| buzari on 22 Jul 2001 12:18:30 -0000 |
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| Re: [rohrpost] IMC in Genua von der Polizei gestuermt |
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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list > > You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. > > To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html > > This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > 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. > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > > # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body > > # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste fuer Medien- und Netzkultur > > Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost Info: http://www.mikro.org/rohrpost > > Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.openoffice.de ------------------------------------------------------- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste fuer Medien- und Netzkultur Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost Info: http://www.mikro.org/rohrpost Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.openoffice.de