Below, Freedom reproduce an feature from Are You Syrious? Sub-Saharan woman killed after Moroccan authorities opened fire on a group of 35 people on their way to the Canary Islands On 12nd September a woman was killed and three young Moroccans are in a very serious condition after being shot. Other two were run over
Tag: Repression
Accountability demanded after police killing of Chris Kaba
Today there was a solemn, angry march for justice for Chris Kaba. Thousands of people marched from a fenced off Parliament Square following Kaba’s close friends and family, eventually gathering outside Scotland Yard. Sky News perversely reported these crowds as being there for the Queen. His family has called for the officer who shot Chris
Unrest grows after the shooting of Chris Kaba by the police
The killing of Chris Kaba by the police on the 5th September in Streatham Hill has incited demonstrations outside Brixton police station. The family are calling for a murder investigation. They issued a statement via Inquest: “The family of Chris Kaba seek a homicide investigation into his death from the outset. We have today told
Rod Webber v Boston Police Department
Freedom publish a US anti-fascist’s account of their escapades with fash, cops, and the courts: America’s premiere propagandist-in-chief, Joe Biden on Thursday gave a flourishing speech about the importance of giving more money to the Bacon Mafia. When I saw the clip circulating online, I wasn’t surprised – but in my role as documentarian I
10 years of S144
10 years ago the government criminalised squatting in residential property, taking away the ability to make use of empty property best designed for living. This was done sneakily by adding it on to a bill already most of the way through parliament, and which was otherwise attacking legal aid and increasing punishments for the poor.
London: Met police apologises and pays compensation for arrest of UVW official
The Met issued a written apology and paid £3,000 in compensation to Franck Magennis, a barrister at Garden Court chambers and former head of UVW’s legal department, for arresting him while on a picket line outside the St George’s University Hospital in south London on January 13 2020. On that day, the police turned up
Palestine Action political prisoners released from prison after one month
Nine activists from Palestine Action pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal damage and burglary, at Bristol Crown Court on 15th June 2022. Their charges follow a direct action taken at the Bristol Headquarters of Israel’s largest arms company, to commemorate Nakba Day on 15th May 2022. Two activists, Ronnie Barkan and Stavit Sinai, who
London Makhnovists call for summer of anarchy
The anarchist-squatter group that temporarily liberated a Belgravia mansion owned by Oleg Deripaska on March 14th, 2022 have released the following statement.
France: Anarchist political prisoner begins hunger strike
Rojava veteran Libre Flot accuses the authorities of framing him because of his participation in the war against ISIS. On 8th December 2020, seven anarchists were arrested by the DGSI, the French anti-terrorist police unit, in various locations across France. They have been accused of partaking in “a criminal association planning a terrorist attack”. All
Judges kill or kill judges? Whistleblower Barrett Brown convicted for banner display at Kill The Bill demo
Barrett Brown was convicted in the City Of London Magistrates on Friday 5th November of a Section 5 Public Order offence, accused of displaying writing that was intended to cause people distress, namely the police. The writing in question was a banner that read Kill Cops.