World
Falsely imprisoned Abahlali baseMjondolo members bailed
February 3rd: Freedom continues its coverage of Abahlali baseMjondolo, a South African movement of shack dwellers who organise land occupations and communes: Yesterday Maphiwe Gasela, Siniko Miya and Landu Tshazi were finally granted bail in the Durban Magistrate’s Court. They have all previously been arrested on bogus charges, been denied bailed and kept in the notorious Westville
Alfredo Cospito fights punitive prison conditions with hunger strike
January 24th: Alfredo Cospito was imprisoned for 10 years in 2014 for the kneecapping of a power plant owner, in 2012, carried out by the Olga Cell of the Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI).
Atlanta (USA): In solidarity with the movement to Stop Cop City and Defend Weelaunee Forest
January 21st: We call on all people of good conscience to stand in solidarity with the movement to stop Cop City and defend the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta.
Is saving lives a crime? The trial of human rights defenders begins in Greece
January 14th: Searching and rescuing refugees in distress — is this a crime?
A village to be evicted for coal – the defense of Luetzerath in Germany
January 9th: Freedom provides a transcript of an interview on A-Radio Berlin with an activist of Radio Aalpunk from Luetzerath on January 7, 2023.
In Serbia, locals protest planned monument to WWII war criminals
January 6th: Freedom introduces its new column from our Serbian correspondent: In the city of Novi Sad, Serbia, the pedestal to a planned monument to victims of World War II violence stands bare and surrounded by wooden pallets.
Justice delayed and denied for Abahlali baseMjondolo
December 27th: Freedom continues its coverage of Abahlali baseMjondolo, a South African movement of shack dwellers who organise land occupations and communes: The attempt by the local ANC – working with the police, private security, the anti-land invasion unit and forces within the prosecuting authority – to destroy the eKhenana Commune has been relentless.
15 people pushed back to Turkey
December 20th: On the 15th of December, Alarm Phone received a call from 15 people stranded on Lipsi, a small island between Leros and Samos.
Notes from the US
December 15th: Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.
Abahlali baseMjondolo organise against systemic violence against women in South Africa
November 26th: Freedom introduces the Abahlali baseMjondolo, a South African movement of shack dwellers who organise land occupations and communes.
