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No Borders anarchist Joke Kaviaar comes out fighting against incitement trial

one of no borders | 07.01.2013 00:10 | Migration | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"Well excuse me for living!" Dutch anarchist and No Borders activist Joke Kaviaar goes on trial in Haarlem tomorrow for "incitement" for her writings over seven years slamming the racist border system in the Netherlands and across Fortress Europe. Anonymous put her site back online, and on the eve of her trial she's released this song on youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcTGdfVAkCM&feature=youtu.be. This is her story.



(Joke's blog in English from 26 September, before the new trial date was set. For latest news in Dutch see:  http://www.jokekaviaar.nl/)

My opinion is incitement! Resist and defy the terrorist state!

On september 13th police came at my door. I opened, expecting the mailman to bring yet another summons. “Nationale Recherche,” they said “Are you ms. K.?”. “Yes..” I answered a little hesitant. “You are under arrest for incitement!” and that was it.

Little over an hour later I found myself in police custody all the way in Zwolle and was held there for three days, under all possible restrictions. Meanwhile, they searched my home thoroughly, made photographs of the house and whatever documents I don't all know about, and took possesion of several computers, hard drives, USB sticks, recordings of poetry performances etcetera.

Now what did I do, according to the charges of incitement with a terrorist motive, to be labeled a terrorist suspect?

Well. All I did was write. I wrote and wrote and wrote over the past seven years, articles, poetry, prose, columns, all in words blaming and attacking the state of The Netherlands and the Fortress of Europe for it's murderous policy against migrants, asylum seekers, so called illegals. For it's detention centers, for it's Frontex hunting people down to drown, for it's racism, nationalism, for it's colonialism, for it's capitalist ideology, it's profits, it's democratic hypocrisy.

Now it seems that some, at least four, of my writings are considered to be call outs for violence against the minister of migration, Leers, against the council of ministers, and against government buildings. It also seems that it is not allowed to say that it is time for a new generation to take over from the 80's and 90's group RARA, that set fires to the MAKRO company to force them out of the South Africa apartheid regime.

Well, excuse me for living!

This repression that I am now facing is however not something new and was to be expected. The Dutch intelligence agency AIVD reported back in 2009 that activism against the Dutch asylum policy was extremist, and I was 'honoured' with a quote in this report, called 'The fire of resistence'. Since then, every now and then either media or politicians wrote and spoke of actions against the IND (dutch immigration office), and companies that are involved in building detention centers. Companies such as BAM, now responsible for building the new deportation camp at Schiphol. Several small arson attacks took place over the past few months. During a similar campaign against a new deportation center at Rotterdam Airport, fire was set to the offices of the building company that were placed at the building site. Responsible politicians and directors of companies were visited at home, just to let them know: STOP.

All groups involved are careful enough not to get caught. Bravo!

Now, in order to try to bring to an end resistance against the Dutch national-socialist immigration policy that is about to prohibit their self invented illegality, a special prosecuter has been assigned to lead all investigations. They have come up with nothing, again, so far.. So, what do they do, to make it seem not all in vain? They arrest the undersigned big mouthed anarchist writer to set an example.

What's next? Without a doubt, I refuse to take offline the texts involved, and I keep my website up and running. That must hurt. So the DA made a phone call to my lawyer and announced: “We are going to arrest her again. Keeping the texts online is a new offence.” Immediately my lawyer protested that this is not possible. Now the DA seems to wait for the lawyers letter, explaining his own laws to him. But this does not mean that I'm in the clear. It's only a stay of execution.

Right now, the texts get spread further, mirror websites are duplicating like cockroaches, and solidarity statements are made all around. Thanks everyone! Ofcourse, i would not in the least bit be surprised if the DA is not amused by all of this, loses patience and sends out that arrest warrant sooner. Also, it is very well possible that police investigators find on my website, or elsewhere on the web, new texts with new reasons for new charges. Some freedom of speech, huh? Is being censored freedom? Is being prosecuted for an opinion freedom? Freedom of speech is reserved for right wing extremist politicians, for racists, sexists, and all the like!

What do we expect of the state that we fight? A friendly face? Ha! Of course not. I predict that this is just the beginning of more opression that migration anarchist activists will face in the (near?) future. We all need to be preparing ourselves to defy, resist, to fight back. There is no reason to not expect repression. After all, it's been going for many years. It took the life of migrants. It made people set fire to themselves. Still the minister of migration thinks he can sleep at night, not bothered by even the least bit of consience!?

Let him lay awake about resistance then!

Joke Kaviaar, september 26 2011 The texts are in Dutch, but here they are:
1. RARA, wiens rechtsorde is het?
2. Leers, het vuur en de dood
3. Neederland wordt schoongeveegd
4. Waar blijft de Hollandse Opstand?

one of no borders
- Homepage: http://www.jokekaviaar.nl/

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Incomprehensible

07.01.2013 19:05

It also seems that it is not allowed to say that it is time for a new generation to take over from the 80's and 90's group RARA, that set fires to the MAKRO company to force them out of the South Africa apartheid regime.

Well, excuse me for living!

> Grow up. Telling other people to start fires in incitement. You got caught - deal with it.
At no point we're they having a go at you living. Utterly stupid article should be removed.

thank you for listening


Respect

07.01.2013 20:27

Fucking respect to you Joke! Keep fighting x

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Totally Comprehensible

09.01.2013 18:39

I haven't read the articles in Dutch, cos I can't but the the English article is clear enough. Is writing about the tactics of a group in the 80's "telling other people to start fires" or is it giving the debate an added dimension and historical perspective?

Grow up in Dutch


english translation

10.01.2013 10:36

Weve had a busy time leading up to the courtcase, but are now working hard on providing english translations of the main texts and analyses.
The prosecution demanded Joke to be in prison for 6 months, the decision will be in 2 weeks, 22 January.
Stay tuned!

support group 13 september

support group
mail e-mail: info@13-september.nl
- Homepage: http://13-september.nl/


You need to get this out...

10.01.2013 16:07

I have already written a post on my own blog, in both English and Dutch. I get alot of Dutch readers. I have already spent a lot of time reaching out to my contacts on Twitter and elsewhere here in the US. The majority of the Internet world reads English and you may find more exposure in the future, especially by those of us here in the US who oppose Wilders.

What is important about this story is that the Netherlands touts itself as some kind of champion of Internet freedom and the government has hosted conferences on "freedom speech of bloggers." If this case is exposed to a wider world, it could have some REAL impact, in the year after the acquittal of Geert Wilders, the ramifications of this prosecution can be huge. The Dutch government will have egg on its face and it could get embarrassing - let's make it that!

I have a post-grad education in the national security field and plan to write a book on Dutch politics, culture and national identity. I was already planning a research project on the AIVD and its investigation activities, which are quite dubious. You should know that they have been spying on refugee advocacy groups for years. I am planning a paper on this case your efforts in great so far.

I hope you contact me. We may not share the same views, but we do on this important view of free speech. I also share your view that there should be NO boarders and that people should be able to live where they want!

Thanks for your efforts - blijven vechten!

eslaporte
mail e-mail: eslaporte@yellow-stars.com
- Homepage: http://www.yellow-stars.com


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