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Justice for Fredy Villanueva! Demonstration Oct. 11

The following is the callout for a demonstration next Saturday, to protest the police murder of Freddy Villanueva in Montreal-North: A year ago, Quilem was killed by being tasered six times in St-Michel. NEVER AGAIN! OCTOBER 11th 2008 BIG FAMILY FRIENDLY DEMONSTRATION 2:00PM at Parc Pilon (corner Henri-Bourassa & Pie-IX) …

Jean-Pierre Lizotte Remembered

Jean-Pierre Lizotte From today’s Montreal Gazette, an excellent op ed piece by No One Is Illegal member Jaggi Singh, about the 1999 police murder of Jean-Pierre Lizotte, a homeless PWA, in the trendy Plateau Montreal neighbourhood: The ‘poet of Bordeaux’ spent many years in prison, but he possessed a simple …

Rearview Mirror Glance at August’s Riot

As most readers will know, Montreal’s unusually cool summer included a very hot August, hot with the bitter heat that comes from tragedy. On August 9, a group of teenagers were playing in a park in the proletarian neighbourhood of Montreal North. Cops drove up and busted one of the …

[ZNet] No Justice, No Peace: Behind the riots in Montreal after the shooting-death of Fredy Villanueva

The following summary of the problem of police violence in Montreal which led up to August’s riots in Montreal North is by Charles Mostoller and from ZNet: Montreal-Nord, Montreal–“Why four gunshots? Why?”, asked Patricia Villanueva. “I don’t believe they had reason to shoot four times, just like that. Nothing justifies …

COBP Communique on the Murder of Freddy Villanueva (Montreal)

Communiqué by the Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP) Justice for Freddy Villanueva, the 43rd Montreal police killing in 22 years! Montreal, August 13, 2008 — On Saturday August 9, 2008, at about 7pm, a police officer from Station 39 fired four bullets that injured two youth and killed Freddy …

Justice for Quilem Registre! Protest This Police Murder-By-Taser!

MARCH AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY::::::::::WHEN: Saturday, December 15, 2007TIME: 11AMLOCATION: ST-MICHEL / D’HÉRELLE:::::::::: This past October 18, 2007, Quilem Registre died as a result of injuries suffered after a brutal arrest by police. Subjected to at least 6 Taser Gun shots, as well as the excessive brutality used by the police, …

Henry Aubin on the Police Murder of Robert Dziekanski

cellphone-video of an RCMP murder:Robert Dziekanski was killed on October 14 inVancouver International Airport Pulling the plug on Taser deathsINCLUDING A CAMERA on the electric-shock weapon would help clear up questions on its use HENRY AUBIN Everyone is appalled by the tragic death of a man in Vancouver after police …

Police Killing of Mohamed Anas Bennis: Authorities Must Come Clean

Two opinion pieces from today’s Montreal Gazette calling for full disclosure in the case of Mohamed Anas Bennis, killed my Montreal police on December 1st 2005 – one of them by Anas’ twin sister Khadija: Police Shooting of Mohamed Anas Bennis: Authorities Must come CleanSlain Montrealer’s family is seeking answers …

Nineteen Doctors Speak Out in Favor of Justice for Mohamed Anas Bennis

The following from the Justice for Anas coalition: HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS DEMAND JUSTICE FOR ANAS BENNIS! Medical Doctors from the Cote-des-Neiges neighborhood call upon Public Security Minister to uncover mystery surrounding death of young man killed by Montreal police Montreal, July 17th 2007 Physicians from the Cote-des-Neiges community have called …