Freedom News

The Pergamon: prison and sisterhood

May 12th: A succession of people have been jailed over the last few years for taking direct action against companies whicn participate in selling arms to Israel, which are then used to kill children in Gaza.

General strike: Argentina in slow motion

May 11th: On Thursday, unions held a second general strike against far-right President Javier Milei's “adjustment policies” and austerity.

Confronting the eco-fascists in Lyon

May 7th: To defuse an eco-fascist campaign, radicals in Lyon are working on intellectual and legal counterattacks

Successful resistance to Rwanda deportations

May 3rd: The last days have seen activist groups and local community members team up across the UK in solidarity with migrants, after the Home Office announced on Sunday that a country-wide operation to detain migrants ahead of removal to Rwanda would be taking place.

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Ahead of Another Summer of Climate Disasters, Let’s Talk about Real Solutions

May 8th: In cooperation with CrimethInc., we present a short text from Peter Gelderloos exploring why the strategies that mainstream environmental movements are currently employing to halt industrially-produced climate change are failing—and what we could be doing instead.

Why the State Can’t Compromise with the Gaza Solidarity Movement

May 5th: In the following analysis, participants in the campus occupations movement explore the strategic questions it confronts today.

demonstators in Tbilisi

Georgia: Mass protests against pro-Russian government and “foreign agents” law

April 29th: A remarkable grassroots rebellion is sweeping across Georgia against the pro-Russian regime's blatant attempts to drag the country back under Moscow's imperialist boot.

cartoon by Art Young portraying a capitalist inferno

Art Young’s dangerous cartoons

May 4th: Soon after the United States became involved in World War I, the federal government began its prosecution of avant-garde socialist magazine The Masses for anti-war activity.

An exhibition case showing a historical anarchist magazine and photos

“No Gods, No Masters, No Husbands”

April 27th: An exhibition showcases women editors, translators, proofreaders, typographers and packagers in anarchist print culture

“The court system put me through hell”

April 25th: The police laughed at her when she reported her sexual abuse.

Norwich disability protest outside St Marys House, July 2016

Disability cuts: Work isn’t the pull Sunak thinks it is

May 10th: The recent welfare reform plans announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have landed badly, and rightly so.

Iraq: Hard truths about truth-telling

May 9th: "Accidental anarchist" Carne Ross reflects on blowing the whistle on the Iraq War, 20 years on.

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UK local elections: Time to take Starmerism seriously

May 6th: Results point towards a massive Labour victory, but describing Starmer's position as Blairite is too simplistic