Austria Solidarity « Thread Started on May 11, 2009, 11:06pm »
REPRESSION AGAINST THE ANIMAL ADVOCACY MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
This message invites animal protection groups throughout the world to sign an open letter addressed to the Austrian Minister of Justice. An almost identical one has already been signed by over a hundred groups within Austria. It is a last resort measure to stop charges being laid against dozens of individuals and NGOs as a criminal network!
The context
You are already aware of the unprecedented attack on the Austrian animal rights movement last year. http://www.vgt.at/index_en.php On May 21 2008, a violent police operation was carried out leading to the arrest of 10 individuals and the seizing of the materials of a number of legally registered associations, bringing their work effectively to a halt. These arrests were carried out under article 278a of the Austrian criminal code, designed for the indictment of mafia rings and terrorist networks!
The affair seemed to be almost over in September 2008 when those held on remand for over three months without charge and without full access to their files were released following national and international outcry. Alas, the machine set in motion to crush the animal rights movement within Austria is rolling on, in spite of heated public protest against such an aberrant application of article 278a. It would appear that charges are imminent!
The association VGT is now appealing to animal protection groups around the world to sign an open letter in English to the Austrian Minister of Justice. http://www.l214.com/letter-austrian-minister-justice It will be presented to her in less than two weeks.
Your association wishes to sign this letter? Here is what to do:
Send an e-mail to martin.balluchXXXvgt.at with copy to contactXXXl214.com. [replace “XXX” by @]
Write this in the subject line: Open Letter to Austrian Minister of Justice
In the body of the message write simply the name of your association under its logo and add its website address (if it has one). The message can be written in English or German. Here is a model to follow, if you wish:
Our organisation signs the open letter to Austrian Minister of Justice
Name: write the name of your association here
Web: write your website address here
Country: fill in your country
Don’t forget to insert your logo!
Please forward this appeal to other associations. If you can, translate it for associations in other countries. (A French translation is already available.)
Re: Austria Solidarity « Reply #1 on May 28, 2009, 10:32pm »
J'ai oublié de préciser 3 petites choses :
- Le plus important, c'est de retenir que VGT (l'association concernée par les arrestation) http://www.vgt.at/index_en.php veut des images (petit film, ou à défaut photos), idéalement, en temps réel (ils ont pas encore expliqué comment on envoie des images pendant l'action)
- Pour ceux qui feront une vidéo, ce serait bien d'y inclure une petite déclaration en anglais approximatif.
- Devant un consulat ou organisme autrichien : là où c'est possible, mais ça n'empêche pas d'organiser une action dans un lieu qui n'est pas un consulat. Dans ce cas, penser le soir à adresser un petit mail signalant l'action (avec photos) à l'ambassade d'Autriche à Paris.
Si c'est pas possible de remplir l'un de ces 3 points, pas grave, l'important, c'est de montrer la solidarité !
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