AGITATE AGAINST THE POLICE STATE Nov 24 2002
Demos in Italy Against Governement Repression
Saturday 23 November saw tens of thousands take to the streets of Cosenza,
for the release of arrested activists from the movement against global
capital. Twenty people were arrested a week before, charged with thought
crimes under legislation never repealed from the days of the Mussolini regime.
Coming only days after the European Social Forum conference in Florence,
which saw hundreds of thousands march against war, the arrests have
inspired widespread opposition within Italy. Public pressure has so far led
to charges being dropped against two of those detained, while a number of
others previously held in prison have been moved to house arrest.
A number of those arrested are involved in a range of movement media
projects, including Indymedia. Many are also members of the militant
workplace organisation COBAS. Meanwhile, COBAS members were amongst 70,000
FIAT workers on strike and demonstrating last Friday, challenging plans for
large scale lay-offs at the crisis-ridden firm.
Photos of the Cosenza march 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
[ Italy Indymedia + UK Indymedia Report ]
