(en) The FAI faced with the repression of anarchism and its media manipulation

The FAI (Iberian anarchist federation) express its opposition to the recent arrests of 
anarchists in Catalonia and Madrid, and offers its solidarity and support to detainees and 
prisoners and their families and significant others. ---- The organized growth of 
libertarian environment and social protest in recent years is being systematically 
persecuted by the state, under the protection of repressive laws characterize terrorist 
all kinds of acts contrary to the established order. ---- Not surprisingly arrests are a 
warning to those involved in any protest activity and are the gateway to the new Muzzle 
rule ("Public safety act") aims to establish an undercover state except to stop the social 
movement for change that has already started. This is why the state generates social alarm 
by police operations and judicial processes based on arbitrary evidences and charges, 
which feed the false myth of terrorist anarchism and promoter of the armed struggle.

This type of counterterrorism operations usually end in acquittal or imposing sentences 
under the repressed persons, consistent with the absence of armed organizations and 
terrorist attacks in the Spanish territory.

According suggest some newspapers (like Libertad digital ?Digital freedom?) the warrant of 
the judge G?mez Berm?dez (in Spain) reflects the existence of any relationship between the 
detainees and the FAI, shedding these statements we have violent ideas and practices, 
which is absolutely false.

Some media (such as Europa press and various websites related to Spanish government) 
attempt to poison, confuse and relate us to the FAI-FRI (Informal anarchist federation - 
International revolutionary front) organization, and GAC (Coordinated anarchist groups) 
that have nothing to do with us.

The practice of FAI is visible and public, internationalist and social. This is evident 
both our adherence to the IFA (International of anarchist federations) and the wide range 
of activities we do in society.

The FAI promotes the development of anarchist and social organization based on direct 
action, mutual support and self-management, without any interference by the State and 
Capital, as the FAI struggles for the emergence of a society emancipated from the system 
and promotes the free and full development of individuals.

For these reasons, the FAI publicly denounces the imprisonment and repression of anarchist 
activism, social protest and media manipulation campaign of anarchism and the Federation.

Peninsular committee of the FAI, December 25, 2014

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