$hile : Words from the comrade Ignacio Avaca two years after the October 18th revolt
The only certainty: some reflections on the “revolt” of October 18th
It has been two years since the wave of mass demonstrations that began on October 18, 2019 and lasted in the streets much longer than the media “reported”. Many of us may have participated in those events in some way. And now, after the decline, and on the occasion of the anniversary, there are a few things worth pointing out, always with the aim of sharpening critiques and continuing the conflict.
(I) Revolt(s) and confrontation during the century of $hilean democracy.
The “revolt”, as many have wanted to call it, meant a generalized breaking point of the “normality” consolidated by the democracies of this territory during the XXI century. This class of “critical” moments is not alien to any government, and, for our part, it is absolutely necessary for us to take into account that the conflict with this normality existed from before and continues to exist after the events of October 18. That is why we cannot forget all the expressions of attack and confrontation that have taken place so far during this period, even though they have definitely not had the stir or the massiveness of the events of October 18 (and probably did not seek to).
Chile: Pablo Bahamondes Ortiz sentenced to 15 years
Today, Wednesday 20th October 2021 , the court of Melipilla sentenced our comrade Pablo Bahamondes Ortiz, “Oso”, to 15 years and one day’s prison, for transport of weapons.
For those who engage in conflict against the State and power, there is no doubt that subversion does not die or stagnate.
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Athens,Greece: Solidarity Poster : 5 and 6 of Nov. for a political event and concert for financial support to D.Hatzivassiliadis and the members of Revolutionary Struggle P. Roupa – N.Maziotis
Poster for the 2-days event of political and financial support for the armed guerrilla Dimitris Hatzivassiliadis and the members of Revolutionary Struggle, Nikos Maziotis and Pola Roupa.
Friday 5 November Hip Hop Live benefit gig. At 8pm strictly inside the ASOEE. (Athens University of Economics and Business)
Saturday 6 November political event with interventions of political prisoners Dimitris Hadjivassiliadis, Nikos Maziotis and Pola Roupa at 4pm at the Analipsi squat in Byronas area
Dimitris Hatzivasiliadis: Political statement on Revolutionary Self-Defense, the period he spent in illegality, his arrest and trial.
Nikos Maziotis and Pola Roupa: An account of the action of Revolutionary Struggle and its members and the perspective of the struggle today.
In Solidarity
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Translated by Act for freedom now!
Athens, Greece: DNA SAMPLES AND ARRESTS IN THE MESS OF WAR WE LIVE EVERY DAY HERE
It is a fact that worldwide the system of monitoring and control using biometric data is growing with the creation of data banks for everyone with the cooperation of State, European and international organisations.
At the same time as the majority of society is subjected to the violence of the State and capital, the increasing impoverishment and the rising cost of living, the beating of strikers and students by the repressive forces, the murders by the cops, the killings in the sweatshops of wage slavery , the repatriations and murder of immigrants.
At the same time they are also expanding their legal arsenal and sharpening their attack on anyone and everyone who raises their head and anyone and everyone who attempts to resist modern totalitarianism. The Greek State is seeking to use trumped-up charges to break the morale of those who are struggling. We, the fighters, the comrades, the comrades declare our presence, we do not retreat, we stand on the side of every exploited and oppressed person, on the side of the persecuted and imprisoned comrades. Anyway, in the beginning DNA identification comes for the fighters, then it will be established for all.
-OPPOSITION TO COMPULSORY DNA COLLECTION OF THE 14 STUDENTS
-IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF COMRADE HARRIS.M.
-NO PROSECUTION FOR COMRADE KOSTAS. Κ.
Prison of Rancagua, Chile: About what happened to the anarchist and subversive prisoners last Thursday
Written November 1, 2021
At around noon on Thursday, October 21, there was a violent attack by prison guards – more than 50 – with the aim of tyrannizing the prisoners – less than 20 – who were in the courtyard at the time in section 1 of the maximum security of the Rancagua prison. It is in 
this context that, along with an equal number of social prisoners, the comrades of the section confronted the cops’ arrogance and stood up to the executioners’ orders, refusing to obey in order to protect their unshakable dignity.
Perhaps we should explain that the usual modus operandi of the prison administration in this prison is to try to bend and break the will of the individual, ordering prisoners to perform degrading acts such as putting their hands behind their backs, standing face to the wall, or doing squats, forms of submission that are constantly refused by the imprisoned anarchist and subversive comrades because they understand well the importance of the right to freedom of expression. There is no textbook that explains this analysis, it is their own conscience and ability to learn from the mistakes of each of our comrades that has led them to choose this path. It is also logical that this kind of response from our comrades leaves the prison guards with a bitter taste in their mouth, which often culminates in violence… This was one of those cases.
Athens, Greece: Molotov attack against the General Secretariat of Information Systems (ΚΕΠΥΟ) by Anarchists
Greek Press (Ekathimerini),21 October – Anarchists claimed responsibility on Indymedia Athens for the arson attack on the General Secretariat of Information Systems in Moschato, near Piraeus, south of Athens, on 10 October.
One of the aims of the group was to show solidarity with the 14 comrades arrested or under surveillance on the basis of their DNA. Around seven Molotovs were thrown in all, affecting both the car parking lot and the building housing the Greek government’s offices and data centre hosting all the data on its official website (gov.gr).
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Attack on the General Secretariat of Information Systems (KEPYO) in Moschato on 10 October 2021 Indymedia Athens 20 October 2021
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The state organizes, equips, and executes.
During the pandemic, while the Mitsotákis government restricted our freedom in every possible way, it not only armed its repressive forces, but also proceeded to strengthen its electronic hegemony.
Madrid, Spain: Bringing the war home: about the defence of the occupied house Higueras in Tetuán
fr:Squat!net / Monday, October 25, 2021
In the early summer of 2021, Higueras (the fig trees), a squat in the Madrid neighbourhood of Tetuán, underwent the siege of a company that specializes in squat evictions. In the Spanish state many security companies sell their eviction services in a not exactly legal way but with the State’s complicity. Higueras managed to overcome this first siege, but a legal procedure is in progress. In the Spanish territory, evictions of housing, whether by cops or security guards, are often met with some resistance, which involves a gathering in front of the house with more or less tension, which attracts the media. Indeed, squatting is a favorite subject of the media and politicians there, much more than in France. Other forms of resistance exist: demonstrations in response, sabotage or symbolic occupations.
A few people have written a text giving their vision and some ideas on the forms that solidarity could take. Despite the difference in context, this text could enrich reflection and action as the police, thugs, landlords and media attack our homes and our spaces.
Toulouse, October 2021
Resistance to squat and rental evictions tends to be a struggle in which those resisting and those in solidarity don’t have the initiative. First of all, for many evictions we don’t even know on what day the repressive forces will appear. If you are dealing with thugs, the vagueness can be even greater. In any case, wearing down can weaken the resistance, and the state as well as the owners know this. In the first few days, when the eviction alert is issued, the solidarity response is powerful in numbers, but unsurprisingly forces diminish after a few days. Moreover, most evictions take place in the morning, when many people are at work or in class. This is also why there are fewer comrades available.
Bern, Switzerland: fire against Securitas
Translated from German by Barrikade, 21 October 2021
In Bern yesterday night, October 21, a car of Contrafeu, a subsidiary of the Securitas Group, was set on fire. As long as Securitas profits from control, violence and coercion, they will be attacked.
Much has already been written about the role of Securitas in the detention regime for asylum seekers*.
Oyonnax, Ain, France: cameras collected by the shovelful
Video surveillance cameras destroyed and a mast cut with a disc cutter in Oyonnax
Le Progrès, 18 October 2021
At around 8.30pm on Sunday 17 October, a small group of individuals destroyed a video surveillance camera at the corner of the rue de la Forge and rue Saint-Exupéry.
A video, which has since been circulating on WhatsApp in particular, (…) shows a group of people, wearing hoods, attacking the pole, using a disc cutter. In less than two minutes, the pole falls to the ground. The camera is then destroyed. The police did not have time to arrest the individuals.
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Joué-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loir, France: school cattle truck gets heatstroke
Joué-lès-Tours: a school bus set on fire in La Vallée Violette
La Nouvelle République/France bleu, 20 October 2021 (extract)
Emotion and suspicion in the district of La Vallée Violette, this Wednesday 20 October in Joué-lès-Tours. A bus belonging to the Millet company, parked on rue Claude Bernard, was destroyed by fire last night at around 1:25am. The driver had to transport secondary school students from Saché and Pont-de-Ruan.
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Nîmes (Gard): sabotaging the daily train-train [routine]
Bus depot ransacked in Nîmes
France bleu Gard Lozère/Midi Libre, 18 October 2021
This Monday morning, several lines of the Tango network, the public transport network of Nîmes, were out of service.
The ransacking of eleven buses took place in the storage depot of a subcontractor of Nîmes Métropole public transport located in Mas de Cheylon. “It is an act of vandalism. Windows have been broken and seats slashed. The eleven vehicles are inoperative. Eight coaches are involved,” explains Ludovic Martin, general manager of Tango-Transdev.
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Berlin (Germany): With a smile on our faces – Covivo office hit with hammers
de.indymedia.org / Sunday 17 October 2021
Last Friday night was probably one of the best nights of the year. While earlier the eviction of the Köpi-Wagenplatz by a huge amount of cops had caused a feeling of helplessness, the night was quite the opposite.
Several thousand people took to the streets of Kreuzberg and expressed their anger in a self-determined way. Everything went well; the cops couldn’t get their lines in place, wild demonstrations broke out on all sides, the cops and their cars were overwhelmed, property managers, trendy cafes and hotels took their toll.
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Barcelona, Spain : Banner denouncing the state murder of Nikos Sambanis by DIAS bike cops scum in Perama, Attica on 22/10/21, at the tattoo circus in Barcelona
30/10/21
October 29 marked one week from the night when three different groups of DIAS cops on bikes chased then shot more than 35 bullets at some people inside a car that did not stop at a “signal”. The chase ended in Perama where bullets from 7 different service weapons wounded one and killed another of the guys in the car. 7 cops shooting at three unarmed minors in cold blood. Nikos Sabanis, 18 years old, was killed by state fire. In their declarations they identify the suspects as Roma and inform the centre that they have no wounded. The nation is informed that 6 police officers are in hospital and of course that they had no intention to kill or knowledge of the suspects’ identity. The infamous Kougias solicitor takes on the killers and the interrogator decides that it is not necessary to keep them in custody.
We are still watching the same play 13 years after the murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos by cops Korkoneas – Saraliotis who continue to walk in our midst. In fact, the state apparatus and the fascists of the far-right are trying to increase our consumability and strengthen their media narrative. Killing by cops in Athens like their counterparts in America and the statements by ruling fascists about defence from the side of the killers are signs of the times and as such we take note of them.
We for our part, the oppressed, exploited, struggling, rebellious must take action while capital, states and fascists are arming themselves. As a minimal gesture to denounce this state murder in Greece we put up a banner on the opening day of the tattoo circus in Barcelona. This event is organized to provide material support for political prisoners and to strengthen the solidarity movement.
WE DO NOT FORGET OUR DEAD, WE DO NOT FORGIVE THOSE RESPONSIBLE
WHOEVER FORGETS THE PRISONERS OF THE STRUGGLE FORGETS THE STRUGGLE ITSELF
COPS, T.V., NEO-NAZIS, ALL THE BASTARDS WORK TOGETHER.
Gypsies – Choriyuri
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more photos from the Tattoo Circus 29, 30 y 31, 2021 Banc Expropiat in Barcelona
Via: athens.indymedia.
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29/10/21
Also a Banner in the Gracia area of Barcelona about the murder of Nikos Sambanis in Perama, Athens by the Greek police.
From Barcelona to Athens states are murdering.
via: https://athens.indymedia
EN/IT : Call for International solidarity through subversive action around COP26 ( Glasgow, Scotland)
