For our comrades that died for the defense of life
For the fighters, that were willing to do the necessary
For the comrades, that decided to take life into their own hands
For the revolutionaries, that demanded nothing less than everything
And for the people, that were kids like you and me
For you, Kyriako
For you, Sara and Sandro
For everyone, that gave their life for the defence of life
On 19th of March 2026, anarchist comrades Sara Ardizzone and Alessandro Mercogliano were found dead following the collapse of a farmhouse in Rome. The media is reporting about the alleged explosion of an explosive device. While the exact circumstances remain unclear, one thing is clear to us: Sara and Sandro died in action, they died fighting (https://circoloculturaleanarchicofiaschi.noblogs.org/2026/03/21/piu-forti-della-morte/).
We receive this news shortly before the start of the Ampelokipi trial against our anarchist comrades Marianna Manoura and Dimitra Zarafeta, as well as the three other accused. Marianna was seriously injured in the explosion of an explosive device on 31st of October 2024 in Athens and has been inmprisoned at the Korydallos women’s prison ever since.
That same explosion killed our comrade Kyriakos Xymitiris.
We remember with sorrow those first days after his death: the emptiness, the grief, the anger. The attempt to grasp the incomprehensible, to understand the finality of one single act. Only together we could face the reality in which we live.
We cried together and screamed together. We sat together in silence. We discussed, made plans, and took action together. We decided to understand the defense of the revolutionary memory as our responsibility and as the logical consequence of our shared struggle.
To the friends, comrades, and families of Sara and Sandro: We feel your grief, we share your anger, and we stand with you in the defence of the memory of our fallen comrades. We wish you all the strength, love, and tenderness we need to keep the flame of our common struggle alive. We wish you moments of rest, to grieve and cry together. We fight alongside you for moments of insurrection, in which we let our anger become the fire that keeps the memory of our comrades alive.
Revolutionary hearts burn forever!
From Rome to Athens to Berlin – We are right, we will win!
Sara Ardizzone – Always present!
Alessandro Mercogliano – Always present!
Kyriakos Xymitiris – Always present!