Around 20,000 people gathered last Sunday in central Moscow to demand freedom for political prisoners. The participants, chanting “Let them go”, demanded an end to repression against anti-government activists after some received jail sentences of up to four years. The activists were prosecuted for taking part in “illegal protests” during the Summer with trumped-up charges
The UK counter-terrorism police recently released an official 12-page guide to “Safeguarding young people and adults from ideological extremism”.
A lot has changed in the world of activist legal support and many people have been left wondering who they should turn to for advice and support.
Mask Off- Masculinity Redefined By JJ Bola Pluto Press, 2019 ISBN 978-0745338743 JJ Bola’s Mask Off is a text of many faces.
Since I published Chav Solidarity, plenty of people have either asked me what I think constitutes middle class, or suggested that, in targeting middle class activists so much, I am being divisive.
Last week, Sarah Jane Baker celebrated her 100th day as a free woman, having served 30 years in men’s prisons.
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