World
Greece: queer activist Zak Kostopoulos murdered in Athens
September 23rd: CW: descriptions of violence Queer activist and performer Zak Kostopoulos was beaten to death, allegedly following their attempted robbery of a jewellery store at Glastonos Street near Omonia Square in the centre of Athens.
Notes from the US
September 22nd: Freedom US correspondent Louis Further reports on the lesser- known happenings in the United States.
Hambach Forest eviction ‘halted’ after a person dies
September 21st: One person has been confirmed dead during police operation to evict the Hambach Forest protest camp.
Violent robberies and deportations of refugees in Greece’s Evros region
September 17th: CW: graphic images and descriptions of violence and sexual assault.
Indefensible: Idlib and the left
September 12th: This text was contributed to Freedom by Leila Al-Shami: British Syrian activist and writer, co-author (with Robin Yassin-Kassab) of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War.
Activists occupy third Dublin property to highlight Ireland’s housing crisis
September 10th: Take Back the City: a network of 18 grassroots activist groups who are working together to take direct action against property owners across Ireland’s capital, have occupied a property in Dublin.
Berlin: activists occupy site of planned Google Campus
September 8th: Yesterday campaigners have occupied the former electric substation in Berlin’s Kreuzberg: a planned site of the new Google Campus.
USA: antifascists and fascists clash outside Islamic convention
September 4th: More than 100 antifascists and white supremacists, some armed, clashed outside the 55th annual Islamic Society of North America convention at the George R.
French and German anti-nuclear campaigners block uranium transport
September 3rd: At early morning hours last Saturday, a group of French and German anti-nuclear activists blocked the uranium transport train.
Greek police arrest three activists for helping migrants enter the EU
August 31st: Greek police have arrested Syrian swimmer Sara Mardini and two other activists on charges of smuggling migrants into Greece.
