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They are all written in Italian. Many of them have also been translated in other languages. For the convenience of those who don't understand Italian, a brief summary in English for each update is anyway provided below.
You can also read a good summary in German of events occurred in Turin in March, 1998 -- including eviction of some squats, arrest of several people, riots, press releases and flyers.
Dutch translations of *every* update between October, 21st, 1997 and February, 4th, 1998 can be found in the newsletter Uitbraak.
21/05/1998 - everybody is invited to participate to the great carnival -- the Pope Gaio, the only Pope who's not killed anybody, who's never asked for money and who wants freedom for everybody will come on Saturday, 23th and will donate pork sausages to the people!
19/05/1998 - the Pope is coming in Turin: the police forbids the counter-demo proposed by the squats
28/04/1998 - paints eggs against the press headquarter in Turin.
27/04/1998 - Silvano "fascist" like us: a comment by El Paso to the recent press attack against Silvano Pellissero.
26/04/1998 - 13 convicted in Ivrea for the demonstration in support of Edoardo Massari (Baleno) happened in 1993.
24/04/1998 - Luca Bertola, the anarchist arrested for the beating of the journalist Daniele Genco, is under house-arrest. Announcements by El Paso and Radio Blackout.
22/04/1998 - Silvano Pellissero was moved to the maximum security prison in Novara, in order to take him away from the solidarity demonstrations planned near the prisons in Cuneo and Turin. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
17/04/1998 - An anarchist has been arrested and two are wanted for the beating up of the journalists happened during the funeral of Edoardo Massari two weeks ago.
14/04/1998 - A short note collected by El Paso about the "cruel beating up" that journalists constantly make against the movement and the individual freedom.
13/04/1998 - Radio Blackout and the Press: why we don't speak to professional journalists and official media.
09/04/1998 - Report about the hearing of the Marini's trial in Rome. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
08/04/1998 - A further comment by El Paso about an article full of false statements appeared in the Italian newspaper "la Repubblica".
05/04/1998 - Anarchists and journalists. A comment by El Paso.
03/04/1998 - Clashes between squatters and journalists at the funeral of Baleno. A comment by Radio Blackout.
02/04/1998 - Other people in prison have tried to commit suicide. The official press is ignoring the fact.
02/04/1998 - Flyer by El Paso about the judge Laudi, involved in the recent arrests.
01/04/1998 - National demonstration in Turin on 4th April after the death of our comrade and brother Edoardo "Baleno". The text of the official flyer.
28/03/1998 - Edoardo, one of the three anarchists arrested on 06/03, has committed suicide in jail. Sorrow and rage are growing in Turin. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
20/03/1998 - Report about the hearing of the Marini's trial in Rome. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
17/03/1998 - Blockades in the streets in Turin and new demos for the liberation of the people in jail.
16/03/1998 - More arrests and violence by the police in Turin. Two other people are in jail.
15/03/1998 - Demonstration in Turin: the day after. Comments and flyers.
14/03/1998 - news about the anarchists arrested in Spain and involved in the Marini's inquiry.
13/03/1998 - on Saturday, 14th March a demonstration will take place in Turin, in protest against the recent arrests of three "ecoterrorists". Here is the text of a flyer distributed by some anarchist squats.
10/03/1998 - From El Paso: press release about its incrimination for illegal apology of crime.
09/03/1998 - El Paso has been charged for illegal apology of crime after its members distributed a flyer to express their solidarity with the rioters of the past days.
08/03/1998 - What's happening in Turin? A summary by Radio Blackout of recent events.
07/03/1998 - Riots and street fight in Turin. Press release by El Paso.
07/03/1998 - Riots and street fight in Turin after the search of three squats and the eviction of two. Three people are jailed. Report by Radio BlackOut.
06/03/1998 - Turin: two squats have been evicted and some people arrested. During the eviction the police has devastated everything inside.
28/02/1998 - Report about the hearing of the trial (on 23/2).
19/02/1998 - Report about the hearing of the trial (on 16/2).
10/02/1998 - Report about the hearing of the trial (on 9/2). German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
08/02/1998 - Reports about the hearings of the trial (on 26/1 and 2/2) edited by Tactical Media Crew in Rome. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
04/02/1998 - Good news: Massimo Passamani, Italian anarchist arrested in France some month ago, has been released! German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
03/02/1998 - The CDA has been dismissed! Please read. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
28/01/1998 - Arrested an Italian anarchist in Holland. She is involved in the Marini's inquiry. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung and English version available.
18/01/1998 - Another search & seizure against an activist of Radio Black Out in Turin. A computer, a printer, and dozens of diskettes have been seized -- the cops were looking for evidences for the infamous 'secret' document sent to the radio in Summer 1997. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available. Also available an English commented translation.
13/01/1998 - Second hearing of the trial. Freedom has been requested for the anarchists still in prison. A decision is expected in the next days. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
12/01/1998 - Updated list of the prisoners' addresses.
09/01/1998 - Update on the trial on the Silocchi kidnapping.
20/12/1997 - News from Spain and France; news about the trial on the Silocchi kidnapping.
19/12/1997 - The National Office for Italian Tourism in Paris has been occupied to protest against the jailing of Massimo Passamani, Italian anarchist accused of conspiration by judge Antonio Marini. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
13/12/1997 - trial against Patrizia Cadeddu, arrested after the bomb at the Town Hall in Milan, has been scheduled for February, 16th in Milan.
9/12/1997 - an anarchist has been arrested in Pescara. He was sentenced to 6 months for insulting a public officer.
8/12/1997 - first preliminary hearing for the four anarchists arrested in Spain after a failed robbery.
4/12/1997 - On december 10th, in Paris, a demonstration will take place supporting the anarchist Massimo Passamani, arrested in May 1997 because of the Marini's inquiry. On that date the court will decide whether to extradite him to Italy.
1/12/1997 - second hearing of the trial; another anarchist has been put out of jail under house arrest; next hearing has been scheduled on the 12th and 26th January, 1998. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
30/11/1997 - decision about the release of three anarchists arrested on september, 1996 has been postponed. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
2/11/1997 - a letter written by Guido Mantelli and Roberta Nano, two wanted Italian anarchists charged of subversive association by the judge Marini. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung and English translation available.
1/11/1997 - Alfredo Bonanno and Emma Sassosi, two of the dozen Italian anarchists arrested on september 1996 have been released. After more than one year in jail without a formal trial, they are now in temporary freedom waiting for the next hearing of the trial scheduled on December, 1st, 1997. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
21/10/1997 - news about international events supporting the Italian anarchists. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
20/10/1997 - first hearing of the trial of the Marini's inquiry; the day passed achieving administrative preliminary operations. Next hearing has been scheduled on Monday, December 1st, 1997.
27/8/1997 - this is the August issue of the Bulletin edited every few months by the Italian Anarchist Defence Committee. It summarizes the current situation of imprisoned anarchists in Italy, both for the Marini's and others inquiries.
4/8/1997 - Radio Blackout intimidated again! The special squads came once again with an order to seize the inkjet printer they didn't pick up the other time. Apparently they're implicitly accusing Radio Blackout of having forged the "Information Note" anonymously received some weeks ago. Translated from cops' slang, the message is: "you shouldn't spread that document and you better stay off this inquiry". Read the press release by Radio Blackout.
25/07/1997 - Radio Blackout, a free radio in Turin (Italy) has just been searched by the Carabinieri (military police). The search warrant has been signed by judges Marini, Ionta, and De Crescenzo -- the scope of the search was to collect information and evidences about the "Information Note for internal use only" anonymously sent to Radio Blackout some days ago (the information note can still be read at http://www.ecn.org/zero/cda/press/ros.htm ). You can read the official press release by Radio Blackout about the fact, in Italian or English.
18/07/1997 - result of the preliminary hearing againts the Italian anarchists: they will be formally prosecuted for terrorism and subversion. trial will begin on the 20th october, 1997 in Rome. English translation available. German summary and a statement by the german journal Geist der Freiheit also available.
13/07/1997 - Important! A letter has been sent anonymously to Radio Blackout, a free radio in Turin. It contains an "informative note for internal use only" written by the ROS - Raggruppamenti Operativi Speciali (Special Squads) of the Carabinieri (Italian military police), summarizing the last twenty years of investigations against the Italian anarchist movement. Please note that the general investigative methods used by the Carabinieri are being questioned right now by Italian newspapers, after the discovery of illegal activities ordered and carried out by major police officers (including drug traffic and false proofs given by police informers). The report on Italian anarchism anonymously sent to Radio Blackout, "for internal use only", confirms that unlawful practices have been used also to collect evidences against the anarchists. You can read the entire informative note (no English translation so far), or a briefer official statement with a few excerpts in Italian or in English written by Radio Blackout.
02/07/1997 - The Anarchist Laboratory in Milan has been evicted and another person was arrested on Friday, 20th June. Preliminary hearings have begun in Rome, will continue on 12th July. As usually the press has totally ignored evidences given by the accused anarchists. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available.
13/05/1997 - Preliminary hearing has been postponed once again to 1, 12, 15, and 17 July, 1997. Judge Marini seems also to be very upset by this public diffusion of news and updates on the Net. He required to postpone the hearing in order to collect more proofs and documents, including everything about this web site and mailing lists used by the "terrorists". We're warned: cops are watching us and they aren't probably gonna like us! Stay tuned for more news. German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available. Dutch translation also available.
16/04/1997 - News on the two Italian anarchists arrested in France. French judges are not probably going to extradite them and in such case they could remain in that Country as free persons. German translation / Übersetzung ins deutsche available. Dutch translation also available.
19/03/1997 - Preliminary hearing for the Marini's inquiry has been postponed again to 6, 8, and 10 May, 1997. Another person has been arrested in France.
28/02/1997 - this is the February issue of the Bulletin edited every few months by the Italian Anarchist Defence Committee. It summarizes the current situation of imprisoned anarchists in Italy, both for the Marini's and others inquiries.
20/01/1997 - preliminary trial for the Marini inquiry has been postponed to 19th, 20th, 22th, 24th March, 1997.
18/12/1996 - Silocchi kidnapping (for what has been arrested Gregorian Garagin, Orlando Campo, Francesco Porcu, all involved in the Marini inquiry): the Third Grade Court decided that all the trial has to be repeated - in the 2nd Grade they sentenced to prison for life and 22 years two anarchists.
16/12/1996 - Four anarchists have been found guilty of robbery again in Trento (two years imprisonment each). Preliminary trial in Rome for the national Marini's inquiry against some 60 Italian anarchists has been postponed to 16th January, 1997. A german comment/summary available. English summary of the german text also available.
29/11/1996 - An open letter from the Anarchist Defence Committee; Giuseppina Riccobono, Cristina Lo Forte, Salvatore Gugliara and Apollonia Cortimiglia are under house-arrest. Francesco Berlemmi and Stefano Moreale are free. Are still in prison: Antonio Budini, Carlo Tesseri, Christos Stratigopulos, Jean Weir, Garagin Gregorian, Emma Sassosi, Antonio Gizzo, Horst Fantazzini, Alfredo Bonanno, Orlando Campo, Francesco Porcu, Tiziano Andreozzi, Paolo Ruberto, Marco Camenisch.
12/11/1996 - Salvatore Gugliara is out of jail (he's under arrest in his own home) - sentence for robbery has been postponed to 13th december - complete German translation / Deutsche Übersetzung available
30/10/1996 - a public declaration signed by 9 anarchists in jail
15/10/1996 - with the english version of the declaration of hunger and thirsty strike of Salvatore Gugliara
10/10/1996 - some letters received from people in jail
04/10/1996 - plan for a forthcoming national demonstration to be held in Rome
24/09/1996 - a public national flyer against the repression
19/09/1996 - we're still gathering infos about who's been jailed -- 6 persons should be still free
18/09/1996 - first news: On the morning of 17th September, 1996, around 300 members of the Carabinieri special squads carried out raids and arrests against anarchists across Italy. English translation available.