Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 10:10:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Harry M. Cleaver" <hmcleave-AT-mundo.eco.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: Arrests in Amsterdam


Steve: I've been following this story on cs-list, but given that your
Italian is so much better than mine, you should update this story as it
unfolds. It seems we are discovering an escalation of European state
repression in response to the escalation of working class protest. Against
the coming together of protesters from all over Europe, the police are
willing to violate the basic freedom of movement within the EU. Maastricht
guarantees free movement, but only it seems, if you are moving to work for
capital. Italians are free to take jobs in Spain, or Holland, but not to
join with other Europeans in massive protests against capitalist policies.
It will be interesting to see what imagination our friends in Europe will
bring to counterstrategies for this new situation.

Harry	

On Sun, 15 Jun 1997, Steve Wright wrote:

> Reports have been coming into the social centres mailing list (cs-list)
> that more than 200 Italians were taken into police custody upon arrival in
> Amsterdam for Saturday's big demo.
> 
> As you may or may not know, some of the social centres and the Ya Basta
> association had organisd a contingent coming by train from Italy for the
> day.
> 
> Does anyone have any other accounts?
> 
> Here's one report from Radio Sherwood, which says that clashes were
> continuing, and that a number of people had been injured, including the
> Euro MP Luigi Vinci (Rifondazione):
> 
> >alle 19.00 (ora italiana) la polizia olandese non ha ancora fornito alcuna
> >spiegazione per i trecento cittadini italiani arrestati alla stazione di
> >amsterdam. il console italiano ha dichiarato di aver ricevuto risposte
> >evasive dai funzionari di polizia che gli hanno detto che la situazione e'
> >sotto controllo e che lo avrebbero chiamato se fosse stata necessaria la sua
> >presenza.
> >intanto le cariche in stazione continuano mentre i compagni tengono un
> >sit-in di protesta e gli europarlamentari italiani cercano di trattare con
> >le autorita'.
> >una ragazza incinta si e' sentita male ed e' stata ricoverata in ospedale.
> >pare ci siano diversi contusi, fra cui anche l'europarlamentare Vinci.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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