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Intern 1157

ipsi | 19.08.2003 21:18 | Free Spaces | Repression | Social Struggles

this week's news from those who squat in old europe.
Intern 1557 of La Vernada Internment centre Barcelona
is Mr. Yerko Toro Contreras.
He was arrested after a protest in front of Barcelona's council last week he is the spokesperson of 600 immigrants who are squatting ex army barracks in the St. Andreu area of Barcelona city.

As the spokesperson of that community, he has represented their interests in contact with various groups including Doctors without frontiers, SOS racism, Amnesty international, oh and the police.

He is now reportedly awaiting deportation.

In this last week as well, the assembly of CSO kasa de la muntanya
reflecting on this "hot patch" for okupation in Barcelona and surrounding areas and in defiance of the eviction scheduled for themselves and CSO Les Naus
(c/f  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/07/274732.html
has called for a day of action Oct 2. to protest against the continuing judicially dubious attacks on those who squat, the criminalisation of those who squat, the situation which is developing most worryingly in the St. andreu case with allegations of police brutality and racist assaults and systematic pressure being made almost on a daily basis these allegations now included those of rape.




October 4th is convened thus in barcelona a demonstration on behalf of the European Squatting movement.



 http://www.sant-andreu.com/casernes/opinions13.htm
 http://www.sindominio.net/zitzania/pdf/cat/cat269.pdf
 http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/51059/index.php
 http://www.quesevayantodos.ya.st/
 http://es.geocities.com/papelesparatodosytodas/
 http://www.sos-racisme.org/
 http://www.sant-andreu.com/casernes

last week's more cheerful in tone's report with links to the evictions/threats of summer.
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/08/275440.html

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