{"id":8871,"date":"2022-03-22T15:34:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cov19chronicles.com\/?p=8871"},"modified":"2022-03-22T15:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:38:19","slug":"the-criminalisation-of-solidarity-on-lesvos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cov19chronicles.com\/the-criminalisation-of-solidarity-on-lesvos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Criminalisation of Solidarity on Lesvos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
by Marie Gillespie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 21 March 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Wednesday March 16, 2022, Norwegian photographer and volunteer with Lesvos Solidarity, Knut Bry, was arrested in the port of Mytilini, Lesvos, Greece, on charges of espionage and detained in the Port Authority building for taking photos for his next book Landscapes of Lesvos<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Friday afternoon, March 17, 2022, Knut appeared in court and ordered to attend court on Monday, March 21 at 12:00. After more than three hours, it was decided that he would be released on bail and had to pay 4,000 euros. The investigation continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His friends in Mytilini were allowed to visit him every day for half an hour. They brought him clean clothes, food and books. They shared with him all the messages of support he was receiving from all over the world. Local and international friends used social media with the hashtag #freeknutbry and #WeAreAllSpies to raise awareness of his plight. Local friends took photos of naval ships in the port of Mytilini anf posted them online asking “Am I also a spy?”. “Knut Bry’s support group” was formed on Facebook and now has more than 3,500 followers sharing messages of support. In their newsletter of 21 March Lesvos Solidarity reported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis case is unfortunately another example of the unjustified criminalisation of innocent people and the solidarity movement\u201d.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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