This year’s 6th of December marked 12 years since the cold-blooded murder by the Greek police of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in the neighbourhood of Exarcheia. A long period of time in which justice hasn’t been served, to say the least. Even worst, last year the cynicism of the authorities reached to an unseen level –
Epaminondas Korkoneas, a Greek cop and murderer of Alexis Grigoropoulos, was released from prison today. His release follows the verdict of an appeals court in Lamia, central Greece, delivered yesterday. The court upheld the conviction of Korkoneas for the deadly of shooting Grigoropoulos , but reduced his sentence from life to 13 years. He was
Or could this all be an undercover anarchist joke to show the system’s bankruptcy?
A few thoughts on where we are as we teeter on the cusp of a decade-defining shift into armed nationalism ~ Rob Ray ~ In the deluge of capital-N News we’ve had over the last month, by far the most consequential for our war-distanced isles has been the announcement, Europe-wide, of massive rearmament.
Not only are we still around, we’re also setting up our own non-hierarchical school, organising a free cafe, and collaborating with other grassroots groups ~ The LMA Collective ~ There’s a story of how Lambeth Mutual Aid began, as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic: that immediate desire people had in March 2020 to support
Javier Milei’s ultra-liberal policies have doubled the prices of medicines and essential services, with a sharp decline in the value of pensions ~ Rob Latchford ~ A demonstration by pensioners, supported by football fans and social organisations, in Argentina on Wednesday 12 March ended in violent clashes with the police, the arrest of at least
The Glasgow anarchist poet and propagandist was a seeker of peace ~ Ethel McDonald ~ One of the leading lights of contemporary anarchism, John Couzin, died at home in Glasgow, Scotland in his partners arms aged almost 91.
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