The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, which “assists” European countries in “border management, control and security”, is 20 years old tomorrow ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Frontex is a tool for European countries, with an outsized budget of 845 million Euro in 2023. The objective is to strengthen the repressive and ultra-security policy with
Since 2016, Frontex has become the fastest growing EU agency, with a budget of close to €1 billion, and 11,000 employees. Make no mistake about its priorities: dissuasion, detention and deportation, rather than the assistance and protection of people. Hans Leitjens, successor to Fabrice Leggeri as head of Frontex — who resigned last year over
Company still provides employer’s liability to UAV Engines in Staffordshire ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Activists from Palestine Action this morning occupied the Aviva Centre in Bristol, with one protester climbing the overhang while another spray-painted the front glass of the building.
Judge declines prosecution of anarchist prisoner Alfredo Cospito and 11 others for incitement and subversion ~ Sonia Muñoz Llort ~ A judge in Italy has declined to indict twelve anarchists associated with the insurrectionary magazine Vetriolo of various incitement and subversion charges.
Discussing that Nazi salute by Elon Musk (and the rather more important direction of travel to come), the not particularly encouraging situation following the Gaza ceasefire, and how moral panics are built around incidents like Stockport to empower State repression.
Despite deadly airstrikes and international silence, hundreds are risking their lives to protect a vital infrastructure ~ Blade Runner ~ Over the past two weeks, thousands of civilians in northeastern Syria have been carrying out a human shield operation at Tishrin dam, enduring drone attacks that have killed over ten civilians and injured dozens, including
Instead of anarchist lore, we need historical context and an open mind ~ Shawn P Wilbur ~ It’s challenging to think about Pierre-Joseph Proudhon today: like it or not, we struggle with him in his role as a progenitor, precursor, pioneer, as the first to say “Je suis anarchiste”, under circumstances where that declaration simply
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