One of the former Hamburg G20 prisoners needs our support!

The young Russian anarchist who was part of the NoG20 protests in Hamburg and was put in pre-trial detention in July 2017 for more than four months and had to show up in court every week for months and month until he finally returned after almost a year of involuntary residence at home, was forced to leave Russia and ask for asylum in an EU country.

Unfortunately the Hamburg immigration authorities expelled him from Germany at the end of 2017 and obtained a 5 year entry ban for the entire Schengen area against him. And did so, although the legal proceedings against him were far from over at this point and there was ultimately no final conviction in the end.
His lawyer for Migration and residencial rights in Hamburg could meanwhile legally block this but it was not deleted from the SIS II police computer, which is the case of big problems.

As part of the wave of persecution against anti-fascists and anarchists in Russia an extremist group was fantasized about in preparation for the condemnation of the anarchist Asat Miftachow. He is facing a trail to break an office window of Putin party “United Russia” on New Year’s Eve 2018
“… But the judiciary found … [Asat] after two years Pretrial detention, guilty of hooliganism. Miftachow is said to be Head of a Extremistic group “by using arms” violate public order and show their “disregard for Society ” …” He was sentenced to 6 years in prison in Moscow on January 19. https://taz.de/Gefaengnis-fuerrussischen-Oppositionellen/!5741846/

A few days before Asat’s sentencing, the “extremist group” where shown on television. pictures of young anarchists at sports trainings and events, as well as photos of Weapons etc cut together and broadcast. So also photos of our comrade, who then decided to leave the country and flee as quickly as possible.

On January 16 He flew to a major EU city without a visa and asked in the transit zone of the Airport for asylum. He immediately landed in the airport jail.
First it was said that his request was apparently not “obviously unfounded” and he should probably after a weekend in custody “enter” the country to carry out an asylum procedure. But then they said after the weekend that he is a threat to the security and order of the country, since he did also a threat to the security and order of Germany, Hamburg, G20, etc, etc. and he is therefore not allowed to “enter” and also not apply for asylum in the airport procedure. They will send him back!

Fortunately, a good lawyer could be found who immediately brought an legal action against this. Went to the airport jail to visit him in custody and had all the documents from Hamburg translated that prove that he was in Hamburg neither convicted nor expelled and no Schengen entry is blocked.

In the meantime, two gentlemen “asked” him to talk to him while he was in custody at the airport. What he believed, what could be done for him, what Putin couldn’t do for him, why he was at the G20 in Hamburg whether he had any contacts with anarchists in this country, at all Contacts and, above all, if he is an anarchist, why would he not go to Africa?
After they threatened to beat him up with a chair because he stubbornly told them to talk to his lawyer they withdrew again. The lawyer herself couldn’t find out exactly what kind of gentlemen they were.

After 9 days in an airport jail, she succeeded on January 26th. to get him out of there in court and he now move freely and can apply for asylum.

Since the legal fees there are much higher than here and he urgently needed and still needs legal help he now needs our support.

The lawyers’ fees, translations, etc. amount to just over 3000 euros. Half of it has already come together. Now we need about 1500 euros

Please donate under the subject: “G20 Asyl”
to the account of EA Hamburg Donation account:
IBAN: DE26200505501250133624
BIC: HASPDEHHXXX
Keyword: “Anderkonto EA G20 Asyl”
Account holder: Ehrhardt, Ursula

Or in cash at EA Hamburg
Subject: “G20 Asyl”
In the postbox of EA Hamburg
in the info shop Schwarzmarkt
EA c / o Schwarzmarkt
Kleiner Schäferkamp 46
20357 Hamburg

We thank you all
and wish our Russian comrade success in his asylum procedure,
Freedom and happiness

United We Stand!

“This is a detailed report and reflection on what happened before, during, and after the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. At the same time, it is a letter addressed to the activists and residents of Buenos Aires, Argentina—where the next summit (protest) will soon take place.

The authors come from Paris and Hamburg; they took part in the protest week together. They began working on this book in September 2017, discussing and composing everything clandestinely because politicians and police have been alleging that an “international conspiracy” was responsible for the militant resistance.

The people who worked on this project all come from different political backgrounds and attitudes; some see themselves as militants, others as explicitly non-violent. Their nevertheless largely common perception about the events and combined narrative is a contribution to the historiography of the G20, casting light on events that have remained clouded by the smoke of tear gas, burning barricades and above all, media representation.

For the Compas in Buenos Aires, this letter should help to prepare for similar situations—to avoid repeating mistakes and to make the most of the opportunities. Proceeds from the sale of these books will go to support those targeted by repression in Buenos Aires.
 
here you can find the German/English E-book/PDF version”

sent from Italy, full of love and solidarity:

Freedom is beautiful

Freedom is beautiful, how many beautiful things does freedom have!

A beer, a kiss, a blue sky without bars in the middle,

the rays of the sun that beat on our skin in these first days of spring.

In short, freedom is just nice.

However, many friends and many friends, many comrades, cannot enjoy all
this.

Because they are imprisoned by this “justice”.

And it is to them that our thoughts must go.

Each one of us in his own small way can do something…

We can send letters, help family members, and, above all, we can go to
court.

The trials are focal point of the judiciary. T

he judges, strong in their power, distribute years of prison

like candies in proceedings that are often only farcical.

The logic of power is always the same, isolating, dividing, breaking bonds.

They know that one man is easy to fight.

That’s why attending the processes is so important,

to make it clear that if they touch one they touch everyone!

Let us show solidarity with those arrested and on trial!

Peike, Kostantin, Evgenii and everyone else who may will follow!

United we Stand!

Fabio

We have done a lock-on-action on the same day as the trial of Riccardo, that’s the reason why we took a solidarity banner with us.
We stopped a transport of uranium for 17 hours. We think different actions against capitalism and authority have to go together as in Hamburg at the G20.

The campaign “UNITED WE STAND” is a loose network of different people and groups to support the ones who face repression after the g20 summit in Hamburg. Our focus is to support them during prison and trial.

We invite particulary those we have comrades, friends and relatives in jail because of the g20 summit – to get to know us, exchange experiences, come together, develop ideas and strategies and to learn from each other. We want to gain more power together to handle repression.

During the gathering, we want to develop future action strategies, it’s not a wrap-up.

The shedule

Friday: arriving, food and get to know each other
Saturday: breakfast, actual situation of prisoners and trial, we
would like to discuss the following topics

• Trial
• support
• Networking
• sustainabiliti

Sunday: demonstration the the jail in Hamburg-Billwerder with a manifestation with greetings, music and encouragement.

We welcome your ideas and suggestions for the weekend, please tell us
with the application.

Please write us if you come as soon as possible, thereby we can support
you with your expenses and to find a place to stay.

See you in november “UNITED WE STAND”

application: [email protected]
sleeping: [email protected]

Come with us to the prison JVA Billwerder. We visit our friends hostaged by the City of Hamburg behind huge walls since the G20 summit in Hamburg. In front of the jail we will have coffee, cake, greetings, speaches and the Free-Them-All-Sound-Systhem will play the favorite songs of the imprisoned ones. Please tell us their music wishes, if you write letters with them or go to visits or if you know their favorite songs. Please bring cake and cookies with you to share.

Sunday, 01/10/17 , 14-17h
Railway station Billwerder-Moorfleet

Hello people,
You inside and you outside. It is us again, your siblings, your friends, your comrades.

Since almost 2 month you are locked up here as G20 Prisoners. Locked up behind high walls, with the most unbelievable justifications and court orders.

Most of you don’t have a german Passport and that seems to be reason enough, in this deeply racist society, to be locked up for month with the construction of things like ‘psychological assistance’. 3 of our young companions are still locked up in the Prison for minors on the island and some are in the Pre-Trial Prison in Neustadt. Our complete support and solidarity counts also for them.

With joy we heared that Maria finaly got free, that is great but we will not be still and silent until everyone is free! We will come back to visit you every first sunday of the month.

There are many actions of solidarity for you, there is a solidarity-graffiti at the german embassy in Paris and also some windows broke there. There where Demonstration in Venice and Rome infront of the german embassys with the demand to immediately free all of you. On the 6th of August during our last visit there was a Solidarity-Manifestation in Genua on the square ‘San Lorenzo’ and another Solidarity-Manifestation in Bilbao to show support and communion with you in the Prison. On the 7th of August people gathered in Gdansk, Krakow and Warsaw infront of the german embassys to demand your freedom.

Last time you could only hear us quietly so today we will speak even louder and brought some of your favorite songs. Write into your letters what songs you want to hear, what will give you strength and will lighten up the miserable everyday life in Prison. We will organise this music, We hope you get enough letters.

We will see each other soon.
Here!
In the Court!
or on the Street!

FREE YOU ALL!
UNITED WE STAND!