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Free Speech !?

krang | 05.11.2005 19:22

on the 27th of october, a fire broke out in the deportation-centre at schiphol. 11 people died there. on the same day, a wake was held for the victims, and the question of accountability was raised right away. from several sides, possible causes and effects of the event were discussed. in many municipalities and cities, solidarity actions were instigated.

on the 27th of october, a fire broke out in the deportation-centre at schiphol. 11 people died there. on the same day, a wake was held for the victims, and the question of accountability was raised right away. from several sides, possible causes and effects of the event were discussed. in many municipalities and cities, solidarity actions were instigated. in amsterdam this was done by means of a banner action. since the 1st of november, banners are hanging from a score of houses, on which the administration of minister rita verdonk and the deadly consequences thereof are put into question. mayor job cohen - who had just defended the freedom of speech ardently on the day of commemoration dedicated to theo van gogh - seems to think quite differently about this subject two days later. or, does freedom of speech only apply to the criminalisation of minority groups and to pushing against the boundaries of racist and faschist and antisemitical proclamations?

on friday the 4th of november eight o' clock, the first attempts were made to remove a banner from the facade of the squatted house "wilde westen" which questioned the way immigration is handled in the netherlands. in the early morning hours of the following day, a brutal assault against the house was committed by the police, during which a lot of damage was done inside the house, and the banner was removed by means of violence. around 14:00 a house on the prins hendrikkade was visited by the police with the request to remove their banner as well, lest the police would call in the riot-brigades immediately. the course of action seems to be set: the expression of opinion by means of the written word is answered with brutal violence. later in the afternoon, around 17:30 the "wilde westen" was again visited by the police with the goal to remove the new banner which had been placed there as a replacement. again, the door of the house was broken down by the riot-brigade, and again the banner was removed by force. at a second house nearby, a similar banner was taken off the wall by means of a crane. around 18:15 the riot-brigades indeed arrived at the prins hendrikkade and tried to reak into this house as well. eventually the banner was just removed from the facade ad the police left again without successfully breaching the door. according to latest news, the riotcops are said to be on the way to yet another house. all over the city, more banners are appearing as a reaction, and the removed ones are replaced faster than the police can take them away. the "wilde westen" already has their second replacement.

krang

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