de barcelona: https://www.facebook.com/Los5DeBarcelona
200 persones denuncien la persecució a l’anarquisme i exigeixen l’alliberament dels cinc empresonats
Quan es compleixen 35 dies des del seu empresonament els cincanarquistes detinguts pels Mossos d’Esquadra a Sabadell i Avinyonet del Penedès continuen en règim de dispersió i aïllament a les presons de Soto del Real, Estremera, Alcalá Meco, Estremera i Aranjuez. El grup de suport creat a Barcelona ha obert una pàgina web on expliquen la seva situació actual i la manera de mostrar-los suport.
La manifestació convocada ahir divendres a Barcelona va sortir des de la font de Canaletes i va aplegar més de 200 persones. Les pancartes que anaven a la capçalera deien “La llibertat és el crim que persegueixen” i “Yolanda, Silvia, Juan, Xabier i Jose. Llibertat”. La marxa va circular per les Rambles de Barcelona mentre es cridaven lemes contra la repressió de l’Estat i en defensa de la llibertat d’expressió.
Cal recordar que les cinc persones empresonades pel jutge Santiago Pedraz estan acusades de formar part d’un grup de Facebook (anomenat Bandera Negra) on es penjaven missatges contra els principals líders polítics, monarques i empresaris. També se’ls acusa de participar a manifestacions on es van produir aldarulls, com la de la vaga general del 14 de novembre, però curiosament sense atribuir-los cap incident en concret.
Durant la protesta d’ahir es va denunciar precisament aquest caràcter de persecució ideològica contra l’anarquisme de l’operatiu impulsat per la policia catalana i l’Audiència Nacional. Després de circular pel carrer Ferran i arribar a la plaça de Sant Jaume (seguits per 7 furgons de la Brigada Mòbil), van enfilar la Via Laietana, passant per l’avinguda de la Catedral i acabant al Portal de l’Àngel. En diversos punts del recorregut van llegir el manifest on s’exigeix la seva posada en llibertat immediata.
YOLANDA JUAN SILVIA XAVIER JOSE
anarchists imprisoned for sharing their ideals
never a moment of silence under the blows 0f the enemy
solidarity with our anarchist companions in jail
THE STATE IS THE ONLY TERRORIST
NO MORE POLITICAL PRISONERS”
el blog de Los 5 encarcelados:http://freedomforthefive.wordpress.com/
el Facebook de los 5 de barcelona: https://www.facebook.com/Los5DeBarcelona
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