26th of March 2018, JVA Cologne
Hi Mikes, and all the people out there! Today it's been a quite nice and warm Monday and I decided to write this open letter to tell you how things are going on in here. I'm fine, as good as you can be in prison, I think. I've been both sad and angry with all the news of new police operations in the forest, with more repression and imprisoned people. Continue reading letter #5 from UP2
Nummern: Für die Unbekannten Personen, die am 22. Januar verhaftet wurden, werden arabische Ziffern verwendet, z.B. UP4. Für diejenigen, die seit dem 19. März einsitzen, sind es römische Zahlen, z.B. UP IV.
Numerals: For the Unknown Persons arrested on January 22, Arabic numerals are used, e.g. UP4. For those who have been sitting since March19, we take Roman numerals, e.g. UP IV.
15th of March 2018, JVA Cologne
It's half past eight, and I just arrived to the office again. Facing the white paper, and feeling it's hard to find the words. It's been quite a day, but still, I will try. I have been forced to take a tough decision five minutes before the trial was supposed to start, while being harassed by the guards because we have to go up, the trial has to start. Continue reading letter #4 from UP 2
So we were pretty scared, last night, because UP1 had been taken to a whole bunch of hospitals during the day. Continue reading letter #5 from UP3
„Das hier bei uns ist ein geben und nehmen. Du sagst uns deinen Namen und dann bekommst du einen Stift.“ Mit solchen Worten wurde ich begrüßt in der JVA Köln Ossendorf. Einige der Wachteln schienen sich von Personalienverweigerung persönlich angegriffen zu fühlen und versuchten uns das Leben so schwer wie möglich zu machen. Warum also sollte mensch sich all diesem Ärger „freiwillig“ aussetzen? Eine häufig traumatische Knasterfahrung riskieren und Strukturen außerhalb belasten, wo doch schon die Haftrichterin uns angeboten hatte uns gegen Angabe unserer Personalien zu entlassen? Continue reading Einige Gedanken zu Personalienverweigerung im Knast
Prozess in Kerpen gegen Hambach-Aktive - „The mine is not a sandpit.“ Continue reading PM zum Hambi4 Prozess
3th of March 2018, JVA Cologne
One month and one week locked up in Köln’s prison. Many times I would have sworn and complained about how slow time goes on in prison. And it does. But it’s still hard for me to believe that I have spent so much time in here. Continue reading #3: Balance Of The First 5 Weeks – from UP2
Latest Prison Demo 1st of March 2018
Hello! This last Friday afternoon we were not allowed to go to the hobbie-room or to do Umschluss (going to another cell) and I was in my cell when suddenly heard a bunch of noise from outside, opened my window and heard it louder. It was you! Tried to answer back, then I heard you going, then coming again, and as I told you that day we were all in the cells, so not just me but many people heard you, and the day after some people were talking about it in the garden, and also some asked when would be another day to leave the window open and hear it. And as I’ve been many times on the other side of the wall, and many times have wondered if people inside would hear it or not, just wanted to tell you that: Yes! We hear it! And it’s empowering. Thanks for coming! Love and rage, Foot
March 2018, JVA Cologne
Had I known that we would have to stay in prison for more than 8 weeks since the beginning, I would have probably have given my ID. But now I’m glad I didn’t. It taught me a whole bunch of things, for example: Continue reading letter #4 from UP3