Freedom News

Earthquake reveals growing cracks in Turkish political establishment

February 27th: It’s sometime in the afternoon of February 7th, a day after the earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria.

A month later – unanswered questions and abusive accusations

February 19th: Freedom republishes a report from Alarm Phone: UNANSWERED QUESTIONS On December 14, a boat disintegrated in the middle of the English Channel, killing at least four people.

Why is aid struggling to reach parts of Syria and Turkey after the most deadly earthquakes in almost a century?

February 14th: On the 6th February, when two huge earthquakes struck South-West Turkey and North-West Syria, rescue workers failed to arrive in some badly hit areas for more than 24 hours.

Solidarity action in our schools holds key to victory

February 2nd: In the Department for Education (DfE)’s “Handling strike action in schools” document, the government has indicated that it “expects the headteacher to take all reasonable steps to keep the school open for as many pupils as possible’ on upcoming National Education Union (NEU) strike days.

Anti-fascists confront white nationalist rally in Leeds

February 1st: Anti-fascists from the Yorkshire branch of Football Lads and Lasses Against Fascism (FLAF) confronted a white nationalist demonstration in Leeds on Saturday, leading to chaotic infighting between the fascists.

Where do old ranters go to rant?

January 25th: This is something I’ve been pondering a lot over the past year or two.

Football sees increase in homophobia

January 22nd: For those of us who love football we are well aware of the sad history of bigotry that unfortunately runs alongside the beautiful game.

Air Partner: the Home Office’s little-known deportation fixer

January 10th: Freedom reproduce an investigation from Corporate Watch: Air Partner and Carlson Wagonlit are the grease spinning the wheels of the UK deportation machine, organising logistics for mass-deportation flights for years.

What we know about the Paris shooting and its significance to Kurds

January 4th: On the 23rd December 2022 a man named William Mallet opened fire on the street outside the Kurdistan Democratic Centre of Paris, which also houses the Kurdish Democratic Council of France.

A hard right turn that brings meltdown

January 1st: In October 2021, Boris Johnson proclaimed that this “is the direction this country is going — towards a high wage, high skill, high productivity …