Update about comrades on hunger strike since April 14 ($hile)

[By Sin Banderas Ni Fronteras]

On Friday 15 May, anarchist comrades Juan Flores, Nataly Casanova and

Guillermo Duran are in the 32nd day of their hunger strike, demanding:

– the release of comrade Enrique Guzmán.

– the immediate transfer of compañera Nataly Casanova from solitary confinement to a wing/tower where she will be able to have contact/relationship with other inmates and more hours in the yard.

– the end to harassment of their close environment.

– the end of assaults and disciplinary sanctions towards Juan and Nataly.

– end to DNA-based prosecutions.

Comrade Enrique Guzman stopped hunger strike in the second week because

of physical problems.

The judicial court denies to give satisfaction to the comrades’ demands.

While the comrades’ closer people are trying some legal diligence

seeking for the satisfaction of their demands, solidarian comrades in

the outside have made demonstrations and incendiaries actions on streets

and outside prisons where comrades are arrested.

Comrades´ health is not well. For example, Juan started with 61kl. and

he was on 54kl, ten days ago. Guillermo started hunger strike on April

14 weighing 91 kl. (Approx.), on May 9 he was weighing 83 kl. Comrade

Nataly is under 50 kl.

Here we have some words from comrades Juan, Enrique and Guillermo:–



Words from comrade Juan Flores



“Well!!! As I had already said on previous occasions … this is

our response to all the barbarity and bastard police maneuvers that Power

unleashed against us; from that September 18, 2014, Power has continued

haunting us to perpetuate fear between our closer ones, with the

intention of letting us into oblivion. Clearly, their attempts have been

in vain. Solidarity is latent and far from police / court / State terror.

On the 26th day of hunger strike, we have walked hand in hand with each

gesture of solidarity, turning into practice all our conviction by the

unconditional breath of our comrades, friends, relatives and the support

between ourselves. Words of encouragement, love and strength that we

daily receive, strengthening us and extending our decision.

Juan Flores

1st wing, Santiago 1 Prison,

Santiago, Chile.

–



Words from comrade Enrique Guzman



On my 10th day of hunger strike I decided to end it in order to maintain

mental clarity and cope as best I could, with the ordeal of confinement,

of my closure and the closure of my friends.

But I would like to make clear, to the clowns Raul Guzman and Orellana

(prosecutors), this does not mean they have served their purpose, but

quite the opposite. Now more than ever I declare as their enemy, which

is the main reason the police had to arrest me too. However, it doesn’t

means that I assume responsibility for acts for which I am accused.

I and my brothers have declared their enemies, and that is why we are

enclosed; but they never have succeeded in silence us. Neither the walls

nor its bastard guards have been enough to silence the shouts of

insurrection. We will certainly impede the normal operation of the

existing, because it bothers us, because we understand that arrests like

ours, seeks to perpetuate their dominance over slaves’ society, because

we know that terrorists are only the State and the businessmen, and with

cases like ours they wants to spread “terror” in those that are in the

limbo between conformity or attack, passivity or action.

That’s why I decided to report the facts that I live, to our environment

which is today harassed by the police, to not be intimidated, (…)

[spreading] confrontations with the power like volcanoes, and reminding

us that chaos is unavoidable (…)

Health, love and strength to my brothers that continue the hunger strike

to get our demands.

Enrique Guzman

35th wing, Santiago 1 Prison,

Santiago, Chile.

–

Words from comrade Guillermo Duran

I would like writing about my health condition in this hunger strike

that we started on April 14th (…) We maintain the decision to continue

the strike and radicalize it if our demands are not heard, accepted and

resolved.

I also thank to all the gestures and solidarity actions carried out in

the streets and prisons, demonstrations and meetings, fight and

scattering with no measure by individuals and active, conscious and

militant organizations. I give thanks for the words of support from

different brothers/sisters, from this land as more distant, messages of

love and war expressed for minds and hearts free from the dominion of

fear. I have no more to do that to correspond all of this, sending

strength and affection for imprisoned brothers/sisters in the dungeons

of Chile, Brazil, Greece, Spain, Czech Rep., Italy, Mexico, and all

around the world where the control and domination of the states exists,

as well as brothers/sisters fighting against this reality, in the ways

they deem necessary.

About my health situation, I am in good condition, some discomfort such

as dizziness, muscle, abdominal and head aches that have been subsiding

with rest and taking replenishing concoctions (it made me quite

difficult to consume only water, so I decided take herbal water with

honey and sugar, oat milk and fruit juices).

(…) So, for now, affection and strength to everybody who fight against

dominion. Love and strength for my comrades Juan, Naty (Nataly) and Weso

(Enrique).

Guillermo Duran

In total house arrest.

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SOLIDARITY AND COMPLICITY AGAINST POWER

sinbanderas.nifronteras(at)riseup(dot)net

Tags: Chile, Guillermo Durán Méndez, Hunger Strike, Juan Flores Riquelme, Natalie Casanova Muñoz

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 17th, 2015 at 2:39 pm and is filed under Prison Struggle.