Tag Archives: prison revolts

Greece: Solidarity attacks for the hunger strikers

  March 25, 2015

On Monday 23rd March, a wave of direct action broke out in solidarity with the comrades on hunger strike in Greek prisons. 30 ATM machines were sabotaged at dawn in the city of Heraclion, Crete. In Kavala, Northern Greece, Radio Kokkino (a pro-syriza radio station) was occupied by supporters of … Continue reading

Greece: prison hunger strike goes on, as comrades hospitalised

  March 22, 2015

A round-up of recent developments in the mass hunger strike of anarchist and other rebel prisoners in Greece. Sources: Act for Freedom Now, ContraInfo, 325, InterArma. Also check this new updates blog: http://hunger-strike.espivblogs.net. Anarchist and other Greek rebel prisoners have been on hunger strike since the end of February, demanding … Continue reading

Protests spreading across UK detention centres. Deportation coach blocked at Gatwick.

  March 10, 2015

Tuesday evening 10 March. Rebellion is spreading across the UK’s “gulag archipelago” of migration prisons. Hunger strikes and yard occupations and other protests are now taking place in at least 6 UK detention centres. The protests started last week in Yarl’s Wood (Bedfordshire) and in the Harmondsworth and Colnbrook migration … Continue reading

Harmondsworth migration prison: mass protests, hunger strike, solidarity demo

  March 8, 2015

Over 200 prisoners inside Harmondsworth “Immigration Removal Centre” held a mass protest this afternoon (Sunday 8 March). They have declared that they are starting a hunger strike tomorrow. This evening protests had spread to Colnbrook, another migration prison which is next door to Harmondsworth. There were also protests at Yarl’s … Continue reading