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In pictures: Banners against the Paris Olympics
Anti-Olympic banners and tags have flourished this last week along the banks of the Parisian canals or near the ring roads — The website Paris Luttes has shared pictures of banners against the Olympic Games on bridges in the French capital, stating: “On its fifth day everyone still hates the Olympics!”. The Games continue to
Olympic spectacle falters as French protesters refuse to slow down
The Games so far have seen a series of upsets, but France’s sporting performance will be the least of President Macron’s worries
Sabotage and downpours greet a “grandiose” Olympics
The authorities decided on a unique opening ceremony in the open air, and maximum security with all the police in the world — both are getting pissed on Hours before the start of the Olympic Games, coordinated acts of sabotage targeted several high-speed lines in France during the night, disrupting all traffic and immobilising 800,000
Paris Olympics protests: “A concrete mixer for tourists and speculation”
With the Paris Olympics heralding urban exclusion and a hike in surveillance, disruption and protests mark the passage of the Olympic flame through France
France: Defending the workers’ gardens against an Olympic parasite
With massive building works for the 2024 Olympics being implemented, Parisians are organising against the systemic use of this “symbol of global unity” to bulldoze and remake communities for the benefit of elite interests. Seven hectares of allotments around the edge of Fort d’Aubervilliers, in the Parisian suburbs, known collectively as the Vertus workers’ gardens,
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Anarchists in Sudan: “We were able to rescue comrades trapped in conflict zones”
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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Revolution
The history of hitchhiking shows the social value of sharing the road with strangers and friends alike ~ Jonathan Purkis ~ Imagine, if you can, that hitchhiking was once again part of everyday culture.
Ten Brussels venues postered for hosting Hungarian far right think-tank
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.
Lukashenko’s tentacles: Scams, phishing and threats to families
How the Belarussian KGB has been targetting the diaspora in Europe ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ In 2023, a scandal broke out when a Belarusian opposition activists signed up for a job to “research” the Belarusian opposition for a special EU commission that was supposedly investigating corruption.
