military police of the Spanish dictatorship in the streets of Madrid and Barcelona to demonstate for democratic rights and the release of all political prisoners. Two of the militants whose freedom they are fighting for should be of special concern to socialists in this country:
EVA FOREST is a prominent left-wing intellectual, internationally known as a feminist militant and opponent of the dictatorship.
This made her a hated enemy of the dictatorship. So, in September 1974, she topped the list of a number of artists, intellectuals and workers leaders who were rounded up by the police on a trumped-up charge of involvement in the bombing of a Madrid cafe.
All those arrested were brutally treated, but the worst was reserved for Eva Forest, who was tortured both physically and mentally, and SABINO AKANA EVA FOREST sexually assaulted. The State then accused her of involvement in the assassination of Prime Minister Carrero Blanco the previous year.
Eighteen months later Eva Forest is still in prison, although no evidence has been brought against her and she has never been tried.
The State's charges are so flimsy that most of those arrested with her have been released on a token sum of bail. Only she and building workers' leader Antonio Duran continue to languish in prison. Phoney The case of Eva Forest shows just how phoney is the "justice' which has put 1,500 militants into the dictatorship's prisons and continues to keep them there.
Another victim of this "justice" who is at present in the greatest danger is SABINO ARANA, a militant of the LCR-ETA VI, Spanish SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE RESTORATION OF TRADE UNION RIGHTS IN IRAN NABARDE KARGAR-WORKERS' STRUGGLE PO Box 21, 197 King's Cross Road, London, WC1 to SUBSCRIPTION RATES DOMESTIC: £7 per year £3.50 for six months FOREIGN: E9 per year surface mail £12 per year airmail Write to RED WEEKLY (distribution), 97 Caledonian Road, London N.1. time in 1963 while still in his teens. Arrested again in 1964, he was held for two months and again tortured. He was released because of his ill health - by this time he had already contracted tuberculosis.
Hunted ted by the Francoist police, and was finally caught in March 1968. After ten days of torture he was of 32 years in prison by a military tribunal.
continually run down his health. Despite this he has continued the struggle, taking part in eight hunger strikes in solidarity with other victims of the dictatorship.
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All this has cost money - your money. But you don't seem to have lost your enthusiasm. Last month, immediately after the end of the £10,000 Fund Drive, we collected Lid for Dad Weally 107 panton ill, Dood Tondon N1 1019276054 Arana was arrested for the first their march From 1966 onwards he was hunbrought to trial and given a sentence ill health.
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WEEKLY Demonstrators in Barcelona flee last weekend as police move in to break up For this continuing militancy he has served more than 300 days in harsh "punishment cells", despite his Since December he has been in the Carabanchel Prison hospital. But his serious condition, inadequate facilities, and the hostility of the prison authorities give strong grounds to fear for his life. (He was forced to make the 13 hour journey to Carabanchel with his hands chained to his feet and subject to continual beatings by his another 8446 for the Red Weekly Now's the time to make sure that we get that amount and more every month. To do this we have decided to alter the way in which The experience of our supporters in fund-raising gathered over the last few months is that large well-planned activities combined with consistent motivation of financial donations to the readers of the paper is the best way to raise money. Consequently we are going to launch a quarterly E1,500 Red Weekly Fighting Fund to ensure that the money necessary to help us maintain and extend the improvements to the Over the next week targets will be going out to all IMG branches and areas so that they can begin to plan major activities now. We want to know about them as well! All suggestions/activities can be printed in our regular Fighting Fund spot, which other supporters can draw on By the way, don't wait for us to contact you. Start sending in the money now. Meanwhile our thanks to those who've jumped the gun: Nottingham IMG have come good with £30; Birmingham IMG, £8.41;
A campaign is being launched in this country around the case of Eva Forest. The first meeting will take place this Friday, 9 April at 7.30 pm in the Essex Road library. Ur berry Beaumont, from the NAC Steering Committee (in a personal capacity) wil. be in the chair, and speakers will include a woman mutant from soarn For information about the case of Sabino Arana and the international cam paign around his case write to: LCR-ETA VI, c/o 97 Caledonian Road London N. 1.
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