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Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
     Italian police raid Genoa online journalist collective
"geert lovink" <geert@xs4all.nl>
     Udate re: violence in Genoa/ Police Raid GSF, IMC other groups

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Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:40:44 -0400
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: Italian police raid Genoa online journalist collective


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from: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
subject: FC: Italian police raid Genoa online journalist collective
to: politech@politechbot.com
date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:27:58 -0400

It's unclear what happened, but preliminary reports out of Genoa say that 
police armed with guns and search warrants raided "the headquarters of the 
umbrella group behind anti-capitalist riots against the Group of Eight 
summit" on Saturday evening.

That apparently included the Independent Media Center, which was either was 
a target of the raid or swept up in it (the focus seems to have been on the 
"Genoa Social Forum," and they may have shared the same building). Often 
IMC reporters are activists who take part in street actions, though IMC 
organizers try to discourage this by advising reporters to hide their press 
pass when that happens.

One sketchy AFP report, which alludes to a "brutal" raid:
http://asia.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/world/afp/article.html?s=asia/headlines/010722/world/afp/Police_in_brutal_raid_on_G8_protesters__press_centre.html
And what appears to be a reproduced Reuters article:
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54267&group=webcast

IMC reports saying police entered the newsroom:
http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=5415&group=webcast
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54208&group=webcast
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54266&group=webcast
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54245&group=webcast
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=54221&group=webcast

CNN.com article from four days ago saying car bomb and letter bomb early 
this week put cops on high alert:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/17/genoa.amnesty/index.html

Politech archive on Seattle IMC tussle with FBI over web logs:
http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=imc

-Declan

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date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 18:39:56 -0400 (EDT)
from: imc-news <evan@indymedia.org>
to: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
subject: RIGHT NOW Police Raiding IMC in Genova

Hey this is a story you might like to cover. Cops in Genova are currently
in the process of raiding and conviscating computers, disks, tapes, and
harrassing people at the Indymedia Center in Genova right now.

The web radio station, www.radiogap.net is still live with reports of the
cops in teh center and some people are still online explaining what is
happening over irc.

Here's some of logs from the irc:
<arthur> update 23:17 GMT July 21: Police have apparently entered the
Radio Gap studios, reports have come in that police are searching people
inside of the IMC-center. A cell phone report indicates that people have
been split into two groups inside the IMC and are being agressive. We have
conflicting reports as to what is actually transpiring. Those inside the
center are requesting that people contact media and governments to
dennounce the activities
<arthur> ly what is taking place right now because tense situation.


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There are also 5 European MP's on site who are denouncing the action as
illegal.

in solidarity,
evan




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From: "geert lovink" <geert@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Udate re: violence in Genoa/ Police Raid GSF, IMC other groups
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 15:11:23 +1000

from: "Dan Merkle" <danm@msfseattle.com>
sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 1:09 PM
subject: Udate re: violence in Genoa/ Police Raid GSF, IMC other groups

Police Raid GSF, IMC other groups
by el pato 2:53am Sun Jul 22 '01
http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=5415

At half past twelve, police raided the media building which housed the
Genoa Social Forum, the Independent Media Center, legal and medical support
groups. At half past twelve, the police raided the Media Center in Genoa
which contains the Indy Media Center, Legal Support, and Medical teams.

At first the police attempted to enter on the ground floor, but the doors
were quickly barricaded against them.

Many activists, journalists and others outside were beaten by police. There
were dozens of injuries. Before long police were in the building and
entered the third floor where indymedia is located.

IMC journalists stood with hands against the walls of the halls. Police
gathered all journalists, and then searched the rooms. The confiscated mini
discs, a digital camera, and other materials, like gas masks and swiss army
knives.

Soon after, an official of some sort of officials (a woman) arrived and
told police to leave. The police left this building and went out side where
police vans and riot police were parked.

There were a number of representatives of official press in the building,
and they documented much of these events. The Genoa Social Forum gathered
to hold a news conference, and went out to the street to meet with more
press.

 From the window, we could see riot police try to take GSF people behind
police lines, but there was much resistance. For the next one and a half
hours, police beat many people, and there is blood visable in many places.

At the school across from this building, it is reported that police entered
around the same time they came here. Activists who were staying there were
lined up against the wall, and reportedly beaten. Witnesses report blood
all over the halls of this building.

It is now 2:55 am, and police have left the area. People are milling about
in the street and both buildings, shocked at what has happened.

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