Berlin: Raids and Demonstrations - "We are not scared".
ftp | 16.08.2013 18:36 | Free Spaces | Repression | Terror War | World
On the morning of Wednesday the 14th of August 2013 around 400 police raided 7 buildings in Berlin on the pretext of 'evidence-gathering'. That evening an unlicensed demonstration was held, attended by around 150 demonstrators and a large police presence. A further demonstration has been called for tomorrow at 5pm, in the Friedrichshain area, against the raids and state repression.
The quote above reads: "Our passion for freedom is stronger than any authority"
Raids
On the 14th of August 2013 at about 6am, 300 police (political police, riot police, civil police) along with dogs and vehicles conducted a dawn raid of the squat/house project Rigaer94 in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin. The official pretext for the raid was to gather evidence concerning ongoing investigations into attacks on Jobcenters in May of this year and and a soli-demonstration in June where police were attacked.
The police held the inhabitants of the house hostage for 6 hours in kitchens and bedrooms. They removed items from peoples' bedrooms, communal rooms and the attic and then left. The nearby housing project Liebig34 made noise in solidarity with those being raided and were themselves subject to an attempted raid by the police, where one person was arrested.
As this was going on, another 100 police raided 6 other apartments in the neighbouring districts of Berlin with the same supposed intention of evidence gathering.
Spontaneous Demonstration
A statement was made by the members of Rigaer94 and an unlicensed* demonstration called for 8pm that evening. It was held in Kreuzberg and attended by around 150 demonstrators. There was a heavy police presence from the start and after about 100 metres of the march they moved in to try to break it up. The demonstrators broke through the attempted containment. One person was detained but later released onto the street after having a banner seized off of them. Here are photos. *[In Germany it is illegal to hold a demonstration without informing the police beforehand.]
Demonstration - Saturday 17th June 2013 - "Ihr macht uns keine Angst!"
A further demonstration has been called for tomorrow at 5pm starting at Bersarinplatz in Friedrichshain, this in on the same street as the some of projects affected. Tell your friends.
On the 14th of August 2013 at about 6am, 300 police (political police, riot police, civil police) along with dogs and vehicles conducted a dawn raid of the squat/house project Rigaer94 in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin. The official pretext for the raid was to gather evidence concerning ongoing investigations into attacks on Jobcenters in May of this year and and a soli-demonstration in June where police were attacked.
The police held the inhabitants of the house hostage for 6 hours in kitchens and bedrooms. They removed items from peoples' bedrooms, communal rooms and the attic and then left. The nearby housing project Liebig34 made noise in solidarity with those being raided and were themselves subject to an attempted raid by the police, where one person was arrested.
As this was going on, another 100 police raided 6 other apartments in the neighbouring districts of Berlin with the same supposed intention of evidence gathering.
Spontaneous Demonstration
A statement was made by the members of Rigaer94 and an unlicensed* demonstration called for 8pm that evening. It was held in Kreuzberg and attended by around 150 demonstrators. There was a heavy police presence from the start and after about 100 metres of the march they moved in to try to break it up. The demonstrators broke through the attempted containment. One person was detained but later released onto the street after having a banner seized off of them. Here are photos. *[In Germany it is illegal to hold a demonstration without informing the police beforehand.]
Demonstration - Saturday 17th June 2013 - "Ihr macht uns keine Angst!"
A further demonstration has been called for tomorrow at 5pm starting at Bersarinplatz in Friedrichshain, this in on the same street as the some of projects affected. Tell your friends.
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18.08.2013 11:52
1st May 2013 Communique - Attacks on Job centers:
7th June 2013 Article - Soli-Demo for Revolt in Turkey:
Photos from sponti-demo 14th August 2013:
Forced sale of KØPI 137 Wagenplatz by auction 7th August 2013:
AND update on demonstration yesterday:
Huge overblown police presence, helicopter, political police. The march headed passed the raided buildings on Rigaerstrasse, where banners were dropped and flares and fireworks let off from the rooftops. The frontline holding the banner (reading We Are Not Afraid Of You!) was able to push back the lines of riot cops attempting to block the way. The demo was dispersed prematurely due to conflict with the cops.
Photos:
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