Gerhart-Hauptmann Schule, a school building in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district squatted in 2012 by a group of refugees and activists, was evicted today. The vacant school was first occupied during a particularly harsh Winter in December 2012 in order to house homeless refugees camping at Berlin’s streets. Initially, the occupation was tolerated by the district office Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg,
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Fortress Europe: a View From Its Eastern Border
European attention to the ongoing crisis of migration is mostly focused on the Mediterranean. The terrible plight of refugees stranded there is well known to the general public and activists. Meanwhile, for years the European Union is experiencing yet another, far less known refugee crisis on its eastern border, an issue which barely gets any
The Antifascist Assembly of Piraeus
Having struggled to find a foothold since the end of 1967-74 military junta, Greek fascism saw a turning point with the spectacular rise of Aube Dorée (Golden Dawn) during the late 2000s financial crisis. The murder of Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn (GD) assault squad in 2013 saw the organisation lose momentum and support, but it has recently been growing
Greece: anarchist refugee squats prepare for State onslaught
A new spate of recent evictions and interventions by the Greek State against refugee solidarity occupations run by the anarchist movement in Athens has prompted callouts for a major emergency gathering this Friday. The callout and associated international day of action comes in the wake of a series of crackdowns and repression [1][2] against the
Moreton Hall inmate speaks out: “People are coming in here normal and going out mental”
Campaigners managed to make contact with detainees in the notorious Moreton Hall immigration detention centre yesterday after one refugee scaled a 20 foot fence to talk about conditions inside. The unnamed man said: We are not criminals! We are asking for asylum here. People here need medical attention and social care”” (two people have died within six
Turkey: State paramilitaries are destroying Syrian refugees’ tent homes in İzmir
As of February 8th, refugees living in tents in the Torbalı and Bayındır districts of İzmir are being evacuated in accordance with district governorate decisions through the intervention of its gendarmerie State paramilitary force. The tent areas are being removed. Thousands of refugees, who left their countries because of the civil war in Syria, have