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Shut the System target Barclays over fossil investments
May 7th: Group claims coordinated graffiti, superglue and cable-cutting actions ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Shut The System (STS) says its activists have targeted branches of Barclays bank and the homes of senior management ahead of the bank’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday.
Legal and grassroots resistance as Gaza starves
April 29th: In Britain, action to divest from genocide is showing no sign of abating, while South Africa is hammering the legal case home at the International Court of Justice ~ Dominic Free ~ “The world has failed Palestinian people.
Birdsong not bombs at Lakenheath blockade
April 28th: Action closes two-week peace camp near base for US nuclear bombers ~ Helen Baczkowska ~ Saturday April 26th 2025 saw a blockade of the American military base at Lakenheath in Suffolk—the final action of a two-week long peace camp.
In pictures: Thousands march for trans rights
April 20th: Protesters across the UK were a diverse crowd, with slogans ranging from plaintive to militant ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ Mass demonstrations took place across the UK yesterday (19 April) protesting the Supreme Court decision on the interpretation of transgender people’s rights under the Equalities Act.
Ten Brussels venues postered for hosting Hungarian far right think-tank
April 15th: MCC think tank “echoes Orbàn’s authoritarian policies and values”, say anti-fascists of Vigilance Cordon Sanitaire ~ From Stuut.info ~ Last night (14 April), activists covered the facades of Brussels hotels and venues with anti-far-right posters.
Greece: Hellenic Train micro-bombers protest “cover-up of the crime in Tempi”
April 13th: No injuries in the attack, claimed for Palestinian martyrs and Kyriakos Ximitiris ~ Kit Dimou ~ A lengthy manifesto has been published on Athens Indymedia, claiming responsibility for the detonation of a backpack near the offices of Hellenic Trains, Greece’s main railway company, on Friday evening (12 April).
Saudi dissident faces deportation from Bulgaria
April 13th: Despite multiple court rulings in his favour, Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi’s detention continues under shifting legal justifications ~ Alisa-Ece Tohumcu ~ Despite judicial rulings supporting his release, Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi, a Saudi dissident and former member of the pro-democracy Bees Army, remains held in detention in Bulgaria since October 2021. Bulgarian authorities, primarily the State Agency for National Security
French court rejects antifascist Gino extradition to Hungary
April 9th: Judge cites “risks of violations of guaranteed rights” to freedom from torture and to a fair trial in Budapest ~ Scott Harris ~ The extradition chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal today (9 April) rejected the extradition to Hungary of Rexhino “Gino” Abazaj, a 32-year-old Albanian anti-fascist wanted for alleged violence against neo-Nazis in
Spain: Hundreds of thousands on the streets for affordable housing
April 8th: In more than 40 locations across the country, tenants unions and neighbourhood assemblies carried out protest actions last weekend ~ Rob Latchford ~ Spain’s first national housing march was organised over the weekend, thanks to the collaborative work of dozens of pro-housing organisations and unions.
Crackdown on anti-fascists in Austria
April 7th: Armed house searches and arrests in Graz following protest against right-wing student associations’ ball ~ Rob Latchford ~ Police in Graz, Austria have arrested seven anti-fascists over the past two weeks on orders of the public prosecutor’s office.
