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Notes from the US: Fawning on fascists

October 14th: The Trump administration’s political programme is still one of vengeance ~ Louis Further ~ The shooting of supremacist bigot and hate-monger,…

War and Extractivism – a view from Sudan and Congo

October 6th: Two activists from Sudfa (a media outlet founded by Sudanese exiles in France) and Génération Lumière (a decolonial ecology association founded …

Ecuador: Indigenous leader gunned down in social protests

October 4th: 92 injuries, 11 missing as anti-austerity movement enters third week ~ from cubadebate ~ Indigenous leader Efraín Fuerez, recognized for his commu…

Peru: Second weekend of mass protests and repression

September 29th: At least 18 people were injured, including a journalist ~ from ANRed ~ The Peruvian capital has experienced another weekend of mobilisations, in a …

Black Scare in Asia: Governments blame “anarchists” for mass discontent

September 25th: Popular uprisings in the Philippines, Nepal and Indonesia need no help to be leaderless ~ Simoun Magsalin ~ September 2025 became a month of an Asi…

Ecuador: Indigenous and peasant blockades sweep country

September 24th: President threatened “terrorism” designation for national strike against cancelled diesel subsidies ~ Aldo Santiago, Avispa Midia ~ Soc…

Notes from the US: Surplus population

September 18th: Now it’s bare-faced fascism—but doctors are putting up more resistance than Democrats ~ Louis Further ~ As wildfires aggravated by clim…

Nepal: Parliament torched after police kill 19 protesters

September 10th: GenZ protests against social media ban and elite corruption become mass uprising against state violence ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Soldiers are patrolling …

Sumud flotilla heads to Gaza “to break the blockade and stop the genocide”

September 4th: While Israel brands it as ‘terrorism’, Genoa dockworkers threaten mass action should the flotilla be intercepted ~ Santiago Navarro F, …

Indonesia uprising: “A collective eruption of rage”

September 1st: Protests remain militant, as student and union leaders fail to gain control of the grassroots ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Protesters across Indonesia have l…

Notes from the US: The MAGA war on empathy

August 18th: This month something different: a contribution towards understanding why the appeal of selfishness grips so many people so fiercely ~ Louis Further…

US: Community resistance to forced disappearances

August 15th: From LA streets to Salvadorian prisons, the US escalates its war on migrants ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ On the streets of Los Angeles, California e…

Mutual aid in Gaza: “I will continue to help people even if it costs me my life”

August 6th: An interview with Anas Arafat from Plant the Land about the importance of emergency common assistance whilst working on longer-term solutions ~ Wil…

Notes from Commonwealth Avenue

August 4th: Why the Phillipine left actively participates in “self-kettling”—an anarchist analysis and response ~ Simoun Magsalin ~ Every yea…

Climate Liberation Aotearoa halts coal transport to defend Denniston Plateau

July 30th: “They are destroying the planet for profit—We’re here to stop them” ~ Alisa-Ece Tohumcu ~ Two climate defenders have suspended …