...for whom?
Recently a junior researcher on gentrification in East Berlin has been charged under new German anti-terror legislation and, after being flown to Karlsruhe to appear before a federal court, is now being kept in solitary confinement in a federal prison. His crime seems to be that phrases from his published research appears in a left-wing group's pamphlets, abstruse words like "gentrification". I don't know if he actually does belong to the group, but he doesn't seem to be charged with actually doing anything, just possibly writing for them - clearly a heinous crime in our current condition. He apparently has also been under surveillance for more than a year in the lead up to the anti-G8 conference recently held in Germany.
I'm attaching English language background, an open letter, and the amazon link to his book. There's an open letter of solidarity on this web site:
http://www.freeandrej.net.ms
If you click on "unterstuzung", then there's the letter that you can sign. A translation is attached, and there are more links on the site if your German is semi-robust. This would be a good issue to pass onto the Guardian if someone has contacts there.
I'm attaching English language background, an open letter, and the amazon link to his book. There's an open letter of solidarity on this web site:
http://www.freeandrej.net.ms
If you click on "unterstuzung", then there's the letter that you can sign. A translation is attached, and there are more links on the site if your German is semi-robust. This would be a good issue to pass onto the Guardian if someone has contacts there.
from: Marxist Cultural Network [mailto:MCN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK], On Behalf Of Shapiro, Stephen, received by e-mail, 17.8.07
posted by Anonymous @ 10:12 pm
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