World
Rojava under attack as Assad regime falls
December 9th: City of Manbij targeted by Turkish-backed forces as civilians evacuate ~ Cristina Sykes ~ The United States Military last night (8 December) issued an explicit warning to jihadist and Turkish-backed factions in Northern Syria to avoid attacks on areas held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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
“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.
Barcelona: Mass housing demonstration, rent strike being planned
November 26th: At least 126,000 people demonstrated this Saturday in Barcelona to demand a 50% reduction in rents, the establishment of indefinite contracts, the ban on the purchase of homes for speculation, and the recovery of homes for residential use ~ from Directa ~ It had been known for days that this Saturday’s demonstration would be massive.
International day against patriarchal violence marked worldwide
November 25th: Demonstrations taking place to open 16 days of action against femicide, rape and other violence towards women and girls ~ Cristina Sykes, Mateo Sgambati ~ The international day against patriarchial violence is being marked today (25 November), with numerous actions and demonstrations having already taken place over the weekend.
Hikoi mobilisation for indigenous rights in Aotearoa
November 21st: Thousands march to New Zealand parliament against right-wing attempt to undermine treaty ~ Barrie Sargeant ~ A nine-day hikoi mobilisation defending indigenous rights concluded in Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand, earlier this week, drawing tens of thousands in opposition to a contentious Treaty Principles Bill proposed by the right-wing ACT Party.
Athens explosion: Prominent anarchist arrested, solidarity actions worldwide
November 20th: “No one will be left alone against the repressive campaign of the state and capital”, declare demonstrators ~ Kit Dimou ~ Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos has been arrested in connection with the explosion in an Athens flat on 31 October, which authorities attribute to a bomb-making accident.
Anti-nuke actions in memory of Sébastien Briat
November 19th: Range of decentralised responses across France and Germany mark twentieth anniversary of activist killed by a train carrying radioactive waste ~ Rob Latchford ~ Numerous decentralised actions have been carried out on railway tracks and nuclear industry sites in France and Germany to mark the 20th anniversary of Sébastien Briat’s death.
AntiCOP 2024 concludes with indigenous peoples’ climate proposals
November 15th: Global Meeting for Climate and Life brought together more than 250 delegates from Latin America and around the world ~ from Desinformémonos ~ After five days of work, the Global Meeting for Climate and Life – AntiCOP 2024 concluded in Oaxaca, bringing together more than 250 representatives of the Waorani, Yaqui, Purépecha, Zapotec, Chatino, Mixtec,
The ruptures of militant anarchism in Brazil
November 15th: “Where we come from and where we are going”: a reflection on Brazilian anarchism, then and now ~ from O Amigo do Povo ~ Brazilian anarchism lost influence over the masses with the decline and later, the end of revolutionary syndicalism in Brazil between the 1920s and 1930s.
