Djehuti
8th May 2005, 01:35
May Day in Bogotá: Violent police repression
As usual, this May Day there was a massive demonstration in Bogotá,
Colombia. Hundreds of people from a diverse range of social movements
took the streets to fight against capitalism. Walking along with the
workers, there were a lot of young anarchists that agitated their
black flags and shouted for freedom while hearing rock bands in a
non-violent attitude. Suddenly, when the demonstration reached one of
the main streets of downtown Bogotá, the police started to throw tear
gas to the anarchists without any reason. Soon there was an explosion
and the police initiated a violent repression, hitting people with
wooden sticks and shooting rubber bullets in all directions. In this
moment a 15 year old, who was walking inside the anarchist block, was
badly beaten up by various policemen. Nicolás David Neira Alvares was
then surrounded by these savages and was beaten up until he lost
conscience. Various comrades came to the rescue and they were able to
take Nicolás to a hospital in the Westside of Bogotá. After that, he
was taken to another hospital were he is still in critical conditions.
He has a strong head trauma and minor contusions in his body. He was
hit so hard in the head, that for now he can't be operated. As it is
expected, none of this reached the press.
In addition to this horrible event, there at least six people wounded
with rubber bullets, one person wounded by "an explosive of
dispersion" thrown by the police and various people received beatings
in their heads, faces and bodies. Right now the unions and the
anarchists are trying to organize a public sue, but there is the
immediate need of an international divulgation of these events in
order to denounce this hideous atrocity made by the police.
See pictures from the demo and the repression over here:
http://www.simone.bruno.name/primo/index_8.htm
http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2005/05/24920.php
http://perso.wanadoo.es/rompiendocabuyas/primerodemayo.htm
For more info in Spanish visit: www.colombia.indymedia.org
www.nodo50.org/anarcol
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Young anarchist killed by the police in Bogotá, Colombia
http: //www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20050507084947659
As usual, this May Day there was a massive demonstration in Bogotá,
Colombia. Hundreds of people from a diverse range of social movements
took the streets to fight against capitalism. Walking along with the
workers, there were a lot of young anarchists that agitated their
black flags and shouted for freedom while hearing rock bands in a
non-violent attitude. Suddenly, when the demonstration reached one of
the main streets of downtown Bogotá, the police started to throw tear
gas to the anarchists without any reason. Soon there was an explosion
and the police initiated a violent repression, hitting people with
wooden sticks and shooting rubber bullets in all directions. In this
moment a 15 year old, who was walking inside the anarchist block, was
badly beaten up by various policemen. Nicolás David Neira Alvares was
then surrounded by these savages and was beaten up until he lost
conscience. Various comrades came to the rescue and they were able to
take Nicolás to a hospital in the Westside of Bogotá. After that, he
was taken to another hospital were he is still in critical conditions.
He has a strong head trauma and minor contusions in his body. He was
hit so hard in the head, that for now he can't be operated. As it is
expected, none of this reached the press.
In addition to this horrible event, there at least six people wounded
with rubber bullets, one person wounded by "an explosive of
dispersion" thrown by the police and various people received beatings
in their heads, faces and bodies. Right now the unions and the
anarchists are trying to organize a public sue, but there is the
immediate need of an international divulgation of these events in
order to denounce this hideous atrocity made by the police.
See pictures from the demo and the repression over here:
http://www.simone.bruno.name/primo/index_8.htm
http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2005/05/24920.php
http://perso.wanadoo.es/rompiendocabuyas/primerodemayo.htm
For more info in Spanish visit: www.colombia.indymedia.org
www.nodo50.org/anarcol
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Young anarchist killed by the police in Bogotá, Colombia
http: //www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20050507084947659