turkey: anarchists urgent solidarity call

solidarity 31.05.2012 20:03
urgent solidarity call from istanbul-turkey
Members of the Freedom to Earth Association (Yeryüzüne Özgürlük Derneği), who defend animal/earth/human freedom and green anarchists and anarchists as a whole, were taken by government anti-terrorism units from their homes simultaneously on May 14 at 5 a.m. They were kept under police custody for 4 days. While all of the members of the Freedom to Earth Association are now free, nine individuals, including vegan and vegetarians, were taken to prison where they remain today.

Our association, Freedom to Earth, works on some subjects like animal rights, human rights, and ecology. This is the first time an anti-terrorism operation was carried out by the police against animal rights and anarchist activists. The police claim that the arrested individuals were responsible for the May 1 attacks on banks and multi-national corperate stores in some areas in Istanbul. However, this is not and cannot be the case as these same individuals are against violence. In reality, the police were simply trying to silence and criminalize efforts like animal liberation, eco-defense and human liberation struggle.

Both the police and the media claim that “our” attacks on the banks were an act of violence. However the real act of violence was the unfounded arrests and detention of sixty people from around Turkey. Freedom is more important than some broken glasses. We endured four days of police questioning and now nine people are still in jail for their supposed crimes. However their only “crime” was being an anarchist. This is the real crime. Moreover this is a state terror. During questionings, we could not even say who were the alleged perpetrators actually were considering that we do not know ourselves. In recent years Turkish government increased the repression against dissent who are criticizing anti-democratic government and repressive rules. Police state is increasingly expanding and there are lots of political prisoners in Turkish prisons. It is now trying to terrorize our struggle against the system and all kinds of the domination types by creating an imaginary terrorist organisation linked to the legal libertarian foundations and some anarchist, animal liberationist and ecologist individuals. This is a total repression against anarchist, anti-authoritarian, animal liberation, ecodefense thoughts and activisties. Now all the activist who are jailed and who are waiting for next arrests worriedly, are expecting some solidarity and support from comrades and friends from all around the world.

For solidarity, we call on all anarchists, anti-authoritarians, animal rights and eco-defense activists to say “Freedom to anarchists and freedom to all Mayday prisoners!” in front of Turkish consulates and embassies throughout the world.

With solidarity and love…

Freedom to Earth Association (Yeryüzüne Özgürlük Derneği)
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Soli-Aktionstag mit türkischen Gefangenen

sol 04.06.2012 - 14:38
Freiheit für die inhaftierten Anarchist_innen in Istanbul!
Internationaler Solidaritäts-Aktionstag am 12. Juni 2012

Am 14. Mai wurden 60 Menschen wegen ihrer Beteiligung an der 1. Mai-Parade in Istanbul festgenommen und ihre Wohnungen durchsucht. Ihnen wird "Sachbeschädigung öffentlichen Eigentums im Namen einer terroristischen Organisation" vorgeworfen, weil bei der genannten Parade einige Banken beschädigt wurden. Neun von ihnen befinden sich nach wie vor in Haft. Ein LBGT-Mensch (lesbian-bisexual-gay-trans) unter ihnen, wurde mit hate-speech belästigt.
9 Aktivist_innen sind weiterhin inhaftiert. Mit der Androhung von 15-20 Jahren Haft wurde manchen der neun in den ersten Tagen, in denen jeglicher Kontakt zu ihren Familien, Freund_innen und Anwält_innen verwehrt wurde, ein Geständnis zur Rädelsführerschaft in einer terroristischen Organisation abgepresst. Angesichts der Organisation aller Betroffenen in anarchistischen Zusammenhängen unterschiedlichster Spektren, von Tierbefreiung bis zu Menschenrecht, Umweltschutz und LBGT, ist dies ein geradezu absurder Vorwurf.
Es ist das erste Mal in der Türkei, dass der Vorwurf der Terroristischen Organisation auch gegen Menschen des anarchistischen Spektrums, der Tierrechts- und der Umweltschutzbewegung angewendet wird. Gegen kurdische Gruppen und andere Linke hat dieser Vorwurf leider schon eine lange Tradition.

Auch deswegen muss den Repressionsorganen gezeigt werden, dass die Inhaftierten nicht isoliert sind, sondern, dass sie eine breite, internationale Bewegung hinter sich wissen, die die Verteidigung des Lebens und der Würde von Menschen und Tieren wichtiger ist, als ein paar Fensterscheiben. In einem offenen Brief äussern sich die neun Gefangenen erstmals ( http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos26423.html) und die Organisation Yeryüzüne Özgürlük Derneği (Freedom to Earth Association) ruft zur internationalen Solidarität auf ( http://de.indymedia.org/2012/05/330671.shtml).

Am 12. Juni werden in vielen Ländern der Welt Menschen vor türkischen Botschaften demonstrieren um ihre Solidarität mit den Inhaftierten auszudrücken und ihre Freilassung fordern. Organisiert eure eigene Aktion in eurer Stadt ( http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkish-representations.en.mfa)! Lasst die Gefangenen nicht allein!

Unterstützt die türkischen Aktivist_innen und fordert ihre sofortige Freilassung!




Freedom for the imprisoned anarchists in Istanbul!
International day of solidarity - June 12th, 2012

On May 14th 60 people who participated in the Mayday parade in Istanbul were arrested and their homes searched. They are accused of "damaging public property in the name of a terrorist organization", because during the parade a couple of banks were damaged. Nine of them are still kept in prison. One of them (who identifies as LGBT -lesbian bisexual gay transgender) was the target of hate speech.
Using the threat of 15-20 years of prison, some of these nine were pressured during the first days (which they spent isolated from their families, friends and lawyers) and confessed to being leaders of a terrorist organization. This accusation seems absurd if one looks at the different parts of the anarchist movements they were active in - from animal rights to human rights, ecological movement and LGBT.
It is the first time that activists from the anarchist spectrum, the animal rights and ecological movement are accused of being a terrorist organization. The same method of repression has a long and sad tradition against kurdish and other left groups and individuals.

It is therefore even more necessary to show the agencies of repression that the imprisoned activists are not isolated, but that they have a broad, international movement standing behind them, which values the defense of lives and the dignity of humans and animals more than a few (broken) windows. In an open letter the nine prisoners speak for the first them ( http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos26423.html) and the organization Yeryüzüne Özgürlük Derneği (Freedom to Earth Association) calls for international solidarity
( http://de.indymedia.org/2012/05/330671.shtml).

On June 12th people in many countries all over the world will demonstrate in front of Turkish embassies to show their solidarity with the prisoners and to demand their release. Organize actions in your own city ( http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkish-representations.en.mfa)!
Do not leave the prisoners alone!

Support the turkish activists and demand their immediate release!