Nov 22, Santiago. Since noon, different people got together at Villa Francia to show their solidarity with those kidnapped by the State in an activity framed in the Week of internacional agitation for the political prisoners. In that place a big wall was painted, other folks made an exhibition with the actual situation of the prisoners and a photography exhibition about the repression that the Mapuche people is living in the south of the country. Also a phone contact was made with Freddy Fuentevilla and Marcelo Villarroel and some music bands presented their shows to accompany the afternoon. Of course, a common pot was held as usual in this place.

It also were distributed some zines and other impress material about the comrades kidnapped, including the Escofina bulletin whose presentation we transcribre here.

Taking as excuse the International Solidarityc call with the political prisoners, we decided to write a few lines that take into account the current repressive moment that we are engaged.

From some time to this part, the State-Capital and its repressive forces (Carabineros, PDI, ANI) have intensified the onslaught against different sectors of our class that are, in many ways, fighting against this social order. The enforcement of laws that doesn’t allows us to demo, the bale against Mapuche children, the persecution of the revolutionary collective and individual (especially anarchists), implementation of the antiterrorism law, the implementation of crude police setups, militarization of Wallmapu, the criminalization of social struggles, repressive technology investments, increasing the police budget and powers, the current approach of the intelligence apparatus with the FBI, are some examples of the State strategy to stop any hint of criticism of bourgeois system and its consequence in the daily life.

The prison, the more ruthless apparatus of social coontrol of the ruling class. In it are contained all of those who dare to break their legality, both “social” and “political”. What it’s clear, is that the rich almost never go to stop there, as those who live in this death camps are, in their grat majority, who are directly suffering the miserable living conditions caused by this system to all the humanity.

Right now there are dozens of comrades, Mapuche, revolutionaries and internationalists, who are relegated to the penitentiary confinement and isolation, but who support the high penalties with dignity and keep the struggle against power inside the prison. Many comrades have been convicted, or are facing a legal process, without proofs that says they are the “authors” of the actions attributed to them, wich accounts for the persecution of certain ideas and practices that undermine the foundations of this society based on the exploitation of one class by another.

Our most fervent greeting to those who organize and fight for transform this reality and our big hug to those who are kidnapped for their struggle for freedom.

Down with all the prisons of capitalism!
Freedom for all political prisoners!