Aachen 4

from 325, 23 April 2008: This text was written by Gabriel Pombo da Silva and read on the tour that his mother, Pastora did in April in some European countries. It was translated from German by ABC Berlin. Gabriel is in prison for his attempt to escape a police control near Aachen, after having escaped from prison in Spain where he had suffered torture and isolation in the notorious FIES units. more

from infoshop, 21 February 2008: On the night of February 18 2008, paint-bombs were thrown at a branch of the Itaú bank located at Corrientes and Mario Bravo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as an extension of the struggle of anarchist prisoners who are beginning a hunger strike in various countries.

On February 10, anarchist prisoner Marco Camenisch released a public statement saying that he and some other anarchist prisoners have called for a hunger strike to take place between 18th and 29th February 2008 as part of the permanent struggle against all prisons and repression, isolation, torture, and life sentences. more

from email, 25 October 2007: "From the 16th to the 29th (and beyond) there were "movements" and "reactions", "protests" and "gatherings", "acts of sabotage" and "publications" ... gestures of Solidarity that have not passed unnoticed, by those who keep their ears alert and their eyes open ... I don't speak of slaves, I speak of those companions who, known and unknown, on one side of the wall or the other, take an active part in the struggle ..." more

via email, by abc berlin, Oct 23rd, 2007: The international Anarchist Black Cross network and other anti-prison activists declared the 29th of September as the international day of solidarity for the Aachen 2.

The Aachen 2 are the anarchists Gabriel Pombo da Silva and Jose Fernandez Delgado, who both served many years time in the notorious and inhuman isolation custody system F.I.E.S. in Spain. more

from email, 20 September 2007: "From the 16th of September to the 29th, 2007, I want, as an eco-anarchist revolutionary prisoner to contribute by a new symbolic initiative (hunger strike) to the international mobilization in solidarity with the revolutionary anarchists Gabriel and José in front of the prisons of Rheinbach and Aachen..." more

from email, 19 September 2007: "In prison, time is desire. It is a waiting. A waiting for something that breaks through the waiting. It is waiting for life. Something that makes you feel. Something that might inspire you. Something that takes you a step further in spite of the dragging routine, in spite of the dead environment. It is a waiting and a looking for a confirmation of being human, there where prison tries to destroy you, tries to subjugate you... tries to resocialize you..." more

"Prison Was Created For The Poor" focuses on two tireless militants of the Spanish prison struggle, Xose Tarrio Gonzalez and Gabriel Pombo Da Silva, who fought against the brutal F.I.E.S. isolation units. Xose was killed by a life behind bars, and Gabriel now rots in a German prison. more

Gabriel is an anarchist who along with another, Jose Fernandez Delgado, escaped from the brutal F.I.E.S prison system of the Spanish State. Gabriel and Jose are now residing in the jails of Germany, after attempting to escape a police control on the Belgium/German border.  more

This imprisoned Spanish anarchist in a German prison appeals for solidarity and support, please take time to contribute to an improvement in his conditions. more

Jose Fernandez Delgado is an anarchist who spent more than 20 years in Spanish prisons, 14 in the infamous FIES-isolation regime, known for its brutality and systematic torture. He escaped and was arrested with three others in Aachen (Germany) in June 2004, and condemned to 14 years of prison in Germany (more info below). He has since made a hunger strike, which lasted 13 days. The last four days he did not drink either. None of his demands were responded to. more

Verdicts on the 28th of september 2005, 23rd day of trial. more

The trial will resume on 24 August and the expected date of the verdict is unknown. more

On June, 28 2004, four people were arrested in Aachen, Germany, after a shooting with the police and hostage-taking, while attempting to escape a police control. These four persons are Bart De Geeter, José Fernandez Delgado, Gabriel Pombo da Silva and Begoña Pombo da Silva. more