Otevřené Brány Incident

On January 1st, 2075, Czech Immigration forces attempted to sweep up SINless refugees in Marienbad into custody, enforcing a governmental deadline by which all refugees were required to register for citizenship. When the first wave of detainees arrived in Prague, however, the official plans were derailed. Eight thousand refugees - all that had been apprehended - were freed by shadowrunners employed by the Anarchist Black Cross. The refugees had been briefed to expect this rescue and dispersed across the city. Official attempts to relocate them were diverted by a public panic, as reports began to be called in from all across Prague that gangs of armed refugees were breaking into gated neighborhoods and corporate arcologies. While almost all of these reports proved to be unsubstantiated, they successfully diffused law enforcement response to these high-priority neighborhoods. Even false reports could not be ignored, as in many cases they came with voiceprint verification by wealthy citizens, were reported on in Czech media, and slow deployment of law enforcement to these sites was often responded to by genuine invasions by shadowrunning vandals and burglars.

At the end of the day, only one hundred and seventy-six refugees were in custody, and nine hundred thousand nuyen in property damage was reported. The Anarchist Black Cross announced that any further attempts to round up refugees would be met by similar tactics, or reprisals against the proven-vulnerable gated neighborhoods. The Czech government was forced to temporarily suspend their deportation and forcible registration efforts.

The means by which the voiceprints of the leading citizens were duplicated has not been uncovered.