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Iran: court sentences 15 workers to prison and flogging for striking

November 12th: Fifteen workers of the Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) were sentenced to prison and flogging in Iran.

Polish president and PM set to join fascist march in Warsaw

November 10th: Tens of thousands of nationalists and fascists from all over Europe plan to march tomorrow in Warsaw to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Polish…

Israel lawmakers to debate death penalty for Palestinian ‘terrorists’

November 6th: Israel’s parliament is plannig to renew a debate next week on a bill that would make it easier to sentence Palestinians to death, Defence Ministe…

Fortress Europe: illegal push-backs and border violence report

November 5th: This harrowing report presents testimonies of refugee people attempting to reach the safety of Europe from Bosnia into Croatia and Slovenia.

The Unmasking Antifa Act: Behind the Mask of History

October 30th: On the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street where anti-fascist Londoners fought and stopped fascists marching through the primarily Jewis…

Report from the Bosnian-Croatian Border

October 29th: We ask all the responsible institutions to take necessary measures and to open the border with Croatia.

The Claws of Empire, the Rise of Fascism: Brazilian Anarchist Statement on Bolsonaro

October 29th: The current Brazilian political scenario requires a lot of lucidity and coolness for all popular organizers and their analysis of reality.

Mexico: anarchist political prisoner begins hunger strike

October 23rd: Last Friday Miguel Angel Peralta Betanzos, an anarchist political prisoner from Oaxaca, has decided to begin hunger strike.

Philippines’ War on Drugs: four Food Not Bombs volunteers murdered, one in jail

October 18th: As most of you probably heard, Philippines’ president Rodrigo Duterte, who assumed office in July 2016, had launched the “Philippine Dr…

Notes from the USA

October 17th: Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the las…

Refugee crisis: three women found dead in Greece

October 12th: Three women attempting to reach Europe were found dead with their necks slashed close to the border of Turkey and Greece.

USA: hundreds of people attend Anti-Columbus Day Tour at American Museum of Natural History

October 9th: On Monday, around a thousand activists and artists gathered for the third annual Anti-Columbus Day at New York American Museum of Natural History: …

New report highlights the scale of repressions against activists in Poland

October 6th: Polish direct action group “Obywatele RP” (Citizens of Poland, ORP) released a report on repressions of activists taking action against the Pol…

Greece: queer activist Zak Kostopoulos lynched to death in Athens

September 23rd: CW: descriptions of violence Queer activist and performer Zak Kostopoulos was beaten to death, allegedly following his attempted robbery of a jewel…

Notes from the US

September 22nd: Freedom US correspondent Louis Further reports on the lesser- known happenings in the United States.