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On the request for annulment of the measure of 41 bis for Alfredo Cospito by the attorney general in view of the cassation hearing of 24th February (Italy)

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Concerning the request for annulment of the measure of 41 bis for Alfredo Cospito by the attorney general in view of the cassation hearing of 24th February

The newspapers of the Agnelli [Fiat] family (la Repubblica and la Stampa) revealed in this morning’s editions (12 February) that the attorney general at the court of cassation had filed for the hearing of the 24th of February a request for annulment of 41 bis with regard to Alfredo Cospito. This is undoubtedly good news, but it should not be overestimated. Naturally because as anarchists we have no faith in bourgeois justice, specifically because it is not uncommon for the cassation to make more radical decisions than those demanded by the prosecution itself.

Finally, we cannot forget that Alfredo’s clinical situation is very serious and that February 24th could be too far off. the whole thing could turn out to be a terrible hoax.
We are persisting in our demand for the immediate declassification of our comrade, convinced that any result achieved will depend solely on the fight to the last breath that Alfredo has put in play and by the international solidarity movement that has emerged.

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Anarchist and Subversive Prisoners Begin Fast in Solidarity With Alfredo Cospito, 104 Days on Hunger Strike January 31, 2023 (Chile)

Anarchist and Subversive Prisoners Begin Fast in Solidarity With Alfredo Cospito, 104 Days on Hunger Strike
January 31, 2023

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For Alfredo Cospito:

A loud war cry!!!
A call for internationalist solidarity!
A clear call to action!!!

In the course of the mobilizations in solidarity with the hunger strike of Italian anarchist comrade Alfredo Cospito, which has been going on for 104 days, today, January 31, anarchist and subversive prisoners held in the La Gonzalina-Rancagua Prison are beginning a solidarity fast. This is a minimal gesture of complicity in the face of such a transcendental and decisive struggle that the comrade is carrying out to end the isolation the Italian State has subjected him to and against his recent life sentence.

The situation is extremely urgent and there is no room for moments of waiting and reflection that only strengthen apathy and inaction.

Nor is it the time to be passive spectators while the Italian State lets Alfredo die, in one of the clearest demonstrations of authoritarian brutality.

Are we going to wait for our comrade to die before deciding to act?

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Solidarity to comrade Alfredo Cospito! Sempre con l’anarchia! [IT-EN/GR, By Open Assembly of Anarchists (Athens – Greece)

Solidarity to comrade Alfredo Cospito! Sempre con l’anarchia!

[IT]

Finché ogni prigione non sarà abbattuta. Sempre con l’anarchia.
Perché per chi ama la vita, reagire quando è in gioco la vita e la morte è un atto di dovere.,
Anna Beniamino

Alfredo Cospito, detenuto anarchico a cui è stata imposta la legge del “massacre” nel caso “Scripta Manent”-sul doppio attentato alla scuola dei carabinieri di Fossano, firmato da FAI-RAT (Federazione Anarchica Informale – Rivolta Anonima e Assordante)-, è in sciopero della fame contro il regime del 41-bis e l’ergastolo permanente dal 20 ottobre nel carcere di Bancali, a Sassari, Sardegna. Già dal 5 maggio e dopo dieci anni di carcere, lo Stato scelse di rafforzare l’incarcerazione del compagno (che fino ad allora aveva dato un contributo significativo al discorso anarchico con lettere, articoli e interventi), attraverso il regime dell’articolo 41-bis (carcere duro), una legge mostruosa che, in sostanza, riqualifica la reclusione in isolamento speciale anche a livello intellettuale e sensoriale. Si tratta di un cordone soffocante che elimina quasi del tutto le comunicazioni e i contatti con il mondo esterno, come tortura di sterminio psicosomatico dei militanti/e per costringerli/e al “pentimento” politico.

Inoltre, questo regime intende creare una barriera al dialogo rivoluzionario-antiautoritario tra i compagii-le compagne all’interno e all’esterno delle carceri. La censura organizzata e il tentativo di eliminare l’ esistenza stessa dei prigionieri politici rivela i denti della democrazia e la paura delle forze di potere nei confronti di coloro che portano e diffondono i semi della rivolta e dell’attacco per la demolizione del mondo dello Stato e del capitale.

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Berlin (Germany): claim of the attack against the Italian diplomat’s car

via: sansnom  , source :/de.indymedia

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Berlin : claim of the attack against the Italian diplomat’s car

On the 100th day of a hunger strike, arson an Italian diplomatic vehicle

We support the idea of decentralized actions and therefore we respond to the call for a week of action from South America in support of the hunger strike of Alfredo Cospito. Communication through actions and texts is an important approach to create an informal network.

With the attack against the Italian diplomatic corps in the German capital, with the targeted arson of the car number 3 of the embassy, we participate in the week of action. It was located in the Schöneberg district, on Barbarossa-Platz, and belonged to Luigi Estero, the first Consigliere.

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Revolutionary Prisoners News

Spain: News of our comrade Gabriel Pombo Da Silva

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News of our comrade Gabriel Pombo Da Silva

source : Inferno Urbano / Monday, November 21, 2022

Unfortunately, the situation of our comrade has not changed much. Here’s a summary of some new developments after our last statement, published online last April.

Until now, we have always said that, from a legal point of view, one of the problems to be solved is a deliberate confusion about which penal code to be applied. The 1973 Code (which would give a sentence of 30 years, with the application of different remissions of sentence, accumulated over decades), in force at the time of the sentence for the events of 1990. Or the 1995 Code (which would give a sentence of 20 years, without the application of remissions), more favorable to the accused in terms of the length of the sentence. Remember that, in theory, they should always apply the Penal Code that is more in favor of the defendant, but we know what “always” changes depending on who the defendant is. Gabriel continues to be who he has always been and his determination, consistency and clarity certainly do not work in his favor.

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Wuppertal (Germany): solidarity arson of a Siemens van

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Nothing is finished, everything begins! Lützerath is now also in Wuppertal. A Siemens van set on fire!

source: https://de.indymedia.org/node/252039

One year after the eviction from the Osterholz forest*, we set fire to a Siemens van on the morning of Wednesday, January 25, in the Sperlingsgasse in Wuppertal-Nützenberg. Siemens is one of the large corporations involved in the exploitation of brown coal in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as in Lützerath, profiting from this dirty business. The crimes for which Siemens is also responsible are summarized here by another action group.

We say basta to the exploitation of people, animals and nature! Let’s continue to fight for a better world with the most diverse forms of action! Lützerath can be a big step forward for the climate movement. Let’s not give up!
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Sabotage, Arsons Attacks

Berlin (Germany): two cars of a security company go up in smoke

via: sansnom

Berlin: two cars of a security company go up in smoke

Translated from German via Sozialer Zorn, January 28, 2023
(from Tagesspiegel)

Two vehicles of a security company were set on fire on Saturday morning on Köpenicker Straße in the Berlin district of Mitte. On January 28, around 5:30 a.m., the police suddenly heard a loud bang and shortly afterwards discovered the two cars in flames.

The fire department arrived on the scene to extinguish the fires completely. The side windows of the vehicles were broken and remains of pyrotechnic devices were found inside. The police are assuming political motivation, and the State Security [Staatsschutz] has been put in charge of the investigation.

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Milan, Italy: Anarchist Alfredo Cospito has been transferred to San Paolo hospital in Milan Written February 11, 2023

Milan: Alfredo Cospito has been transferred to San Paolo hospital in Milan
Written February 11, 2023

Alfredo Cospito, on hunger strike for 115 days, was transferred this afternoon from Opera prison to San Paolo hospital in Milan, in one of the rooms reserved for prisoners in 41 bis. It seems that Alfredo has been admitted to the ward of penitentiary medicine of the Milanese hospital on indications of the doctors of the clinical centre of Opera where he had been since January 30th.

Alfredo Cospito’s critical health conditions had already been reported by Andrea Crosignani, doctor on his side who had visited him precisely this Saturday morning in the prison of Opera. “He weighs 71 kilos and chili ed è at risk of cerebral oedema and potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias.” This is what Crosignani referred to the lawyer Flavio Rossi Albertini after his visit today. But Alfredo is determined to go ahead with the protest. He is lucid and walks on his own two legs.

Although I tried to convince him to take potassium again to reduce the risk of these arrhythmias. The parameters are holding, but it takes little for the situation to precipitate without any particular warning signs”.

via: infernourbano

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Milan, Italy: Clashes at demonstration for Alfredo Cospito, firecrackers and bottles against police. 11 arrested, 6 cops wounded

Milan,: Clashes at demonstration for Alfredo Cospito, firecrackers and bottles against police. 11 arrested, 6 cops wounded

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«Against 41bis. For a world without prisons, freedom for everyone». This is the banner behind which the anarchist demonstration was held in Milan in solidariety with Alfredo Cospito, imprisoned under a «harsh prison» regime at the San Paolo hospital and on hunger for over three months. In over four hundred – most from Milan, – they set off just after 17.00 from piazza XXIV Maggio in the direction of viale Col di Lana, where the shopkeepers had pulled down the shutters to protect themselves against vandalism. In front, prima fila, with helmets on their heads, a group of demonstrators with a banner tied to plastic panels. At the start, a few water balloons were thrown from the march in the direction of the journalists. In Viale Bligny the first damages: the window of a bank and that of an estate agency were hit.

Paper bomb throwing and police charges.

Tension rose when the demonstration reached Porta Romana. Just before Piazzale Medaglie d’oro the police tried to stop the procession. The anarchists who tried to ‘break through’ the security cordon were repelled with shields and batons. A dense throwing of firecrackers and bottles followed. Then the police tried to channel the march along Viale Sabotino: the two sides came into contact several times. In the most agitated phases tear gas was also used, while the demonstrators threw paper bombs at the police.

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SANTIAGO, CHILE: MITING EMBAJADA ITALIANA EN SOLIDARIDAD CON ALFREDO COSPITO

SANTIAGO, CHILE: MITING EMBAJADA ITALIANA EN SOLIDARIDAD CON ALFREDO COSPITO

14 de febrero Mitting en la embajada de Italia en solidaridad con
Alfredo Cospito Con más de 100 días de huelga de hambre del compañero Alfredo Cospito contra el régimen de aislamiento del 41 bis en las cárceles italianas, el Estado ha vuelto a rechazar cualquier
modificación en su encierro, condenándolo en la práctica a la muerte.
Volvemos a convocar a un nuevo mitting afuera de la embajada italiana para agitar y expandir la solidaridad internacionalista con Alfredo y contra el aislamiento. Martes 14 de febrero a las 19:00hrs en la embajada italiana.

Clemente Fabres 1050, Providencia. Por la vida y la
libertad de Alfredo Cospito: ¡No permitamos su asesinato! ¡Con Alfredo, contra el 41 bis!

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¡Salúd, nihilismo y anarquía!

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Bologna, Italy: Anti-prison bike demo in solidarity with Alfredo Cospito, against 41 and life sentence without appeal.

Bologna: Anti-prison bike demo in solidarity with Alfredo Cospito, against 41 and life sentence without appeal.

For over 100 days Alfredo Cospito has been on hunger strike. His is a battle against the torture of 41 bis and a life sentence without appeal. But even more so, it is the battle of those who do not want to remain defenceless in the face of the violence that the jails, the courts, the unjust ‘justice’ of this system unleashes daily on thousands of people.
DI STATO SI MUORE. [OF THE STATE YOU DIE]

However it turns out, Alfredo will not fight alone.

EVERYBODY FREE!
Anti-prison bike ride – The only good chain is the bicycle one
Bologna, Friday 10 February 2023
Ore 15:00 – Meet at the steps of Piazza VIII Agosto
Ore 17:30 – Arrival and gathering outside the Dozza prison

via: infernourbano

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Santiago, Chile, : Alfredo out of 41 bis! Protest outside the Italian embassy in solidarity with Alfredo Cospito on hunger strike for 107 days (3 February 2023)

2023/02/07

Santiago: Alfredo out of 41 bis! Protest outside the Italian embassy in solidarity with Alfredo Cospito on hunger strike for 107 days (3 February 2023)

On February 3rd 2023, at over 100 days’ hunger strike of the comrade Alfredo Cospito against the brutal isolation of 41 bis in the cells of Italy, about 50 of us called a protest in front of the Italian embassy in order to put internationalist solidarity into practice.

The anarchist and subversive prisoners in the Chilean prisons have started a fast in solidarity with Alfredo’s hunger strike. In this context and despite the considerable presence of police armed with water cannon and tear gas, we managed to push our way in front of the walls protecting the representatives of the Italian government, the same government that is currently taking the assassination of Alfredo upon itself behind the bars.

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Sabotage, Arsons Attacks

Paris: sabotaging the daily routine (continued)

Sabotaging the daily routine (continued)

Gare de l’Est: why is the interruption of traffic due to a “sabotage” so prolonged?
Le Parisien, January 24, 2023

“It’s titanic,” agrees an agent, this Tuesday afternoon, regarding the extent of the damage, which explains the interruption of train traffic at Gare de l’Est, all day Tuesday. In front of him, on the ground, a tangle of cables of all kinds. On the side, two others patiently arrange portions of fiber optics, “it’s like long hair that is tangled”.

During the night of Monday to Tuesday, a fire broke out near the railroad tracks at Vaires-sur-Marne.

The alert was given to the police station of Noisiel around 4:35 am, says the prosecutor of Meaux. The public prosecutor of Meaux specifies that, according to the first indications of the investigation, entrusted to the judicial police of Meaux, “a first box housing electrical cables had been set on fire after two concrete panels barring access to the trap door where this box is inserted in the ground had been removed and deposited,” he said. “A second box, located on the other side of the tracks, accessible through a tunnel under the tracks, had also been damaged by fire.” In total, 48 cable arteries, or about 600 electrical cables, were damaged. The equivalent of 4 km in length.

Vaires-sur-Marne, le 24 janvier 2023. Environ 600 câbles de la SNCF ont été endommagés par un incendie volontaire, sous la voie ferrée. La circulation a été interrompue toute la journée.

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