Barcelona was raided. Five anarchists were taken in what appears to be part of a new governent plan to repress the libertarian movements in Spain. There are reports that the five were targetted by the police because they were seen responsible for content on a Facebook page that the government obviously did not like. They will stand before court on Friday. --- The libertarian space Ateneu Llibertarii is owned by the CNT-AIT, and the Sabadell union has its seat there. It is a also meeting place for other anarchists and also for assemblies of 15M. The raid was ordered by the National High Court and made without a warrant. The 5 people reportedly arrested were supposedly from the group Bandera Negra, although some activists from the area and the Madrid Group of Bandera Negra say the situation is not clear. Bandera Negra could not confirm this information and the so-called "Bandera Negra Collective" may be a virtual group on Facebook, not related to Bandera Negra of Madrid. Those reportedly arrested were charged with "praising terrorism". The police allege that they were plotting terrorist activities. These allegations are seen in the context of a recent anarchist scare in the media, where there were reports of "dangerous anarchists visiting" and rather far-fetched conspiracy theories, obviously given to the media by the police. In addition to Sabadell, Catalonian regional police are launching raids at the request of the Audiencia Nacional in other towns in Catalonia and there are rumors that a national action against anarchists will start around Spain. It is clear that these are new attempts by authorities to criminalize social movements, especially in light of increasingly bad social condition and corruption scandals of the government. Anarchists around Spain are responding to the repression. Updates can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/ateneu.ateneullibertarisabadell
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vrijdag 17 mei 2013
(en) Spain, Barcelona, On the morning of May 15, the Ateneu llibertarii of Sabadell - Update
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