“All of a sudden the streets were ablaze”: Nikos Romanos and legacy of the Greek revolt
December 6th: The anarchist’s recent arrest continues a long story: ten years ago today, his prison hunger strike brought the country to the edge of insurrection on the anniversary of the 2008 uprising ~ Neil Middleton ~ The recent arrest of Nikos Romanos, following the widely publicised explosion in an Athens apartment, took place in the run-up
Harrods workers vote for Xmas strike
December 4th: Walkout over pay and conditions expected on 19 December as company refuses to engage with union ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Hundreds of workers across Harrods’ retail, restaurant, kitchen and cleaning departments have returned a resounding 95% yes vote to strike action in the Christmas season.
Travellers rally against Manchester police brutality
December 3rd: Outrage at forced removal of children from Christmas market ~ Lulu Smith ~ Community advocacy groups rallied outside Parliament yesterday (2 December) against Manchester police brutality and GRT discrimination.
Solidarity with Kurdish community after “anti-terrorist” raids in London
November 27th: Community centre closed off and six arrested in attempt to link Democratic Assembly to the PKK ~ Scott Harris ~ Supporters are gathering outside the Kurdish Community Center in Haringey, London, to protest the criminalisation of Kurdish politicians and demand the withdrawal of police presence. The centre was raided this morning, while six individuals were
Report from anti-war congress in Hamburg
December 4th: It seems like in the year 2024, governments and the people supporting them have accomplished the impossible in terms of normalising death—but refusal persists ~ Juju Alerta ~ With a wild demonstration to enliven the St Pauli district of Hamburg, people from different countries gathered in the city in mid-November to exchange stories and discussions
Emergency in free Rojava as Syrian war reignites
December 3rd: Kurdish autonomous struggle caught between competing interests as the entanglement of regional and local powers enters a new phase ~ Blade Runner ~ The Peoples’ Democratic Assembly convened in Rojava yesterday (2 December) to evaluate the resumption of the war in Syria, and plan for a possible attack on the Democratic Autonomous Administration.
“Their desire to kill has never been higher”: Resisting ethnic cleansing in the West Bank
November 30th: A solidarity report from Masafer Yatta, in the south Hebron hills ~ Aidan Frere-Smith ~ On 1 January 2021, Haroun Abo Aram was shot outside of his family home in the village of Al-Rakeez in Masafer Yatta, in the south Hebron hills of the West Bank.
The lie of a bloodthirsty empire
December 5th: Political artists Andrei Molodkin and Santiago Sierra, and Wikileaks ambassador Joseph Farrell, talk to A/POLITICAL about the sham of Western liberty, Julian Assange, and how art can still transform pain into defiance ~ Becky Haghpanah-Shirwan ~ The heightened tensions of international politics are reflected in the work of Andrei Molodkin (Russia, 1966) and Santiago Sierra
Newport Radical Bookfair revived
November 28th: Stalls attract locals and visitors during Chartist Uprising celebrations ~ Shaun Featherstone ~ Earlier this month the first radical bookfair Newport has seen for many years took place.
Still worth fighting: Nicolas Walter remembered
November 22nd: The great anarchist historian and activist left us a message for these dire times ~ Natasha Walter ~ How do we keep hope and faith alive?
What chances for climate protesters at Court of Appeal?
December 5th: Van Gogh soup protest and M25 blockade among cases in January hearing ~ Andy Meinke ~ In July, when five Just Stop Oil activists were jailed for a total of 21 years for a plan to block the M25 motorway in London, it was part of a huge jump in sentencing for peaceful protesters.
Freedom News Review—3 December 2023
December 3rd: Items discussed in this program: Rojava emergency with renewal of war in Syria • Repression against Kurdish activists in the UK • Deportation machine in overdrive under Labour • Newport Radical Bookfair revived
Negativity and positivity in anarchism: An inextricable but contradictory duality
December 2nd: My initial purpose was to reflect on the unavoidable, and often undervalued, negative dimension of anarchism—but I soon realised this forced me to leave aside its entire positive aspect ~ Tomás Ibáñez, Redes Libertarias ~ When I turned on my computer to begin writing this text, I was tempted to title it: “A passionate praise
