[Onthebarricades] G8 protests - Antifa mobilisation in Schwerin; protests in Sweden, Russia

Sun Jun 3 00:43:11 PDT 2007

http://de.indymedia.org/2007/06/180061.shtml

Nazi Demos and Counter Actions in Schwerin

(((i))) 02.06.2007 22:07 Themen: Antifa G8 G8 Heiligendamm 

After the ban on both the NPD march and the Antifascist counter-demo in Schwerin, around 150 Antifascists were held in police custody. 41 Nazi buses traveled from Schwerin to Rostock. There were small Nazi marches in several German towns.

The Higher Administrative Court of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern confirmed today a demonstration ban on both the NPD and the Antifascist federation's events. The court had agreed with the argument of Schwerin's Mayor, that violent confrontations were feared if the demonstrations took place. The court decision came at 10am, as Nazis and around 150 Antifascists had already gathered in the city. The police enforced the demonstration ban partly with "Platzverweisen" (banning entry into a space), as well as denying people access to streets leading to the meeting point. After the court decision, the Antifascists assembled at the main train station were surrounded by Police. At 1pm, the first 40 people were taken into police custody. At 3pm individuals tried to break out of the police ring. The arrested people were taken to the prisoner collection point at Graf-Yorck-Straße in Schwerin.

After the demonstration ban, 41 Buses with Nazis made their way from Schwerin to Rostock. They were stopped by many police buses just before they reached the city and turned around.

At 12pm there was a NPD demonstration at the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. A local radio station reported around 140 participants. There were also demonstrations in further German towns, including Dortmund, Potsdamm, Lüneburg (1 | 2) and Greifswald.

Update:According to the Legal Teams, as of 6:00pm over 100 arrested at the Schwerin main train station were still detained without being charged. More recent reports, however, say most of them have been released now.

http://de.indymedia.org/2007/05/177887.shtml

Malmö, SE: Street party against the G8

Malmöbor mot G8 21.05.2007 00:02 Themen: G8 

Saturday, May 19 three hundred young people took over the centrally located spot Triangeln and placed a great party right in front of shopping avenues and luxurious hotels. Hip hop acts with local bands from Rosengård (a part of the city which has the most poor of which the big share are immigrants) was mixed with mobilising speeches about the G8-meeting. Participants from Mexico, Germany, and the USA, who stopped in Malmö on their way to Rostock, used the microphone to announce why everyone should go to Germany in the beginning of june to block the meeting. 

- We will celebrate that we are many that say no to the destructive politics that the G8 stand for. With the party as our menas we can spread the word and become many who will go to Germany in thebeginning of June. Many of us will block the meeting with our own bodies, it is legitimate to resist this inhuman system and we have succeeded earlier, says Alex from the party organising group Malmöbor mot G8 (Malmöresidents against the G8). 

- It is now obvious for the whole world that the G8 has lsot all it´s legitimacy. Vi start something new as we demand a world where peace is the prevailing and where there is room for everyone. Vi have a vision of a 
world that is ecologically sustainable and where the workers can work in their own interest, not to create profit for a small elite, says Gunilla from Malmöbor mot G8. 

The party started around seven in the evening, with spontaneous soccer and street art, but it really took another turn when the darkness fell as the heavy techno beats made everyone dance. On another part of the party films were shown for the crowd, that told stories about the struggle in Christiania in Copenhagen, on the other side of the bridge. During the evening the party got more and more a great mix of möllevången (a central place for the leftwing people) residents and people from rosengård. The suburbian conflicts moved into the city centre: banners, speakers, and rappers took up the police violence in the city. Inspired by france, there were banners saying "Police everywhere, justice nowhere" (Poliser överallt, rättvisa ingenstans; police partout, justice null part) and as well"every state is a police state" could be seen on 
banners hanging down from the shopping street. But thepolice was hardly seen. Despite the huge police mobilisation, they stayed hidden several blocks away and avoided harassing the people for the whole of the night. The party was ended at 23 0´clock and the participants made it´s way to möllevångstorget, where the film group continued to show movies outdoors until late in the night. 

Malmöbor mot G8 can be contacted at  malmobormotg8 at gmail.com 

http://de.indymedia.org/2007/05/177897.shtml

http://de.indymedia.org/2007/05/177897.shtmlSummit "Russia - EU" in Samara

hesheit 21.05.2007 10:17 Themen: G8 G8 Heiligendamm Repression Weltweit 

The repressions against "Intergalactic Libertarian Forum" and other opposition actions which took place during the Summit "Russia - the European Union" on 16-18 of May in Samara (Russia). 

The madness has begun with numerous arests, kidnappings and activists' attacks, also the activity of the public center was blocked up and the Monday number of "Novaja gazeta" wasn't published at all. From the beginning of May in Samara region the repressions against the opposition movements has begun because of the approach of the Summit "Russia - the European Union". 

On May, 10 the police organised a search in the public center. In this center the Coordinating Committee of the libertarian forum was based. Some indispensable gadgets, perfomances attributes and computers with very necessary information inside were taken away. Coordinators of the Forum planned to held discussions and working groups in different rooms of the center. The main forum events were planed here (3 days discussion and 3 doc cinema presentations). So the Forum preparation was practically stopped.In the evening 2 journalists from "RIO" TV which had some video materials and witnesses' interviews were arrested by police and transported to the police departement to have a conversation without reasons explaining.The next day the building of the public center has been closed by the local authorities. Searches and the prohibition to enter the building blocked up the work of the public center and several human rights and ecological NGOs.Although the repressions were aimed at the Libertarian Forum, the activity of 8 organisations was absolutely blocked for indefinite time! 

"Human rights defence project" 
"Antimilitar project and anticonscription project " 
"B-63"-a group supporting local scientific library, a movement against 
the commersalization of the culture ( http://community.livejournal.com/bibliosave ) 
"Diversija"-youth cinemaclub, taking place once a week and having some 
popularity between students and other people( http://www.diversija.narod.ru ) 
Cultural center "Duplo"( http://www.duplo.narod.ru ) 
Аssosiation for the protection of the rights of the voters "VOICE" 
Project "Maintenance of the freedom of speech and freedom of assembly 

The center is keeping closed till now after the end of the Sammit. The sequestration in the cented was realized by the local mayor (Victor Tarhov) in person. He arrived in the center and also personally prohibited using of cinema hall and of the first floor areas. A drive for the public center's liberation was launched by activists. You can join the drive and send a petition to the mayor:  http://community.livejournal.com/samara_ru/1464190.html#cutid1 

At the same time many activists and organisators of the "March of opposition" in Samara, Saratov, Moscow, Nijnij Novgorod were arresated and outlawed; the activity was almost paralysed (in spite of the official permission to held the action at the same time as the Summit. The permission was obtained just after the interference of Angela Merkel in the "democratic freedoms" of our country). You can go through activists' repressions here:  http://community.livejournal.com/legal_team/116783.html 

On 14 May, at 23.30 one of the social and human rights activists, member of "Intergalactic Libertarian Forum", Alexandr Lashmankin was attacked in the entrance of his house and was violently beated with the help of fungo sticks.All day long he was followed by numerous cars and some suspicious men,which were not hiding at all. 2 telephones were taken away (one of them is Forum contact telephone. One of the "unknown" attakers said : "And now give me your second contact phone"), some money and Forum posters. 

Sergej Shimvolos and his assistant (Human rights assotiation of Nijnij Novgorod and Moscow - Helsinki group) were also pursued permanently without any trial to hide. They were arrived specially to follow Samara May event and to help repressions victims. They were arrested at the rail-station just after their arrival in Samara, but delivered after an hour, also 4 times police has revised documents suspecting something criminal. Inspite activists' attacks, menaces and searches the "Intergalactic Libertarian Forum" (nothing in common with the "March of opposition") took place in the streets of Samara. Some hours before the party Alexandr Lashmankin was arrested in the street and was setted free only after the end of event.He had megaphone, leaflets and permission to held the action. Peaceful(!) Forum discussions (WTO,corporative values and human rights, civil society, etc) were blocked by 3 police buses, so the participants were forced to hold a short street action:  http://ru.indymedia.org/newswire/display/16536/index.php 

On Monday, 21 May, a conference about results of political repressions and turned out actions will take place in Samara, Venceka 38 at 11-00. 

For more information: 
"Intergalactic Libertarian Forum" site:  http://samara-may.livejournal.com 
Legal support:  http://community.livejournal.com/legal_team/ 
Development of events:  http://ru.indymedia.org/feature/display/13296/index.php  http://samara-may.livejournal.com/ 

Please write a petition for the public center's liberation and contact us: 
samaramay07 at rambler.ru 
Contact phone 89159564488 

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