NYC Emergency Solidarity Protest TODAY @ 4PM
EMERGENCY PROTEST:
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
AGAINST AUSTRIAN
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
On May 21st special forces of the Austrian police forced entry to 23 homes of animal right activists across Austria. 14 persons were charged with suspectedforming of a criminal organisation (§278a of the Austrian penal code) in connection with direct animal right actions. Ten persons were arrested and are in prison as suspects. At first nine were sent to the Vienna Neustadt prison and one to Innsbruck who has been brought to Vienna Neustadt on 28.05. Fiveprisoners are in hungerstrike at the moment, at least one since the 21.05. (date today: 29.05.). The organisation die tierbefreier e.V. is also affected by this wave of repression.
The way searching was done is indescribable. The homes and apartments were entered with pulled weapons; doors were smashed, despite tenants inside, sleeping. A complete chaos was left, PCs, files and other papers confiscated. No evidence of any criminal offence could be proved against the 14 persons; they were arrested purely on suspicion. Apparently only being engaged in animal right activities for some years was enough reason to arrest them.
Since the files handed to the lawyers could not prove any criminal offence, application for immediate release was filed. Imposing remand under these circumstances is absolutely against human rights.
One of the prisoners, Dr Martin Balluch, who is the President of the Austrian Association Against Animal Factories, has been on hunger strike for thirteen days now....the situation has become critical and they need your support.
Please contact the Austrian authorities requesting that they take immediate action to prevent this ongoing, and unlawful, repression of a legtimate animal rights campaign!
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Place: 31 East 69th Street (off Madison)
Protest: Austrian Consulate Office, New York City
By Subway: Take the Green Line - 6 Train to 68th Street and Lexington. Walk one block north and 2 blocks west.
If you cannot make the protest.......
CONTACT AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEMAND RELEASE OF THE PRISONERS IN THE ABSENCE OF CHARGES:
Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. - Consular Section
3524 International Court, NW
Washington, D.C., 20008
Ambassador Eva Nowotny
phone: 202-895-6700, listen to German message for 20 sec, press 1, then 7 to reach the Ambassador's office
e-mail: Eva.Nowotny@bmeia.gv.at
e-mail: christine.hargrove@bmeia.gv.at (assistant)
Dr. Brigitta Blaha, Consul General
Austrian Consulate General, New York
31 East 69th Street, NY, NY 10021
Tel. (212) 737-6400
Fax: (212) 772-8926
Tel: Consul General: (212) 933-5147
Tel: Legal Issues: (212) 933-5142
Austrian Consulate General, Los Angeles
11859 Wilhsire Blvd., Suite 501
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel. (310) 444-9310, 473-4721
Fax (310) 477-9897
Austrian Consulate General, Chicago
400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 707
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. (312) 222-1515
Fax: (312) 222-4113
Next Event:
Saturday, June 7th @ 11:00 AM
Protest the Running of the Belmont Stakes
Place: Belmont Race Track, Elmont
Details/Travel Directions will be released soon
For more info contact Win Animal Rights at: centcom@war-online.org
Call: 646.267.9934 or visit the WAR website at: http://war-online.org
W.A.R. (WIN ANIMAL RIGHTS) is an independent non-profit organization not affiliated or associated with SHAC, SHAC USA or any other group or organization and does not conduct or incite any illegal activity. The above information is not meant to incite or request any illegal actions or illegal activities of any kind. If you have any questions about the legality of any act, we encourage everyone receiving this (or the) action alert(s) to check your local laws and ordinances before proceeding to do anything.">
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
AGAINST AUSTRIAN
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
On May 21st special forces of the Austrian police forced entry to 23 homes of animal right activists across Austria. 14 persons were charged with suspectedforming of a criminal organisation (§278a of the Austrian penal code) in connection with direct animal right actions. Ten persons were arrested and are in prison as suspects. At first nine were sent to the Vienna Neustadt prison and one to Innsbruck who has been brought to Vienna Neustadt on 28.05. Fiveprisoners are in hungerstrike at the moment, at least one since the 21.05. (date today: 29.05.). The organisation die tierbefreier e.V. is also affected by this wave of repression.
The way searching was done is indescribable. The homes and apartments were entered with pulled weapons; doors were smashed, despite tenants inside, sleeping. A complete chaos was left, PCs, files and other papers confiscated. No evidence of any criminal offence could be proved against the 14 persons; they were arrested purely on suspicion. Apparently only being engaged in animal right activities for some years was enough reason to arrest them.
Since the files handed to the lawyers could not prove any criminal offence, application for immediate release was filed. Imposing remand under these circumstances is absolutely against human rights.
One of the prisoners, Dr Martin Balluch, who is the President of the Austrian Association Against Animal Factories, has been on hunger strike for thirteen days now....the situation has become critical and they need your support.
Please contact the Austrian authorities requesting that they take immediate action to prevent this ongoing, and unlawful, repression of a legtimate animal rights campaign!
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Place: 31 East 69th Street (off Madison)
Protest: Austrian Consulate Office, New York City
By Subway: Take the Green Line - 6 Train to 68th Street and Lexington. Walk one block north and 2 blocks west.
If you cannot make the protest.......
CONTACT AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEMAND RELEASE OF THE PRISONERS IN THE ABSENCE OF CHARGES:
Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. - Consular Section
3524 International Court, NW
Washington, D.C., 20008
Ambassador Eva Nowotny
phone: 202-895-6700, listen to German message for 20 sec, press 1, then 7 to reach the Ambassador's office
e-mail: Eva.Nowotny@bmeia.gv.at
e-mail: christine.hargrove@bmeia.gv.at (assistant)
Dr. Brigitta Blaha, Consul General
Austrian Consulate General, New York
31 East 69th Street, NY, NY 10021
Tel. (212) 737-6400
Fax: (212) 772-8926
Tel: Consul General: (212) 933-5147
Tel: Legal Issues: (212) 933-5142
Austrian Consulate General, Los Angeles
11859 Wilhsire Blvd., Suite 501
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel. (310) 444-9310, 473-4721
Fax (310) 477-9897
Austrian Consulate General, Chicago
400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 707
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. (312) 222-1515
Fax: (312) 222-4113
Next Event:
Saturday, June 7th @ 11:00 AM
Protest the Running of the Belmont Stakes
Place: Belmont Race Track, Elmont
Details/Travel Directions will be released soon
For more info contact Win Animal Rights at: centcom@war-online.org
Call: 646.267.9934 or visit the WAR website at: http://war-online.org
W.A.R. (WIN ANIMAL RIGHTS) is an independent non-profit organization not affiliated or associated with SHAC, SHAC USA or any other group or organization and does not conduct or incite any illegal activity. The above information is not meant to incite or request any illegal actions or illegal activities of any kind. If you have any questions about the legality of any act, we encourage everyone receiving this (or the) action alert(s) to check your local laws and ordinances before proceeding to do anything.
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
AGAINST AUSTRIAN
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
On May 21st special forces of the Austrian police forced entry to 23 homes of animal right activists across Austria. 14 persons were charged with suspectedforming of a criminal organisation (§278a of the Austrian penal code) in connection with direct animal right actions. Ten persons were arrested and are in prison as suspects. At first nine were sent to the Vienna Neustadt prison and one to Innsbruck who has been brought to Vienna Neustadt on 28.05. Fiveprisoners are in hungerstrike at the moment, at least one since the 21.05. (date today: 29.05.). The organisation die tierbefreier e.V. is also affected by this wave of repression.
The way searching was done is indescribable. The homes and apartments were entered with pulled weapons; doors were smashed, despite tenants inside, sleeping. A complete chaos was left, PCs, files and other papers confiscated. No evidence of any criminal offence could be proved against the 14 persons; they were arrested purely on suspicion. Apparently only being engaged in animal right activities for some years was enough reason to arrest them.
Since the files handed to the lawyers could not prove any criminal offence, application for immediate release was filed. Imposing remand under these circumstances is absolutely against human rights.
One of the prisoners, Dr Martin Balluch, who is the President of the Austrian Association Against Animal Factories, has been on hunger strike for thirteen days now....the situation has become critical and they need your support.
Please contact the Austrian authorities requesting that they take immediate action to prevent this ongoing, and unlawful, repression of a legtimate animal rights campaign!
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Place: 31 East 69th Street (off Madison)
Protest: Austrian Consulate Office, New York City
By Subway: Take the Green Line - 6 Train to 68th Street and Lexington. Walk one block north and 2 blocks west.
If you cannot make the protest.......
CONTACT AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEMAND RELEASE OF THE PRISONERS IN THE ABSENCE OF CHARGES:
Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. - Consular Section
3524 International Court, NW
Washington, D.C., 20008
Ambassador Eva Nowotny
phone: 202-895-6700, listen to German message for 20 sec, press 1, then 7 to reach the Ambassador's office
e-mail: Eva.Nowotny@bmeia.gv.at
e-mail: christine.hargrove@bmeia.gv.at (assistant)
Dr. Brigitta Blaha, Consul General
Austrian Consulate General, New York
31 East 69th Street, NY, NY 10021
Tel. (212) 737-6400
Fax: (212) 772-8926
Tel: Consul General: (212) 933-5147
Tel: Legal Issues: (212) 933-5142
Austrian Consulate General, Los Angeles
11859 Wilhsire Blvd., Suite 501
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel. (310) 444-9310, 473-4721
Fax (310) 477-9897
Austrian Consulate General, Chicago
400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 707
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. (312) 222-1515
Fax: (312) 222-4113
Next Event:
Saturday, June 7th @ 11:00 AM
Protest the Running of the Belmont Stakes
Place: Belmont Race Track, Elmont
Details/Travel Directions will be released soon
For more info contact Win Animal Rights at: centcom@war-online.org
Call: 646.267.9934 or visit the WAR website at: http://war-online.org
W.A.R. (WIN ANIMAL RIGHTS) is an independent non-profit organization not affiliated or associated with SHAC, SHAC USA or any other group or organization and does not conduct or incite any illegal activity. The above information is not meant to incite or request any illegal actions or illegal activities of any kind. If you have any questions about the legality of any act, we encourage everyone receiving this (or the) action alert(s) to check your local laws and ordinances before proceeding to do anything.">
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
AGAINST AUSTRIAN
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
On May 21st special forces of the Austrian police forced entry to 23 homes of animal right activists across Austria. 14 persons were charged with suspectedforming of a criminal organisation (§278a of the Austrian penal code) in connection with direct animal right actions. Ten persons were arrested and are in prison as suspects. At first nine were sent to the Vienna Neustadt prison and one to Innsbruck who has been brought to Vienna Neustadt on 28.05. Fiveprisoners are in hungerstrike at the moment, at least one since the 21.05. (date today: 29.05.). The organisation die tierbefreier e.V. is also affected by this wave of repression.
The way searching was done is indescribable. The homes and apartments were entered with pulled weapons; doors were smashed, despite tenants inside, sleeping. A complete chaos was left, PCs, files and other papers confiscated. No evidence of any criminal offence could be proved against the 14 persons; they were arrested purely on suspicion. Apparently only being engaged in animal right activities for some years was enough reason to arrest them.
Since the files handed to the lawyers could not prove any criminal offence, application for immediate release was filed. Imposing remand under these circumstances is absolutely against human rights.
One of the prisoners, Dr Martin Balluch, who is the President of the Austrian Association Against Animal Factories, has been on hunger strike for thirteen days now....the situation has become critical and they need your support.
Please contact the Austrian authorities requesting that they take immediate action to prevent this ongoing, and unlawful, repression of a legtimate animal rights campaign!
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Place: 31 East 69th Street (off Madison)
Protest: Austrian Consulate Office, New York City
By Subway: Take the Green Line - 6 Train to 68th Street and Lexington. Walk one block north and 2 blocks west.
If you cannot make the protest.......
CONTACT AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEMAND RELEASE OF THE PRISONERS IN THE ABSENCE OF CHARGES:
Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. - Consular Section
3524 International Court, NW
Washington, D.C., 20008
Ambassador Eva Nowotny
phone: 202-895-6700, listen to German message for 20 sec, press 1, then 7 to reach the Ambassador's office
e-mail: Eva.Nowotny@bmeia.gv.at
e-mail: christine.hargrove@bmeia.gv.at (assistant)
Dr. Brigitta Blaha, Consul General
Austrian Consulate General, New York
31 East 69th Street, NY, NY 10021
Tel. (212) 737-6400
Fax: (212) 772-8926
Tel: Consul General: (212) 933-5147
Tel: Legal Issues: (212) 933-5142
Austrian Consulate General, Los Angeles
11859 Wilhsire Blvd., Suite 501
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel. (310) 444-9310, 473-4721
Fax (310) 477-9897
Austrian Consulate General, Chicago
400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 707
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. (312) 222-1515
Fax: (312) 222-4113
Next Event:
Saturday, June 7th @ 11:00 AM
Protest the Running of the Belmont Stakes
Place: Belmont Race Track, Elmont
Details/Travel Directions will be released soon
For more info contact Win Animal Rights at: centcom@war-online.org
Call: 646.267.9934 or visit the WAR website at: http://war-online.org
W.A.R. (WIN ANIMAL RIGHTS) is an independent non-profit organization not affiliated or associated with SHAC, SHAC USA or any other group or organization and does not conduct or incite any illegal activity. The above information is not meant to incite or request any illegal actions or illegal activities of any kind. If you have any questions about the legality of any act, we encourage everyone receiving this (or the) action alert(s) to check your local laws and ordinances before proceeding to do anything.