Freedom

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) issu…

Harrods workers vote for Xmas strike

December 4th: Walkout over pay and conditions expected on 19 December as company refuses to engage with union ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Hundreds of workers across Harro…

Travellers rally against Manchester police brutality

December 3rd: Outrage at forced removal of children from Christmas market ~ Lulu Smith ~ Community advocacy groups rallied outside Parliament yesterday (2 Decemb…

Emergency in free Rojava as Syrian war reignites

December 3rd: Kurdish autonomous struggle caught between competing interests as the entanglement of regional and local powers enters a new phase ~ Blade Runner ~…

Solidarity with Kurdish community after “anti-terrorist” raids in London

November 27th: Community centre closed off and six arrested in attempt to link Democratic Assembly to the PKK ~ Scott Harris ~ Supporters are gathering outside th…

Labour “putting deportation machine into overdrive”, shows Corporate Watch analysis

November 27th: Algorithm decisions and re-purposed Rwanda logistics highlighted in migration policy review ~ Scott Harris ~ Solidarity campaigners had few illusio…

Antifascist Gino arrested, faces extradition to Hungary

November 26th: European police hunt for Nazi-attackers sees new arrest in Paris, following extradition of Maja T and detention of Johann G ~ Juju Alerta ~ The Hun…

Blockade in Staffordshire as Elbit loses £2.1bn British arms contract

November 25th: UK drops ‘outdated’ drone program, relentlessly targeted by activists since 2021 ~ Scott Harris ~ Palestine Action this morning locked …

Dual victory as university divests from fossil fuel and border industries

November 22nd: Staffordshire becomes first UK higher education institution to remove both sectors from its investment portfolio ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Student campaig…

Harrods workers balloting for Xmas strike

November 20th: Luxury department store woes mount as workers oppose relentless overwork, stagnant wages and stripped-back benefits ~ Francis Kingston ~ With the l…

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 anarchi…

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 ~ Ro…

Thales 5 release appeals rejected

November 14th: Court reduces two Palestine activists’ sentences from 12 to 10 months, again ignoring social work reports which did not recommend jail time ~…

Activists blockade two Elbit sites in Bristol

November 12th: Lock-on devices inside vans used to block the gates of Israeli arms company R&D hub in Filton and headquarters at Aztec West ~ Scott Harris ~ P…

Fugitive antifascist Johann G. arrested on train in Germany

November 12th: Televised appeal and surveillance operation preceded the arrest, as authorities clamp down on alleged associates in the Antifa East and Budapest ca…