At least 110 deaths in custody of the Spanish State during the year 2008

In the year 2008, we have news of at least 110 dead people while were found in custody of the State, or in the course of police operations: The last one, December 31, in the jail of Zuera, Zaragoza. From January 1, 2001, the known number of people that have died under the circumstances elevates at least to 800. These they are only the cases we know, but ,how many deaths in custody have been produced?. When, who and how will put an end to this situation?. Once more we have to report of this mark of its supposed democracy. Once more we have enough data lack to call the State: murderous.

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Deaths by actions of the FSE' s or in police stations during the year 2008:

1. 3 of January, W. Ecuadorian citizen dies, after being person under arrest by agents of the Civil Guard of Colmenar Viejo.
2. 8 of January, V. dies when was under arrest in the headquarters of the Civil Guard was found of Burriana (Castellón).
3. 11 of January, a man dies in the headquarters of the Civil Guard of Guardamar del Segura (Alicante)
4. 21 of February, a man of 40 years, die in Markina (Bizkaia), when he was reduced by agents of the Ertzaintza
5. 21 of February, a man of 37 years, he appeared hung in a cell of the Leon police station.
6. 7 of March, a detained man dies after jump out of a window in the locality of Madrid of Rivas Vaciamadrid, when he was under arrest by the Civil Guard.
7. 18 of March, a man dies in Algeciras, Cadiz, upon being reached by a shot performed by an agent of the Civil Guard, when "he fled" of a control.
8. 18 of March, P. of 24 years, dead person in a jail of the Upper Headquarters of Police of Granada appears.
9. 1 of April, G. of 23 years, dead person found in a cell of the Upper Headquarters of Police in Zaragoza.
10. 3 of April, A man of 44 years, dies in the cell of the precinct of the Spanish National Police of Lion.
11. 30 of June, A. of Moroccan origin, appeared hung in the jails of the Local Police Station of Roquetas del Mar, (Almería).
12. 4 of July, A man of 46 years, appeared hung in a cell of the precinct of the Spanish National Police (C. N. P). of Estepona (Malaga).
13. 11 of July, J., of British origin, appeared hung in the jails of the command of the Civil Guard of Murcia.
14. 31 of August. A Nigerian citizen, of 47 years, died in the backwards of Sappers, Valencia.
15. 22 of September. A. of 35 years, passed away in the Hospital Donostia, after being arrest by agents of the local police of San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa).
16. 24 of September. S, of 52 years, died in consequence of a heart attack of myocardium when agents of the Civil Guard registered their vehicle near the Rioja locality of Gimelio.
17. 14 of October.- A Honduran citizen appeared hung in the precinct of the National Police of Getafe (Madrid).
18. 1 of December.- An Ecuadorian citizen, of 32 years, died after a struggle with agents of the Civil Guard. The official version affirms that the dead seized the weapon of an agent and shot to himself.

Deaths in spanish state prisons during the year 2008

21. 6 of January, S. passed away in the prison of Zuera (Zaragoza).
22. 8 of January. J. died in the hospital of the prison of Albolote (Granada).
23. 9 of January. A person passes away in the prison of Teixeiro (TO Coruña).
24. 9 of January, A person dies in the jail of Albolote (Granada).
25. 12 of January. A woman dies in the prison of Nanclares of the Goose (Álava).
26. 13 of January, a prisoner of the Modelo jail of Barcelona, dies in the hospital.
27. 14 of January, a woman of 28 years, died in the prison of Brians (Barcelona).
28. 1 of February, G. passed away in the jail of Granada of Albolote.
29. in the first days of February, a person dies in the prison from TO Lama (Pontevedra).
30. To first of February G. died in the from Cordoba jail of Alcolea.
31. 5 of February, C. of 22 years, appeared hung in the prison Brians 2.
32. 5 of February, F. of 35 years, died in the cell of the jail of Pereiro (Ourense).
33. 8 of February, J. died in the prison of Alcolea (Cordoba).
34. 9 of February, F. died in the module 4 of the jail of Aranjuez (Madrid).
35. 9 of February, J., appeared hung in a cell of the prison from A Lama (Pontevedra). 36. 17 of February, a man of 27 years, died in the prison Seville II.
37. 21 of February, J. passed away in the nursing one of the prison Tenerife II.
38. 28 of February, S. of 27 years, died in the prison of Huelva. There are news of other two deaths in the jail of Aranjuez, in February of this year.

And an surprising data:

Deaths in Young and Kids special centers during the year 2008

92. November. A boy of 12 years, killed itself in the center of smaller "Picón of the Jarama", in Madrid, negotiated by the Foundation OR' Belen.

Sources:

Center of Documentation against Torture
Point of Scape Magazine
International Red Help

Torch Light March For Political Prisoners

In Catalonia each year a torch light procession takes place for International solidarity with those who fight for the liberation of the nations and for socialism in the Catalan Countries. What follows is a link to one of the recent demonstrations held by RESCAT (or Rescue) the Catalan Collective for Political Prisoners.

VIDEO Political prisoners: March of torches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cdr7tvSilc

You can also visit: http://rescat.wordpress.com/

Catalan Activists Bring Down Spanish Symbol

Two Catalan independentist activists were arrested and imprisoned for 8 days for ther alleged part in demolishing la figura del Toro de Osborne, a bull (a Spanish symbol), at El Bruc. Around 200 activists from various Catalan independentist Left organisations: Maulets, la Coordinadora d'Unitat Popular (CUP), Alerta Solidària and the Coordinadora de Joves de l'Esquerra Independentista (CAJEI).

The action is part of an ongoing campaign to remove symbols of the Spanish state and comes not long after the highly successful controversial campaign to have street markings erected during the fascist dictatorship era.



Catalan demonstrators rallied at a local monument to Catalonia in El Bruc as speaker after speaker called for the complete removal of 'the bull'.

Video:
http://www.lavanguardia.es/premium/publica/publica?COMPID=53655247597&ID_PAGINA=200806163&ID_FORMATO=9

Demonstrators Blocked from Celebrating Women's Day In Barcelona By Mossos D'Esquadra

As International Women's Day in Catalonia got underway it was clear from the high level of 'MOSSOS D'ESQUADRA' that something was developing. The national Catalan march and rally was organised by Plataforma Revolucionària Antipatriarcal (Anti-Patriarchal Revolutionary Platform) hundreds gathered at la Plaça Universitat to participate in the annual event.

The demonstration was as ever very vocal, angry, yet good humored however as it headed in the direction of Les Rambles the atmosphere was changing by the minute. At Les Rambles lines of Mossos in full Riot dress then read out a statement telling those in attendance to carry on to the next street as we were unable to carry on through Les Rambles as in previous years, however this suggestion was rejected completely.

As we began to protest by calling slogans at being refused access to Les Rambles, as discussion took place as to what direction we should take it was decided that we continue the original route down Les Rambles. As several Mossos taunted those taking part by pushing and using threatening gestures two baton charges were directed at those taking part in the International Women's Day celebrations. In doing so many had been assaulted at which it was decided to call off the demonstration so as people wouldn't be subjected to further violence by the thugs of the Mossos D'Esquadra.

View more by going to: http://antipatriarcal.wordpress.com/

Tarragona March 8th Demonstration

Several Catalan Feminist collectives rallied in the streets of Tarragona on March 8th as part of the 2009 International Women's Day celebrations. Many of the groups which included the trade unions, spoke of the Spanish state level of surveillance throughout the rally by agents of the Guàrdia Urbana and the Mossos d'Esquadra, who identified members of the various organisations involved and those who spoke during the celebrations. However successful event was rounded off with a popular meal at the Casal Popular Sageta de Foc which included Jamaican music and dance.

10,000 March For Catalan Self Determination In Brussels

Under the slogan "We want a Catalan state", thousands of people – 10,000 according to the organisers and 2,900 according to the local police – marched from the northern Brussels station, headed by party composed of the organising group for the march “Ten thousand to Brussels for self-determination”. They were accompanied by representatives of the ERC and the CDC.

The demonstrators carried Catalan four-barred independist flags and Basque, Flamenco, Corsican and Venetian flags were also in evidence. A Berber delegation was also in attendance. Other demonstrators carried placards depicting, upside down, some Catalan MEPs who had not supported the march, such as Raimon Obiols (pro-Spanish social democrats), Ignasi Guardans (CiU) or Aleix Vidal-Quatras (Spanish conservatives).

Slogans were chanted such as “Independence!”, “Catalonia is not Spain!” and they sang the Catalan anthem “Els Segadors”. The placards displayed slogans such as “Independence for Catalonia”, “For a Peoples' Europe” (in Catalan), “Valencians are Catalan people too” or “EU 27 States+Catalonia+28”.

The demonstration passed through the centre of Brussels, taking more than two-and-a-half hours to do so and finished at the esplanade outside the Midi station, where a manifesto was read calling on the Catalan political parties to place self-determination at the centre of their electoral programmes and at the centre of Government action.

“Here we wish to show the world that there is a conflict in Catalonia, a conflict of a political nature. The Catalan people has the right to self-determination and wants to exercise it” states the manifesto, in which independence is sought so that Catalonia becomes “an EU state with the same rights and obligations as the other members states”.