(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Ecology, 140 years in prison for opponents of the TAV (fr, it, pt)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Ecology, 140 years
in prison for opponents of the TAV (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]

For over 20 years, the activists opposing the construction of a high speed line ( treno ad 
alta velocità, or TAV) to connect Lyon to Turin. This large unnecessary project would be a 
disaster in terms of destruction of nature and ecological devastation. ---- Some tunnels 
will be dug on uranium and asbestos deposits, which will have the effect of spreading the 
dust of these minerals in the atmosphere of the valley. On the other hand, many 
expropriations are provided for the construction of the track, in particular of 
agricultural land. ---- Big bucks for a useless project ---- It is shown that it will cost 
a fortune to the local population, even though the existing railway line could be used 
better and more especially to ensure the rail freight today performed significantly 
polluting trucks. Every meter of TAV costs 158,000 euros! These are all public funds 
diverted to the mafia and speculators who are not used for public services.

Twenty years of dispute

A strong protest has never ceased since the beginning of the project; it resulted from 
events involving thousands of people, but also by land occupation of Susa Valley or even 
by acts of resistance and sabotage yards imposed on the local population.

This movement includes both activists of the valley, but also people from all over Italy 
as well as group in France. It has become a reference in the fight for the whole Italian 
social movement during the 20 years of struggle.

Strong repression of the Italian State

This struggle has always undergoes a very strong repression by the Italian State. During 
these years, several activists were arrested NO TAV-es, with great fury on the part of the 
Italian judiciary. Although terrorism charges were dropped, the state continues to 
continually focus the No-Tav, criminalizing each event.

It's a strategy against political activists, associations and trade unions in Italy, which 
is spreading throughout Europe and around the world. 48 No Tav activists have recently 
been sentenced to es the equivalent of a total of 140 years in prison and fines of more 
than 100,000 euros for the participation in events held between June 27 and July 3, 2011. 
It is a political conviction, in order intimidating.

Increasingly repressed environmentalists struggles

All over the world, popular movements rise against these large unnecessary projects to ZAD 
Testet of France, against dam projects, power plants, airports, and any draft 
industrial-production-company we want impose capitalism and States.

Very recently in France, a comrade died, killed by an explosive grenade police militia. 
This fellow could have been anyone on-the-what of us. Remi died defending an area to be 
transformed dam to meet industrial agricultural projects in Testet, proof that the state 
and the major capitalist society not that little consideration or human life or for nature.

To stop the unnecessary project high-speed Lyon / Turin and its deadly consequences for 
humans and nature!

For stopping all unnecessary large projects!

For the non-prosecution and freedom for activists NO TAV and all the prisoner-es-es policies!
Stop the looting of our territories!

Direct control of territories by communities!

Massive joint demonstration NoTav February 21, 2015 in Turin
International solidarity!
Signatories:

- * Alternativa Libertaria / FdCA (Italy)

Alternative Libertaire (France)
Libertarian Socialist Organization (Switzerland)
Libertarian Communist collective Biel (Switzerland)
Libertarian Communist Group (Wales)
Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland)
Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group (Australia)
Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (South Africa)


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