Hope for Italian Militant

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A new campaign has been launched to free Goliardo Finschi, an Italian anarchist militant who has been in jail for 15 years.

Fiaschi has a long history of anti-fascist struggle, starting in an anarchist partisan group at the age of 1.3 against Mussolini. In 1957 he crossed the Pyrences to join the underground resistance in Spain, but was fingered" by the French police and trapped by Spanish forces in an armed ambush, He was given a 20-yeat prison sentence by a Barcelona military Intanal.

After systematic torture he 'confessed' to being. involved in a bank raid in Italy in 1956, In 1959 the Italian High Court sentenced him in her absence to another long term for his alleged role in the robbery. After eight years in the notonous Burgos prison. Fiaschi was takeo to haly tostarl his other sentence, Readers are asked to send resolutions from their trade union branches to the Italian Embassy, 14 Three Kings Yard. London W.I., demanding his release, Individuals and groups of workers are asked to send messages of solidarity to this class war victim. Fond, tobacco, parock and money for his defence should go to: Goliardo Fiaschi, Villa Bobo, No. 1, 73100. Lecce, Italy FREE IRELAND*: First issue of new Anti-Internment League paper just out, price 5p. Copies from A.l.L., 88 Roslyn Road, London N.15. Police sealed off the area and stopped one searched all passing cors wuben the Belfest 10' m.