Czechs In Dublin To Protest Against Police Attacks

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Wednesday August 03, 2005 12:09

by by way of contact form

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At least one person has been reported killed during the stamping out of the 'CzechTech' party. In video footage the police can be seen arresting party goers and brandishing a gun while attempting to prevent these arrests being filmed - on land that was legally rented by the party organisers. There are reports of heavy use of CS Gas and photographs of watercanon and large numbers of riot police being deployed. It is reported that the person who died at the music festival which has been running for twelve years had been blinded by CS gas and fell in front of a riot van.

The Czech Prime minister has reacted strongly stating that " These are no dancing children. .......... This core is build from people with dangerous anarchist's thrives and they are internationally connected.......... and hour after hour thousands come and the police forces cannot stop them."

The Intenational Indymedia Network has reported that a number of demonstrations in Prague against the police action have taken place - with 5,000 people attending last Saturday, 31st and calling for the resignation of the Czech Minister for Justice, Frantisek Bublan - a call supported by the Czech league for Human Rights. A demonstration is to take place in Dublin at 5.30pm on Wednesday 3rd August while the Czech Prime minister has decided to change the law so that "this will not happen again" - the law of assembly that is.

UPDATE:WSM report of demonstration at Czech Embassy

Further Info: Here and 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Original Indymedia.ie report received by way of contact form
A 'Freetekno' Party was stopped during the weekend by a series brutal and irrational actions of the Czech Police. Around 6000 people were attacked by the riot cops while having a party. The Highway was blocked and people entering the Czech Republic were turned away at the border, discriminated against on the basis of their looks.
The party was legal action with approval of the property owner.
Police actions were convicted by many mainmedia journalists, inhabitans of the nearest villages, human rights organisations, politicians and even by the president of Czech Republic.

In respect of victims of brutal police attack at free music festival CzechTekk, there is demonstration going to take place on Wednesday (3rd of August) in front of:

Embassy of the Czech Republic
57 Northumberland Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4

Update: time of demonstration is 5.30pm

Similar demonstrations have taken place in Prague, Brno (CR) & Bratislava (Slovakia)...

case:

for more informations check these sites:

main site (czech, fotogaleries, videos stuff) - http://www.policejnistat.cz/content/view/14/28/

http://www.indymedia.org/en/2005/07/118313.shtml
http://www.praguemonitor.com/ctk/?id=20050731E01479;story=Klaus-raises-objections-to-police-action-against-techno-party
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/jul/1168361.htm
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=w073043A
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050730/w073046.html
http://indymedia.h-k.sk/newswire/display/84/index.php

Please come and support respect action on Wednesday.