Shakir Hamoodi

Dr. Shakir Hammodi - a Columbia business man sentenced to three years in prison for violating trade sanctions - was released from prison to a Columbia halfway house on December 9, 2014, for 10 days. He completed 18 weeks of house arrest, then 2 years of probation which ended in April 2017.

Between 1993 and 2003, Hamoodi sent more than $200,000 to friends and family in his native Iraq in violation of U.S. imposed sanctions on the country. In 2012, he was sentenced to three years in prison for the violation.

Thomas Meyer-Falk

An update from Thomas on 20 march 2024.

Thomas was released in August 2023.
He is continuing the struggle against prison and injustice.
He is publishing texts on his own blog https://breakdownthewalls.site36.net/ (in german language)

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Ruchell Cinque Magee

Personal Background

Theofilos Mavropoulos

Theofilos Mavropoulos was arrested after his wounding in a gunfight with cops in Pefki (Athens), on 18/05/2011. He joined CCF, while he was in prison with a public statement.

Olga Economidou

Olga Ekonomidou was arrested on 14/03/2011, in Volos, along with another 4 CCF’s members, after a night raid by police’s special forces and Anti-terrorist squads at the house the where living. In December of 2014, she was sentened to 25 years in prison in the Fire Conspiracy Cells case.

Michalis Nikolopoulos

Michalis Nikolopoulos was wanted since September of 2009, for being a member of CCF. He was arrested on 26/01/2011 after being chased by cops of DIAS squad, in an accidental road blockade. The cops found a gun, a fake id and a fake police badge on him.

Giorgos Polydoras

Giorgos was arrested on 14/03/2011, in Volos, along with another 4 CCF’s members, after a night raid by police’s special forces and Anti-terrorist squads at the house the where living. He was convicted in December 2014 in the Fire Cells of Conspiracy case and sentenced to 25 years.

Giorgos Nikolopoulos

Giorgos Nikolopoulos was wanted since September of 2009, after Anti-terrorist squads and police’s special forces raided the house he and comrade Haris Hajimihelakis were living. The comrade managed to escape that night. He was arrested on 14/03/2011, in Volos, along with another 4 CCF’s members, after a night raid by police’s special forces and Anti-terrorist squads at the house where he was living.

Gerasimos Tsakalos

Gerasimos Tsakalos was arrested on 01/11/2010 along with Panagiotis Argyrou during a CCF campaign, which involved the shipping of 14 parcel bombs to several foreign embassies and leaders. Two more parcel bombs were found on them and another two had already been delivered by them.

Luca Finotti

Luca is one of the Genoa 10 who was arrested in Switzerland in October 2017. He had been serving his sentence on a home confinement type arrangement. In 2021, this permit was revoked and he was returned to Cremona prison to serve the remainder of his sentence (Luca Finotti - Cremona Prison - Via Palosca, 2, 26100 Cremona CR). The reasons for the revocation of the permit to serve the sentence in the community are still rather vague and nebulous.

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