From the 14 to the 16 of March a Forum to give a voice to political prisoners and spread awareness throughout the country took place in the city of Oaxaca.
During this forum we listened to the denunciations and testimonies of cases such as Atenco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco where the injustice and the violence of the State manifest, whilst unjustly holding dozens of compañer@s prisoner.
This forum took place in the street, where any passerby could pause to watch, to listen, or understand the situation of the political prisoners, despite constant police surveillance.
The faces of different political prisoners from Oaxaca were printed on pages exhibited in this forum. “It is necessary to show the faces of our prisoners so that they are not only a number within the prison system, behind them there is a complete history” said a compañera from VOCAL.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Journalist and grand jury resister Josh Wolf recounts arrest at yesterday's anti-war protest
“You’ll be the first one cited and released,” the officer reassured me as I protested my unlawful detention.
While I was the first to be led away in handcuffs, this wasn’t the “catch and release” operation the cop had suggested it was. I actually wouldn’t be released until six that evening.
It was 10:30 a.m, and I was just about to take a break from filming and grab something for breakfast. I knew I should’ve eaten before I left, but had wanted to begin filming as early as possible.
I attended the protests as a journalist, and had been actively working to stay out of the officers’ way as I filmed the various actions commemorating the five-year anniversary of the war. I don’t pretend to be neutral; I marched down the streets in a state of rage and sadness the day the bombs were first dropped, but I was clearly acting as a news gatherer at the time of my arrest.
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While I was the first to be led away in handcuffs, this wasn’t the “catch and release” operation the cop had suggested it was. I actually wouldn’t be released until six that evening.
It was 10:30 a.m, and I was just about to take a break from filming and grab something for breakfast. I knew I should’ve eaten before I left, but had wanted to begin filming as early as possible.
I attended the protests as a journalist, and had been actively working to stay out of the officers’ way as I filmed the various actions commemorating the five-year anniversary of the war. I don’t pretend to be neutral; I marched down the streets in a state of rage and sadness the day the bombs were first dropped, but I was clearly acting as a news gatherer at the time of my arrest.
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Binghamton: Anti-war arrestees decry excessive force by police during protest
Six people involved in an anti-war protest in upstate New York that led to nine arrests this week are filing complaints against police, claiming officers used excessive force and handled the situation unprofessionally.
Town of Vestal police arrested the protesters Tuesday after they left the Binghamton University campus and blocked the street as they made their way to a military recruiting station.
3 of the six filing complaints against the police are facing resisting arrest and disorderly conduct charges in connection with the protest.
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Town of Vestal police arrested the protesters Tuesday after they left the Binghamton University campus and blocked the street as they made their way to a military recruiting station.
3 of the six filing complaints against the police are facing resisting arrest and disorderly conduct charges in connection with the protest.
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Three Anarchists Arrested in SF during Anti-war Protest need Support
Solidarity is something very important to many of us anarchists especially when our friends and loved ones are put behind bars, or when we happen to find ourselves held captive there, being kept from those we care about. Yesterday, the 19th of March, more than one-hundred people were arrested in the streets and side walks of San Francisco at the DATW. Among those were three anarchists Bryan Riggins, Kenneth Pack and Mitch Inclin who where wrongfully arrested and are now being held at the Sheriff's Dept. at 850 Bryant St. These are people who have done amazing work within their communities and have no place behind bars. We wan't them back home as soon as possible. We have been told that their arraignment will probably be on Monday, and if not on Tuesday. We would like not only support from those who are anarchists but support for all of those who have been jailed and have had friends locked away standing up and saying no to those who think it is ok for them to put profit over people and bussiness over our communities.
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Over 200 arrested nationwide during protests marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq
More than 200 people were arrested nationwide Wednesday in dozens of protests marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. In San Francisco, at least 140 protesters were jailed, many of them in front of the offices of Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein. In Washington, 32 people were arrested after they tried to block an entrance to the IRS.
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Portland: Police attack anti-war protest
Police used pepper spray on demonstrators protesting the Iraq war in downtown Portland on its fifth anniversary. The demonstrators later hopped a train and headed for a military recruitment center across town.
Police Bureau spokesman Sgt. Brian Schmautz said Shawn Biggers, 23, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assaulting an officer, disorderly conduct and interfering with an officer after he allegedly kicked a policeman in the knee.
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Police Bureau spokesman Sgt. Brian Schmautz said Shawn Biggers, 23, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assaulting an officer, disorderly conduct and interfering with an officer after he allegedly kicked a policeman in the knee.
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California: 10 arrests during protest against UC Board of Regents
Ten people were arrested yesterday morning in connection with demonstrations outside the UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco after they attempted to obstruct the entrance to the meeting.
Several of the 70 to 90 demonstrators, including some UC students, protested outside the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Community Center and used bike locks to chain their necks to the exterior doors of the building beginning as early as 6:45 a.m., according to UC spokesperson Chris Harrington.
The individuals were arrested, cited and released yesterday morning on misdemeanor charges, such as trespassing, resisting arrest and malicious mischief, Harrington said.
The individuals are also being served with seven-day temporary restraining orders that will be enforced by the campus, he said.
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Several of the 70 to 90 demonstrators, including some UC students, protested outside the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Community Center and used bike locks to chain their necks to the exterior doors of the building beginning as early as 6:45 a.m., according to UC spokesperson Chris Harrington.
The individuals were arrested, cited and released yesterday morning on misdemeanor charges, such as trespassing, resisting arrest and malicious mischief, Harrington said.
The individuals are also being served with seven-day temporary restraining orders that will be enforced by the campus, he said.
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Hartford, Conn: 5 arrested during anti-war rally
A protest in Hartford Wednesday by some 200 clergy members, religious activists and others marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq started with prayer and song and ended with the arrest of five protesters, who blocked an entrance to the Federal Building on Main Street.
The act of civil disobedience was a way of following their faith and of calling attention to the carnage of the war, said the Rev. Kathleen McTigue, senior minister at the Unitarian Society in New Haven, moments before she and the others were taken into custody.
"It is a way of putting our bodies in the way of business as usual and business as usual is killing people," she said.
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The act of civil disobedience was a way of following their faith and of calling attention to the carnage of the war, said the Rev. Kathleen McTigue, senior minister at the Unitarian Society in New Haven, moments before she and the others were taken into custody.
"It is a way of putting our bodies in the way of business as usual and business as usual is killing people," she said.
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Police Arrest 22 at Syracuse Iraq War Protest
More than 20 people were arrested during a protest on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war in downtown Syracuse Wednesday.
Around lunchtime, a small group of people gathered for an anti-war protest. Members of the Syracuse Peace Council and their supporters gathered at Clinton Square.
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Around lunchtime, a small group of people gathered for an anti-war protest. Members of the Syracuse Peace Council and their supporters gathered at Clinton Square.
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Mississippi: Anti-war protester faces trial
William McLean was standing at the intersection of Hardy Street and U.S. 49 on March 5 holding a sign protesting the war in Iraq.
McLean said a Hattiesburg police officer told him to put down his sign. He said he responded, "What are you going to do if I don't put down my sign? Arrest me?"
He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
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McLean said a Hattiesburg police officer told him to put down his sign. He said he responded, "What are you going to do if I don't put down my sign? Arrest me?"
He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
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