Joint Appeal: Free Shigenobu Now! Against Oppression!

Japanese Last Updated December 6


Please Sign this appeal if you are for,
And send to: com@f.email.ne.jp or or ieg@ngy.1st.ne.jp

Please circulate this on cyber space.

Hiroshi Tsumura
e-mail:ieg@ngy.1st.ne.jp URL:http://www.ngy.1st.ne.jp/~ieg
October Society / IEG Kokusaisyugi (Internationalism) Editing Group
203 Nisigahara Residence 1-1-1 Nishigahara Kita-ku Tokyo Japan 114-0024
phone/fax: 03-3576-0748


* Joint Appeal: Free Shigenobu Now! Against Oppression!

Fusako Shigenobu, the leader of JRA; Japanese Red Army, was arrested Wednesday November 8 in Osaka, Japan. In the Nov.16 hearing at the Tokyo District Court that was held to put on record the reason for Shigenobu's detention, she said, "I will fight and keep on going," issuing a solidarity message from behaind bars.

The Shigenobu's arrest by police is to crack down on JRA. It is also against upsurge of the Palestinian Intifada demanding to halt the ongoing massacre by the Israeli Zionist forces immediately. Imperialists try to cover their bloody hands of own terrors, labeling those who are fighting without fear of death as "terrolists." Furthermore, public security authorities try to oppress on alleged JRA members, supporters or various kinds of activists.

It is urgent for us, even if we are differnent form JRA's political line, to start counter campaigns & actions in the world as well as in Japan against any oppression by police. We ask you to join our joint appeal to go fowards the nationwide & international campaign beyond any antagonism with JRA.

Free Shigenobu Now!

Stop oppression to alleged JRA supporters!

November 20, 2000

Bontaro Asahi: fomer Polito Bureau member of Communist League - Second BUND, now, "Proletarian Correspondence" Editing Committee
Hiroshi Kitamura: fomer Communist Party
Keisei Kurata: former vice chairperson of Togakuren; Federation of Students Unions in Tokyo
Susumu Koga: former Cheif Editor of "Jokyo(Situation)"
Makoto Konishi: President of a publishing company
Akio Sato: former "Uprising" Left Wing, now, "Proletarian Correspondence" Editing Committee
Jun Shirai
Hiroshi Tsumura: IEG, Kokusaisyugi (Internationalism) Editing Group
Hiroshi Nagare
Bunji Hatanaka: Communist League Metropolitan Area Committee
Yoichi Yamada: "Jinmin-Shinbun (People's Newspaper)" Editor
(As of December 2, 2000)

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* Free Shigenobu Now! Against Oppression! Joint Appeal Site
http://www.ngy.1st.ne.jp/~ieg/struggle/japan/2000/jra-j.htm


* Related Site

People's Newspaper
http://www.jimmin.com/
SATR:THE SUPPORTING ASSOCIATION FOR TRIALS OF THE RETURNEES
http://www3.tky.3web.ne.jp/~sper/index.html
JAPANESE RED ARMY UNOFFICIAL SITE
http://www3.tky.3web.ne.jp/~sper/11TH/11th.html
Freedom For Kozo Okamoto's Group (Europe)
http://members.xoom.com/jrakozo/
Friends of Okamoto
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/5617/okamoto.htm
Information on East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front
http://plaza4.mbn.or.jp/~hannichi/
GENKOKEN: Modern Old Documents Study Circle
http://genko.system.to/


* Opinion & Comments attached Signnature

* We promote joint cyber action against oppression on Shigenobu-san and alleged JRA supporter. At the same time, we wish advance the cause of realignment of cmmunists & leftists forces, exchanging words & ideas with Shigenobu-san and sending Shigenobu-san's opinion beyond bars.
Hiroshi Tsumura: IEG, Kokusaisyugi (Internationalism) Editing Group http://www.ngy.1st.ne.jp/~ieg

* I am agree with the appeal and strongly against the oppression on Fusako Shigenobu-san who has been a leading pioneer for the Palestinian liberation movement.
Makoto Konishi: President of a publishing company

* I am agree with the aim of the Joint Appeal: Free Shigenobu Now! Against Oppression!
Jun, Shirai

* The arrest of Shigenobu and the following oppression on her supporters and activists are political thought suppressions by the public safety authorities without any definit evidence or in the name of minor offense. I appeal to people and various movements standing for the freedom of political activities, thoughts and expressions to criticize and protest against such suppression by which the state power and public safety authorities try to be negative and limit those freedoms. I am for the voice of people who become aware of the unjustness. Stop such unjust suppressions!
Hiroshi Nagare

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