COP21: a retrospective on the eco-war
e flashback 5 years to a very different yet very familiar scenario that took place in Paris during the declared state of emergency.
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Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks. As participants in COP26 gather in a couple of weeks, one would have hoped (though hardly expected) that representatives from one of the world’s leading climate destroyers, the United States, were
Murder by negligence on EU border
Last month, Freedom reported on the plight of 32 people from Afghanistan seeking asylum in the EU imprisoned on the Polish-Belarus border and left there without food, shelter or medical assistance for weeks. These people are the victims of a diplomatic spat between the dictatorial regime of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and the EU. The Belarusian government
Reflections on Afghanistan
It rained every afternoon on the island. A short sharp blast of torrential rain followed by a return to the heat. Avoiding the downpour, I had made my way to the lounge area of the resort. There was a TV which once a day showed a half hour of CNN. This was my only real
Who counts?
In a political moment when death tolls from COVID-19 are fading into media background noise as ‘freedom’ has been restored, who counts? Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s famous condemnation of government as a very idea – customarily excerpted in introductions to anarchism far and wide – contains a reflection on counting, and who gets to do it. “To
32 people from Afghanistan are currently imprisoned by armed guards on Poland-Belarus border
In this episode of Freedom’s informal series “The Fuckeries of Poland“, we will discuss the plight of a group of people from Afghanistan currently stuck on the Polish-Belarusian border. As some readers may be aware, Belarus, apparently in revenge for the EU sanctions, is attempting to get back at Fortress Europe by allowing (and most
Ukrainian special services assist Lukashenka’s regime to repress Belarusian anarchists
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs responded to the request from the Belarusian security officials sent through Interpol and are attempting to deport two Belarusian anarchists: Alexei Bolenkov (known as Max Belorus) and Artur Kondratovich, to their home country. Alexei Bolenkov came to Ukraine in 2013 to participate in
In Praise of Cash
Stupidly I forgot my wallet and only realised when I went to pay for my coffee. I flashed a bundle of notes (three, count them, three, fivers) like some sort of king but the barista shook his head, “sorry, card only”. I told him I’d left it at home and tried again but he just
The anarchists in Alicante
Because of its geographical position by the Mediterranean and as a border town, people from Alicante have always been restless and turbulent. Without a doubt, this condition fostered the early appearance of socialism in our land, mostly in the cities of Alcoy and Alicante. It could even be said that one of the doors of
Solidarity Festival with Napier Barracks residents increases pressure on government to close camps
On May 22, 2021 over three hundred residents of the now High Court condemned Napier Barracks gathered on the fields opposite, alongside activists and other supporters who had travelled by the coachload from across the UK to protest the criminal conditions people are forced to be housed in by Priti Patel’s hostile environment.
