Final manifestation - rally of the Break Isolation Refugee Summer Camp and solidarity action against racial exclusion and state repression
2nd September, 13 o'clock Mainstation Erfurt
Short chronicle of repression
24.8. A police helicopter orbits the camp with pictures taken from the opened side door.
28.8. The Federal police collected the documents of two activist in the Train between Muhlhausen-Erfurt. At their exit from the Train, the were further held by the Police with their datas investigated and noted with threats of consequences in case they had violated the residential obligation.
29.8. Officials of the department of public order in Erfurt and civil police officer invaded the camp premises and tried to force an extensive inspection of the Camp premises. Explicit warning for the Autonomy of premises was ignored.
30.8. An activist from Niedersachsen was apprehended by federal police officers at the mainstation. His document was controled with a notification of his unauthorized presence in Erfurt.
31.8. An activist from Thueringen was controlled directly in front of the Camp by police . Since the officers couldnt prove any violation from him, he was then threatened „We will be here until the end of the camp – if you are found here after tomorrow, you will be arrested!.
“ The same police patrol probably invaded the entrance to the camp in attempt to intimidate the solidarity nightwatch.
By evenig, some activists of the CARAVAN embarked on controlling the police at the central Train station. After the police retreat from the Station, a local nazi started with a racist insult on one of the activist with hassling and a demonstration of the Hitlers Salute.
For weeks the Cops have been patrolling around the Camp on a day and night basis with a Police van in the last days.The Erfurt mainstation alwys seem like no-go-area for people who don't fit into the racist model of white and blond – at the point, the federal police are working hand in hand with agressive nazis.
Threats on refugee activists at the isolation camp Breitenworbis
At the same time, the threats towards active refugees in the Breitenworbis isolation camp is increasingly intensified. After friends made harsh critics on the Camp accomodation and the terror of the Heiligenstadt foreign office to the MDR-journalist last week, individuals Refugees have been directly threatened with deportation while two others had been summoned to the office. As more anouncements from the press and a delegation from the Break Isolation Camp went out this week., the lager officials forced the Refugees into maintainance and cleaning. Any Refugee who refused was threatened with deportation. At the visit of the social welfare officer to the lager on thursday, the Police was all the time present.
Reclaim Erfurt
Not only through the obviously nervous reactions of the repressive Authourity on the camp and the increasing organisation of Thueringen refugees in the transregional CARAVAN-Network, shows how real and important this camp is.
Above all the living withnesses and the strenghntened networking from the different cities and regions , as well as the connection with solidarity persons and Group from thueringen – especially Erfurt – who hat essentially promoted the camp. The brutal removal of the Topf-Squat remains unforgotten but it was the climax of the ongoing usual practice of control, suppression and violence against people who are either denied to live a life of the dominating model of competition and assimilation or don't fit in the image of a major racist society because of their look or heritage.
The succesfull action during the detention and deportation threat of Habibi on 8th July was already a strong signal of solidarity and determination against state violence and racial motivated controls.
Those who in the name of state control functions in pretence for democracy and civilisation expends lots of energy and tax money with a friendly smile in pulling people down to the dust.
Its enough ! Our vision of a just and free society, our solidarity and practice of true, not-corruptible relations reveals the racist visage in disguise.
They will not break our solidarity of resistance against the state organized unequal treatment of people – We will use appropriate actions to expose this practices of obstracting political opinios of Migrants and Refugees and control those who believe they can control us without having any resistance!
„Our physical presence guarantees our dignity“
Osaren Igbinoba – The VOICE Refugee Forum
Break Isolation Movement
The VOICE Refugee Forum
The CARAVAN for the rights of refugees and migrants
We are sick of it!
We take back our freedom!
Control police and organize civil resistance!
From tomorrow 13.00 we will control back!
31.08.2012
Break Isolation Press Release in Erfurt
Stop Racist Control – Control the Police:
http://www.thevoiceforum.org/node/2704
23.08.2012
Break Isolation Action in Erfurt Hbf: Fight Racism – Stop the Police Racist Control!!
http://www.thevoiceforum.org/node/2691