World

Barcelona: Mass resistance to eviction at Casa Orsola
February 3rd: Live-streamed mobilisation continues in latest battle against gentrification ~ Blade Runner ~ The planned eviction of tenants at Casa Orsola was temporarily halted this weekend after large-scale resistance by housing groups, residents, and local supporters.
Greece: Mass protests demand justice for train crash victims
January 31st: Tempi disaster investigation widely seen as a cover-up for infrastructure neglect ~ Kit Dimou ~ Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Greece last weekend, responding to a call from families of the 57 victims of the Tempi train crash in February 2023.

Ukraine: Solidarity Collectives & anarchists in the ranks
January 30th: In an interview, Ksusha looks forward to “drone cooperatives, rehabilitation of the war injured, cultural projects, squats for refugees” ~ Cristina Sykes ~ An anarchist based in Kyiv has responded to questions from Kapinatyöläinen magazine in Finland about the activities of anti-authoritarian networks in Ukraine today.

The bizarre ritual of re-elections in Belarus
January 25th: While heavy repression will prevent any mass protests, resistance from below continues ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ On Sunday 26 January Alexander Lukashenko will be re-elected for his seventh term as president; in contrast to the 2020 elections, which became a culmination of political mobilisation for hundreds of thousands of Belarusians, this round of re-elections is

Italy: Terrorism charges dropped against ‘Vetriolo’ magazine
January 22nd: Judge declines prosecution of anarchist prisoner Alfredo Cospito and 11 others for incitement and subversion ~ Sonia Muñoz Llort ~ A judge in Italy has declined to indict twelve anarchists associated with the insurrectionary magazine Vetriolo of various incitement and subversion charges.

Rojava: Civilians defy Turkish bombing to defend Tishrin dam
January 21st: Despite deadly airstrikes and international silence, hundreds are risking their lives to protect a vital infrastructure ~ Blade Runner ~ Over the past two weeks, thousands of civilians in northeastern Syria have been carrying out a human shield operation at Tishrin dam, enduring drone attacks that have killed over ten civilians and injured dozens, including

Zapatistas anticipate fall of capitalism within seven generations
January 8th: At international gathering in Oventik, Zapatista communities decry recent attacks and desire “to build for life on collective lands” ~ Sonia Muñoz Llort ~ The first session of International Meetings of Rebellions and Resistance 2024-2025 was held in Oventik, in the EZLN-liberated territories in Southeast Mexico between December 28-30.

Festivals of Resistance: US activists mobilise ahead of Trump’s inauguration
December 31st: Workshops and assemblies on January 18 will focus on practical skills such as forming affinity groups, planning direct actions, and building rapid response networks ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, grassroots organisers across the United States are planning a coordinated series of events under the banner of “Festivals

Feminism and anarchism in Brazil
December 23rd: Anarchist and libertarian feminism in Brazil was created as a revolutionary project for material independence from the “sink, kitchen, and bed” triad ~ Eloísa Benvenutti de Andrade, from Patos à Esquerda ~ Anarchist women in Brazil have, from the beginning, made a major contribution to identifying the feminine in the constitution of feminist thought as

Leila Al-Shami: “The future of Syria will be decided by the Syrians and nobody else”
December 18th: We are still in the early days of the regime’s collapse, but Syrians are already organising themselves ~ From Lundi Matin via Autonomies ~ Leila al-Shami and Robin Yassin-Kassab are the authors of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War, an important book in which they recounted the early years of the revolution and the