Czech Abuses in Jails: PROTEST!

>> From: "Lisa & Mary Anne", INTERNET:mahlf@h... (as in >> Date: 9/28/00 7:23 AM

>> RE: Prague - fax Havel

>> Hello friends,

>>

>> We are well and so far, not in jail. The main reason for this message is

>> that people who have been arrested are having an extremely hard time in

>> jail. Many people of all nationalities are being beaten. Over 900 have

>> been arrested. About 2/3 are Czech.

>>

>> There are reports of broken arms, teeth knocked out, black eyes, and sexual

>>

>> abuse. People have been denied food and access to lawyers. Some have been

>>

>> kept up all night in small cells with not enough room to lie or sit down.

>> They have been kicked to prevent them from sleeping. Some people have been

>>

>> released and the internationals are being deported.

>>

>> It seems that the police are showing both a light and dark side. They have

>>

>> not overreacted on the street unless provoked, but the jails are a

>> different

>> story.

>>

>> We would like everyone to send a fax to the President of the Czech

>> Republic,

>> Vaclav Havel, demanding that people be released immediately and that the

>> brutal treatment of prisoners cease. The more people that are aware of

>> this

>> brutality, the harder it will be for the Czech government to continue these

>>

>> acts.

>>

>> His fax number is 0042-02-24310851. Check the IMC web pages or the INPEG

>> web page for more information.

>>

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>> Since we have arrived we have been very involved in doing non-violence

>> training, which people have been hungry for. Both yesterday and today the

>> protests were completely non-violent. 'We'll do a longer report soon.

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