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John S. James AIDS Treatment News
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--ACT UP Philadelphia has
announced that all of its members who were arrested during the Republican
convention in Philadelphia are now out of jail. All of them
face criminal charges. All or almost all of the demonstrators
(not only those from ACT UP Philadelphia) are now out of
jail.
Many of those arrested were not intending to be, and were not breaking any law; they were held on preposterous charges such as blocking traffic when they were arrested indoors. Others did block traffic, and were charged with much more serious offenses than usual for such protests.
Ann Northrop is co-treasurer of ACT UP New York, and is helping ACT UP Philadelphia's legal defense fund. This contribution is not tax deductible. For news coverage, see the Independent Media Center: www.phillyimc.org Also, the generally well regarded Philadelphia Inquirer has started to cover the protesters, as well as the views of the national law-enforcement anti- protest campaign, which appears to have developed in reaction to the events during the meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. AIDS Treatment News Published twice monthly Subscription and Editorial Office: P.O. Box 411256 San Francisco, CA 94141 800/TREAT-1-2 toll-free U.S. and Canada 415/255-0588 regular office number Fax: 415/255-4659 E-mail: aidsnews@aidsnews.org
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