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This page links to the documents we produced during and after the protests in Genoa.

We have produced a special issue of our magazine Resist about the events in Genoa - details here.

The Genoa Justice Campaign are fighting for justice for the people imprisoned and tortured at Genoa.

Report from Genoa, Friday Protesters angry at police brutality but determined to continue Saturday's march
Press Release, Friday 20 July We put this out after the news of the police killing of a protester - we didn't know his name at this stage - to call Monday's protest.
Summary of Saturday's Press Useful info from the mainstream media (for a change)
Report from Genoa, Saturday The huge 300,000-strong protest that the media virtually ignored
Summary of Sunday's press Details of the giant demo and the police brutality at the raid of the GSF building.
Statement on Richard Moth and Nicola Docherty Our initial statement on Sunday, when we learned that GR members Richard and Nicola had been beaten, arrested and denied human rights.
Statement from Richard Moth's father Added to the site on Monday - Robert Moth received many messages of support, which we'll add to the site as soon as we can.
Statement calling for the release of Richard and Nicola The statement includes the signatures we had when we launched it on Monday. See below for the version with all the signatures we had by Wednesday.
Protests after Murder and Arrests Details of protests in London on Sunday and Monday. Some details of the many protests worldwide.
List of Reportback Meetings Meetings in all parts of the UK where people can hear eye witness reports from Genoa.
Statement calling for the Release of Richard and Nicola - Wednesday Within two days we had hundreds of signatures - a massive level of support. Many thanks to everyone.
Statement made by the four prisoners on their return to the UK Read out on Thursday morning at Heathrow
Messages of Support to Richard Moth's parents In the two days after we put the Statement from Richard Moth's Father on the site, he received many messages of support, which he has asked us to reproduce.
Statement by Robert and Carol Moth Richard Moth's parents released this statement late on Wednesday night, after they had spoken to Richard on the phone 
Details of police brutality Translation of two articles in the mainstream Italian paper La Repubblica on Thursday 26 July Better translation that we had at first, and a new second article.
Protest at the Italian Embassy, 28 July Hundreds of people heard speakers, including ex-prisoner Norman Blair, declare that we will not be intimidated - we will continue to build the anti-capitalist movement.
Genoa: The Fight Goes On Details of meeting on Thursday 2 August, London
Whose World? Our World! A country-by-country list of cities where protests took place after Genoa - all 146 of them.
Photos from Genoa Pics from Globalise Resistance activities in Genoa - very different from the pictures in the mainstream media! Slow to load.
Eyewitness Account By Seth Harman, representative of MSF trade union London region and London Housing branch.
Eyewitness Account By Cormac Sheehan of Globalise Resistance Ireland

The information we gave to people before the protests is now in the Genoa archive.