Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country as protesters stormed the presidential palace in Dhaka
Anarchists warn against attacks on minorities as Bangladesh government falls
Tag: protests
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.
Reports from the Everard and Policing Bill protests
Including reports from correspondents on the ground, Freedom rounds up five days of women standing against male violence and police impunity – even as the Tories rush through draconian new powers cracking down on our right to demonstrate. The second reading of the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill passed on Tuesday evening. There article
Russian anarcho-syndicalists: ‘Neither Navalny nor Putin’
KRAS, a section of anarchist international the IWA, has come out swinging against the false choice of a right-wing bigot or a murderous autocrat posed by recent protests — in the following statement the group explains why. We, anarchists and anarcho-syndicalists, consider it completely unacceptable for ourselves to take any part in political shows organized
Thailand: A challenge to dictator and king
Pressure and factionalism among the elites is high, but can the massive protests pushing for change go further than liberal demands which leave out the working classes? Gabriel Ernst rounds up the situation. On an unusually cold and rainy day in Bangkok thousands clogged the usually empty field opposite the royal palace. From a hastily
The surveillance state doesn’t want you to mask up
Right-wing anti-face mask activism has been a mass phenomenon in the US on the grounds of individual freedoms, but seems to be edging into left-libertarian discourse as well — this is not necessarily a good thing. There’s several reasons why wearing a mask might not be a fair request. Very young children may struggle to
Iran: three protesters sentenced to death
Three young people were sentenced to death by Teheran’s “Revolutionary Court”. Saeed Tamjidi, Amir Hossein Moradi and Mohammad Rajabi were charged, among others, with “participation in the destruction of public property and encouragement of insurgency against the Islamic Republic”. The sentence has been confirmed by Iran’s Supreme Court and the three are now awaiting their
Mexico: Anger over reactionary violence reaches boiling point
This week has seen more clashes in Mexico City between activists against State repression, who have been designated “anarchist youth” by media reports, and increasingly violent police lines. Clashes on Thursday saw at least 400 police deployed in the capital’s Polanco neighbourhood as young protesters took to the streets demanding an end to police violence
We are doing our part: a letter from comrade in Chile
This text was sent to Freedom News by a comrade from Chile. It comes with trigger warning for rape and violence. We have been almost a week with the military on the streets. I’ve been wanting to write for days, but it is tough to do so. So much going on, so much information going
Serbia: Anarchists keep pressure up against damaging ‘micro-dams’
New protests took place this week pushing the government on its promises to halt a boom in environmentally-damaging projects across the region. The region’s extensive network of waterways have been eyed for years as having hydroelectric potential, which originally led to plans for nearly 3,000 plants, around a third in environmentally-protected areas. Critics have warned
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Jury refuses to convict Palestine activists
No verdict returned after judge rules out any lawful excuse for April military firm raid ~ Cristina Sykes ~ A jury at Bradford Crown Court today refused to convict four Palestine Action defendants who shut down an Israel-supplying military electronics firm in April.
Seattle is never coming back: Reflections on the Democratic National Convention
Aboveground organizers will need to facilitate practical experimentation by belowground militants, who in turn must cultivate zones of indistinction from the broader, legal movement ~ Lake Effect Collective The Democratic National Convention descended on Chicago during the last week of August, bringing with it swarms of police and politicians who quickly rendered the city uninhabitable.
Prison over-crowding? Let’s start by decriminalising drugs
When we prohibit substances, we do not eliminate them; we simply empower those who profit from their illegal trade
Spanish firefighters sound alarm on precarious working conditions
As climate change increases fires' frequency and magnitude, risks grow due to local authorities' incompetence
Resolute eco-solidarity
The practice of mutual aid between free and equal beings is necessary to decisively and coherently face capitalist ecocide ~ Octavio Alberola, Le Libertaire In today’s world, almost nothing is encouraging, almost everything is a source of despair.
