lesvos revolte in Pagani

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Yet Another Revolt

Today (19.10.2009) around 3 o’clock pm, prisoners in Pagani set fire to at least
two cells. They
protest against their continued detention, and especially against the principle that
some prisoners
are released after a few weeks while other are imprisoned for much longer. They also
continue to
protest against the unbearable living conditions inside the prison.

They say that right about now, 900 people are imprisoned in Pagani, including
youth. There is
the case of a young afghan boy of about 12 years who received his release papers
while his father is
still imprisoned. So he also needs to stay inside. More youth have been spotted
amongst the prisoners.

The fire was quite strong, which made a large intervention of the fire brigade
necessary. Two
refugees fainted, and another six were beaten so badly by the notorious anti-riot
police that they
need to be admitted to hospital. We’re trying to organise photos documenting this.

At about 6 pm, the fire was out, the injured had been brought to the hospital,
and supporters
started to arrive. The prisoners were still inside the yard, telling a lot of
stories. One of them
explained that he had been imprisoned for over four months. Others told that they
mothers, wives and
sisters had been released earlier and have gonbe to Athens, so they are worried
about them being
well. It seems that the prisoners will spend the night in the yard.

We also saw two prisoners who had been injured during their flight and who have
not received any
treatment so far.

We were told we would receive more material, so stay tuned.