Freedom News

Italian and Polish neo-nazis join forces to patrol beaches to “protect women from migrants”

July 6th: The members of Italian far-right party Forza Nuova (FN), in coalition with Polish neo-nazi group National Radical Camp (Obóz Narodowo-Radykalny, ONR), launched beach patrols in order to “protect women and children from migrants” in the Italian town Rimini.

Indonesia: Update on the Anarchist Prisoners in Yogyakarta

July 4th: As we reported last week, 69 people were arrested during the Mayday demonstration held in Yogyakarta .

Turkish police teargas pride march in Instanbul

July 1st: Riot police used tear gas, dogs and batons to disperse thousands of people attending the LGBTI+ pride march in Istanbul today.

Indigenous communities across Mexico boycott elections

July 1st: Many indigenous communities across Mexico refrained from voting in today’s national elections.

Russian anarchist prisoner receives political asylum in Lithuania

June 27th: Russian anarchist Dmitry Buchenkov received  political asylum in Lithuania, the brother of the activist confirmed.

Indonesia: solidarity call for anarchists imprisoned in Yogyakarta

June 24th: Some worrying news reached us from Indonesia.

Spain: police crack down on anarchists resisting social centre eviction

June 21st: On Tuesday, two people were arrested in A Coruña in relation to the events that occurred during the eviction of A Insumisa social centre.

NoNYIA: struggle against new airport development in Indonesia

June 20th: On January 25, 2011, the Indonesian government, represented by the State Owned Enterprise PT.

Notes from the US: No backers for gas power? Just hire some!

June 17th: Louis Further rounds up the latest in dodgy goings on across the pond.

Canada: police and military to be banned from future events after protesters block Edmonton Pride Festival

June 13th: Last Saturday Edmonton’s annual Pride Festival march was successfully blocked by protesters unhappy that  the police and military are allowed to join.