Index What, then, happened? 19th of July
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Put The State In Trial!by Lorenzo Komboa Ervin Several people have written to me from Genoa, telling me of what they suffered during the recent protests there. I join in with those who are beginning to call for an international tribunal to investigate the police murder of Carlo Guiliani, and the brutal attacks upon the Genoa Social Forum and the Italian section of the Independent Media Center by Italian police and security services. These attacks were clearly organized by the Italian state security and political forces, working in consultation with the secret police agencies of the G-8 nations. The decision for this brutal repression was made earlier at a Spanish conference of police officials in Europe this past February to decide upon how to beat back the anti-globalization movement. I had made a statement denouncing this meeting at the time, alerting protesters that much more severe repression was coming. Keep on reading... Found in http://www.infoshop.org/rants/lorenzo_genoa.html What happened at the G8 protests in Genoa?"What happened in Genoa?"An interview with an Irish anarchist who was in Genoa and took part in one of the 'Black Blocks'.So what was it like from the perspective of one of the 300,000 or so demonstrators? Well in the short space here all I can do is offer a few personal memories and opinions. Skipping over travelling there and back, a night sleeping on a table and a morning looking for a bed I'll start with the Irish campsite at Albora. |