Andy, Sam and Simon take a slightly longer look at the far-right protests which have dominated silly season’s news agenda, along with the reactions of the political class.
Anarchist News Review: Racists are cross and politicians are licking jackboot
Tag: refugees
Britain’s Afghan expendables
Fury has erupted in the media regarding the fate of Afghan personnel who fought alongside the British military—but the State’s betrayal of those who fought for it will be swiftly forgotten ~ punkacademic ~ For two years the British press has known—but been unable to report—that a major data breach has resulted in the names
French squatters organise against evictions
The squats have received a lot of support from the neighbourhood, and solidarity is being organized.
Lithuania to vote on allowing collective expulsions of asylum seekers
The proposed amendments will silently prevent people from applying for asylum in Lithuania, whilst the nation very publicly accepts refugees from Ukraine.
Serbia-Hungary border squat evictions are largest this year
Repost from Are You Syrious?
Death toll continues to rise in the Med
Report from Are You Syrious?: At least 64 people died, many still missing off Calabria, Italy At least 64 people are now known to have died in the shipwreck off Calabria which took place on February 25th.
Border management continues to kill people
Report from Are You Syrious?: Borders are dangerous.
A month later – unanswered questions and abusive accusations
Freedom republishes a report from Alarm Phone: UNANSWERED QUESTIONS On December 14, a boat disintegrated in the middle of the English Channel, killing at least four people.
Italy diverts civil fleet ships from Search and Rescue zones
Italian authorities; Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centres (MRCC) have began to divert civil fleet ships from Search and Rescue (SAR) zones, mandating lengthy journeys to an assigned port of disembarkation that force people to travel for hours more at sea, with the risk of worsening weather.
Evros Border Wall — with or without EU funding
140km.
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Nantes: 4,000 on the streets for Bloquons Tout
French police directed the demonstration with flash grenades and tear gas ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Saturday, 13 September, a rainy day in Nantes.
Facing down the flagshaggers
To resist normalisation, we need enduring groundwork with attacked communities—and spaces for open strategising ~ Blade Runner ~ On Saturday 13 September, between 110,000 and 150,000 turned out in response to Tommy Robinson’s call, a mobilisation framed as a defence of “free speech” but saturated with white nationalist, Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric.
London arms fair disruption: A stark contrast to mass arrests for Palestine
Well-coordinated direct action catches the police off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising ~ Kevin Blowe ~ On 9 September, at around 7.30 in the morning, an advance bloc of about 150 protesters, their faces covered, suddenly appeared by London City Hall in east London, near to where Britain’s largest arms fair,
Anarchist prisoner released from Belarus
The regime deported 52 political prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Anarchist Nikolai (Mikola) Dziadok was among 52 political prisoners released and deported from Belarus to Lithuania on 11 September, following negotiations between dictator Alexander Lukashenko and US envoy John Colae.
