AGAINST THE 41 BIS REGIME, REVOLUTIONARY SOLIDARITY WITH ANARCHIST ALFREDO COSPITO

On Thursday 5th May imprisoned anarchist Alfredo Cospito received notification that he was under the 41 bis prison regime. At the moment Alfredo is still being held in the prison of Terni, in the designated unit. We don’t know if this is a temporary destination and a transfer to another institution will follow. As established by law, the measure was ordered directly by the minister of justice Marta Cartabia, already president of the constitutional court. We briefly recall that 41bis is a particularly distressing prison regime, which in order to prevent any form of communication includes isolation, lack of sociality and all internal activities, silence, censorship of correspondence, one hour’s visit a month with glass partition and “intercom”, therefore the recording of the visit itself, 10 minutes’ telephone calls per month with an authorized family member who must telephone from carabinieri barracks. Prisoners cannot receive newspapers or books, most letters are pre-emptively blocked due to their content, moreover it is not possible to buy newspapers and there is great limitation in the availability of items inside the cell (rationed books, clothes, food, paper and pens).

This is not the first time that such a measure has been inflicted on revolutionaries; in 2006 four Red Brigade prisoners were locked up in these structures (one of them, Diana Blefari, committed suicide in October 2009, shortly after she was removed from 42 bis). This is a precedent that hasn’t yet been disrupted in spite of mobilizations.

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As time moves on and the seasons change, we approach once again the June 11th International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. Another year has passed, and many of our dear comrades remain captives of the state, subject to its daily subjugation, isolation, and brutality. June 11th is a time to stop the ever-quickening rush of our lives and remember.

Remember our imprisoned comrades. Remember our own histories of revolt. Remember the flame – sometimes flickering, sometimes blazing – of anarchism.

WE ARE ALL POTENTIAL PRISONERS

With June 11th, we desire to deepen a critique of prison that challenges the distinction between prisoner and supporter. For us, these differences are conditional: we, as anarchists, see ourselves as potential prisoners. Some of us have been, some of us will be. This is the basis of our solidarity – a recognition of ourselves in the plight of those in prison.

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From May 2 to 8, a week of agitation for Gabriel Pombo da Silva and the imprisoned anarchists

Freedom for Gabriel Pombo da Silva

and the imprisoned anarchists

Let’s break the silence.

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