Borders
The Schengen-agreement which guarantees free movement of EU passport holders within Fortress Europe has been temporarily disbanded during the G8 summit in Evian. Evian is located in France, close to the Swiss and German borders. Many actions at the protests against the G8 involved creative bordercrossing. A demo on Friday, May 30 went under the slogan "noborders - for free movement and free communication".
On Wednesday, May 28th, 4 Italian journalists from Global TV have been stopped on their way to Evian at the Mont Blanc Italian-French Border, the same happened to a group from the UK trying to enter Switzerland. Both groups finally arrived in the Evian area on Thursday [reports]. A train with 400 activists from Germany travelled unhindered. Pics [1 | 2] Meanwhile at the Iraqui border: Between May 31 and June 3, a delegation from Ya Basta, an Italian activist organization, was repeatedly refused entry into Iraq. Timed to coincide with the G8 Summit, the delegation was sent to establish links between elements of civil society in Iraq, Palestine, and Europe, including the Baghdad Independent Media Centre. Yesterday at 3:08 UK time, we began receiving text messages from the delegation: "They are going to shoot us...need pressures...we are at the border." Despite being told that they would be shot if they didn't return to Jordan immediately, the activists courageously staged a sit-down protest. The American soldiers then violently dragged them onto the rear of a lorry, injuring nine.
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