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1st + 2nd May: Riots in Madrid

autónomo | 04.05.2007 09:27 | Mayday 2007 | Social Struggles | World

Spain, Madrid. On may the 1 st and may the 2 nd streetfights in the city centre. About 3000 people against an unknown number of cops. 80 people hurt (20 cops). 20 people captured by police. barricades were built and many police vans demolished. banks and shops looted.





Police used rubber bullets and teargas against the fighting people. People errected burning barricades as protection against the riots cops who meantime began to beat up every person on the street. A nike store, private companies, banks were demolished and looted by the people. cars burning.

This outburst of anger is also a reaction to the plans of the city council who wants to turn Malasaña in a consumer paradise and wants to destroy free spaces in this part of the city.

but, there´s still hope!

VIVA LA UTOPIA!
VIVA LA REVUELTA!

LAS CALLES SON NUESTRAS, NO DE LA POLICIA!

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Madrid authorities announce new measures following riots this weekend

04.05.2007 10:05

Following the disturbances between groups of South American and Spanish youths in Alcorcon , Soledad Mestre, a representative of the Madrid Government, has assured the public that there are no Latin American gangs in Alcorcón.

The riots occurred on Saturday evening in Alcorcon, a suburb of Madrid, between a group of Spanish youths and a group of South Americans. Three youths were injured, one seriously, and seven were detained by the police. Yesterday a demonstration against violent South American gangs resulted in further disturbances between youths and Spanish police.

In an interview with Cadena Ser, Soledad Mestre announced a series of new measures aimed at eradicating the current disturbances. She said that the police would keep a high profile and that they would work closely with heads of secondary schools in order to detect even the smallest outbreak of violence between youths. She also said that she had contacted the Mayor of Alcorcón to ensure that norms established to achieve integration in educational establishments were being adhered to, and that she would do the same for all the districts in Madrid in order to promote coexistence between different ethnic groups.

Mestre said that the situation was under control and that yesterday the streets of Alcorcón were peaceful and that she hoped that the weekend’s disturbances had been an isolated incident. She said that she was worried that there would be an outbreak of xenophobia in the area - a justified concern as it was reported on Spanish television this morning that sms text messages urging youngsters to repeat the fights next weekend - and insisted that there was no evidence to suggest the existence of organized violent Latn American street gangs in Madrid.

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Why post up a non related report?

04.05.2007 10:20

The last comment is a repost of
 http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2007/01/riots-in-madrid.html, which was published in January 2007. Clearly Mayday didn't take place on a Saturday.

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for imcster

04.05.2007 10:38

The reason I posted the above story is because that is where the pictures come from. There was no riot in Madrid as has been described above. The pictures and story refer to Jan 2007.

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SOLIDARITY

04.05.2007 10:38

solidarity sisters and brothers.we are everywhere and there is nowhere they can stop us from growing in strenth..all the people everywhere walk with you and your brave example.

auton

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Made up with old pictures used

04.05.2007 10:40

This post is a complete fabrication. No events of the type described took place.

my sister lives there

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More disinformation.

04.05.2007 10:43

"The reason I posted the above story is because that is where the pictures come from. There was no riot in Madrid as has been described above. The pictures and story refer to Jan 2007."

 http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=39354

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Do a few checks Admins !!!

04.05.2007 10:47

This is the second time we have had a post about a riot that didn't take place where old pictures have been used to make it seem more real. the other day we had a report about a riot in Geneva which we now know was a load of rubbish with pictures of Stokholm used now we have another made up report with pictures from earlier this year about something that was supposed to have gone on last night.

It would be helpful if the admins could at least do basic checks before putting stories up.

Thanks

me

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Curious

04.05.2007 11:37

Zero coverage of this in mainstream media

Did it happen, lots of dodgy reports re Mayday on IM recently ?

Always Good

04.05.2007 11:40

To see people around the world engaging in direct action against those who oppress the masses.


SOLIDARITY

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Job Well Done

04.05.2007 14:27

viva la utopia!

dwo

sollidarity

04.05.2007 16:57

respect to all of you. shame that while comrades around the world revolt, from greece to spain, switzerland to mexico, we end up with fools dancing in canary wharf followed by a party on the thames....

ross

So what is stopping you Ross?

04.05.2007 19:44

Hey Ross, why the negativity towards the actions taken in London. People choose to struggle and protest in many ways and indeed many ways can be successful. If you are so pissed off at the manner of struggle in the uk then why not initiate something along the lines of madrid yourself? it is easy to criticise from your computer, and a heck of a lot harder to take on the cops as they did in madrid.

Steve

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Fight for the right to paarrttyy!

05.05.2007 02:28

the kids in malasaña acted like imbeciles. I was there on the 2 of May! They destroyed cars and scooters that belonged to residents who are EXTREMELY tolerant and put up with these kids drinking, screaming in the street until 6 in the morning, puking, breaking bottles and making a mess for the city and the residents to clean up every weekend. It's not solidarity at all! It's selfishness and not giving a shit about anybody but yourself. the "workers" have to get up and work and your "brothers and sisters" go home to mommy and daddy's house to sleep after drinking all night. how revolutionary...don't make me laugh

mateo

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Matteo

06.05.2007 16:51

I take it you are in the anarchist movement and know exactly what they get up to. And if so then why are you coming up with this shit? Anarchist riots around the world mainly target police and big business (what is seen as the powers of exploitation and their protectors). I can say that sometimes there might be a couple and i stress a couple of 'casualties' such as a car, (which is obviously insured thus the owner wont exactly 'suffer'), however the largest scale of damage is inflicted on the targets explained before. So il repeat my earlier question

where do you get this 'intelligence' from. Obviously must be from a more than (in)capable organisation such as mi6 or the CIA which have repeatedly proven to us that they know their shit.

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P.S

06.05.2007 16:52

SOLIDARITY TO THE RIOTERS

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