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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
You could say that i’m surprised. Pleasantly surprised, but surprised nevertheless that Montreal’s english daily paper, the Gazette, has called for a public inquiry into the police killing of Mohamed Anas Bennis. This is certainly a victory for the Bennis family and their supporters, who have met with nothing but …
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 …
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 …