Catalan Solidarity: Solidarity with the victims of reprisal in Alacant & Perpignan

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Solidarity with the victims of reprisal in Alacant & Perpignan

On December 26th, militants of the Socialist Organisation for National Liberation (OSAN) in Alacant, made different solidarity information murals which they hung in the city centre.

Precisely these murals condemned the political harassment that the youth is suffering at both extremes of the Catalan Countries: Alacant (south) and Perpignan (north), for organizing politically.

Pere and Yann were recently arrested by the French police for their activities as members of the Strike Committee which throughout December 2007, lead the students struggle in the Perpignan University.

Enric and Robe on the other side are immersing in a judicial process blamed of sabotage against several Estate Agents in Alacant.

(Endavant)

Support that Political Prisoners receive from inside Catalonia

Catalan Solidarity has been inspired by the work of Catalan Anti-Repressive organisations such as Alerta Solidària and Rescat, who were set up with the aim of supporting Catalan people who have been imprisoned by the Spanish government for politically motivated activism. Following mass arrests and imprisonment of activists connected to the independentists and anti-fascist movements an informal collective came together to provide both practical support to prisoners and challenge the media portrayal of such individuals which had been fuelled throughout the Spanish mainland by a government, media and police conspiracy. As well as offering practical support and advice to imprisoned Catalans, their supporters and those awaiting trial, Rescat has been involved in high profile demonstrations, including those in front of the main court in Madrid where people have been judged, actions to support political prisoners who are on hunger strike and events to raise awareness of the political situation in Catalonia.