Yesterday saw the start of this year’s International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners (August 23rd-30th).
Prisoner solidarity has never been so important
Tag: Solidarity
Nottingham university ignored alumni killed in Gaza
Produced by a general assembly of people involved with a solidarity camp at Nottingham University, the following article considers how their aims evolved, and uni bosses reacted, over the course of the occupation.
Dreams within defeats: The Kurdish quest for meaning
“pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”
Rainbow capitalism will never save us
Rainbow capitalism will not save queer people; this has been well-established over many years, but still, a recent discourse has emerged defending so-called “representation” in the marketplace against right-wing fanatics.
University occupations: What I wish I knew
We need to know how to bring people in, but also how to allow them to step away
The extreme broadness of ‘extremism’
Just Stop Oil are being branded “fanatics” for disruptive actions whose like hardly raised an eyebrow a decade ago
The Pergamon: The sun of freedom
In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (pt.4)
The Pergamon: The prison of the body
In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (pt.3)
German anti-fascist extradited to Hungary
Maja T now faces 24 years in prison, accused of attacking neo-Nazis in Budapest
The Pergamon: Love is the end and cause
In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (pt.2)
Recent Articles
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.
France blockades: The leaderless escalate
Yesterday’s day of action saw Bloquons Tout stepping out of the shadows nationwide—and facing major police repression ~ punkacademic ~ Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in France on Wednesday (10 September) as the first day of action organised under the banner Bloquons Tout (“Block Everything”) saw widespread protests and blockades in defence
