
From Act for Freedom Now!
Original title: "From Bari (South of italy) in memory of Kyriakos and in solidarity with Marianna, Dimitra e Dimitris."
On the 16th of November, the assembly “NO CARCERE NO CPR” (no prison no deportation center) organised a greeting in front of the prison of Bari in the South of Italy for those inside. We took the chance to also hold a speech about Kyriakos Ximitris and our comrades in the prisons of Athens which we want to publish here.
All love and solidarity for Marianna, Dimitra and Dimitris and those who are grieving the loss of their friend and comrade Kyriakos.
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Il 16 novembre l’assemblea NO CARCERE NO CPR ha organizzato un presidio di fronte al carcere di Bari per le persone detenute. Abbiamo colto l’occasione per leggere un testo, per Kyriakos Ximitris e le nostre compagne in prigione ad Atene, che vogliamo pubblicare qui. Amore e solidarietà per Marianna, Dimitra e Dimitris e chiunque è in lutto per la perdita dell’amico e compagno Kyriakos.
[ENG]
These words we speak in solidarity with our comrade Kyriakos Ximitris and in solidarity with Marianna, Dimitra e Dimitris.
The 31st of october 2024, our anarchist comrade Kyriakos has been killed by a bomb that exploded in an apartment in Athens. Another comrade, Marianna, was seriously injured by the explosion.
Marianna spent two weeks in hospital, where she had to fight not only her heavy injuries but also the torture from the greek anti-terror-cops, who did – unsuccesfully – try to get whatever information out of her.
Yesterday, the 15th of November, they brought her to a prison in Korydallos, a prison where there’s no proper medical department for women to give our comrade the care that she needs. Remember that Marianna only a couple days before has been going through her last operation.
Immediately after the accident, two further comrades, Dimitra e Dimitris, have been arrested and put into prison for investigations.
Kyriakos died in the struggle, the struggle for freedom, autonomy and equality. As an anarchist, he was part of the resistance against this world of prisons, repression and opression. Also for this reason we speak about him today, about Kyriakos and our comrades who are now in the prisons of Athens, waiting for a judge to tell them how their life will continue.
We as anarchists refuse any form of prison: an instrument in the hands of those who have the power, to defend their status.
Those who are imprisoned are those who are poor, those who have to steal to survive and those who cannot bribe the judges.
Those who are imprisoned are those who are angry and who rebel, those who resist to a system that divides us in rich and poor, and then offers the poor nothing but some breadcrumbs, cops, prisons and isolation.
Meanwhile, those who hurt this planet the most are free to do whatever they want. Corrupt politicians continue to govern undisputed and multi-millionaires continue to accumulate money and power.
These are the people to govern the world, that make profit out of wars, that makes us work for them, that gives us the illusion of being free to choose. But when we actually make the choice to not accept all of this anymore, we will be beaten by their cops, condemned by their judges and thrown into their prisons.
If our greek comrades now find themselves into one of these prisons, it is because these powers decided that they might be a threat to them. Therefore we are even more proud to stand at their site; in deep grief for Kyriakos, in flaming anger against the status quo and in full solidarity with our comrades and all the persecuted, incarcerated, outlawed.
The deep feeling of solidarity, friendship and connection we experience in these moments can not be taken away from us.
Kyriakos was a comrade and for some also a friend. The people who knew him say that he was very committed, funny, social and that he invited everyone who wanted to join the struggle with open arms. Let’s remember him not only for a comrade who lost his life for our ideals but also for the great person he was.
FREEDOM FOR MARIANNA, DIMITRA E DIMITRIS!
IN MEMORY OF KYRIAKOS.
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