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| Balkenende vast in hotel | NN - 26.06.2010 23:55
Berichten dat balkenende vast zit in zijn hotel op zaterdag 26 juni en het niet kan verlaten vanwege de aanhoudende protesten worden bevestigd op de websites van enkele kranten (AD, Telegraaf). Het was de bedoeling dat Balkenende opnieuw mocht aanzitten bij de G20.
Blog over de veelheid en diversiteit aan protesten van afgelopen week  http://this.org
| | arrestantensoli | nn - 28.06.2010 03:40
http://movementdefence.org/G20appeal
Appeal for broad political support for the G20 arrestees
June 27, 2010 - 3:00pm | by movementdefence
June 27, 2010, 3:00pm
The MDC’s Summit Legal Support Project is appealing to the movements it
supports to mobilize a show of political strength and solidarity for the
nearly 500 people arrested in the last four days. The Toronto Police and
the ISU appear to have lost control of their ‘prisoner processing center’,
denying arrestees meaningful and timely access to counsel while beating
and arresting those peacefully protesting their detention outside.
Despite assurances to the contrary, only a handful of people have been
released, including those held for many hours without charge. Arrestees
are given incorrect information about the bail process they will be
subjected to, and friends and family members gather hours early at the
courthouse, located far from the city center and inaccessible via transit.
Our lawyers call in and are told that there is no one available to make
decisions or wait for hours at the detention centre, only to be denied
access to their clients. Almost 500 people are in custody and we know from
experience that the vast majority of those charges will disappear and yet
the cell doors remain shut.
We need to step it up and build a political response. We need many more
voices – especially prominent ones – to say that the abuse and
incompetence at 629 Eastern Avenue must stop. We must demand that all
levels of government take control of the police forces under their
command. We need to ensure that courts and crown attorneys act to enforce
constitutional rights rather than collude in their violation.
Free the Toronto 500!
The Movement Defence Committee
| | from Toronto | nn - 28.06.2010 03:51
Hey all, the situation in Toronto is quite serious.
The police are silencing any form of dissent against the G8/G20/B20.
They are detaining and arresting people without grounds, and
obstructing mobilization press conferences, following people,
intimidating and arresting long time community organizers, targeting
people of colour, arresting people doing jail support (including legal
observers).
Please write about it. The dominant frame in the mainstream media is
ignoring the infringements on civil liberties and prevention of due
process.
Please use these tools to show your support:
- letters to the editor
- op eds
- blogs
- emails
- facebook
People are being silenced. Intimidated, beaten and brutalized.
| | video van jouralist over politieoptreden | GI/XminY - 28.06.2010 13:06
Een sterk filmpje laat zien hoe de politie in Toronto tekeer ging tegen demonstranten en journalisten en de politiewoordvoerder dat vervolgens gladpraat op persconferentie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7OA920pbv8
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