fire to the prisons!

Bulgaria: the Harmanli camp riots and the bloody aftermath

December 3, 2016 news

Since the riots last week in the Harmanli migrant concentration camp, Bulgaria, we have seen the brutal collective punishment of Afghans in the centre, considered the main culprits. This account of the riots from No Borders Serbia: “Bulgaria Hundreds of migrants clashed intensely with police today (24.11.2016.) in the detention … Continue reading

Riot in Bedford prison; 2 escape from Pentonville

November 10, 2016 news

From Fire on the Horizon A riot at Bedford Prison (at the weekend) saw up to 200 inmates go on the rampage, setting fires and even looting the medical room. The riot came to an end late on Sunday night after riot cops spent more than six hours trying to … Continue reading

“Down with the maxi-prison”: transcripts from last year’s meetings without borders in Brussels

September 24, 2016 ideas

Last year between 29 September and 3 October some comrades from around Europe and beyond gathered for a few days of discussions and encounters in Brussels, where anarchists and other rebels have been waging a concerted struggle against the construction of the massive new maxi-prison project. Some transcripts from the … Continue reading

Italy: 6 new arrests and 30 searches for attacks of the FAI/IRF

September 7, 2016 news

From 325.net. Also check Act for Freedom Now! for updates and more details on the case in English, or Croce Nera Anarchica for updates in Italian. At dawn on September 6, an operation coordinated from Digos [political police] based in Torino led to the search of thirty homes in Piemonte, … Continue reading

September 9th: Call for International Anarchist Action in Solidarity with US Prison Strike

September 4, 2016 news

From Contra Info On September 9th [the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison rebellion], prisoners across the United States will begin a strike that will be a general work stoppage against prison slavery. In short, prisoners will refuse to work; they will refuse to keep the prisons running by their … Continue reading

Coming up: Fighting Future Prisons tour

September 3, 2016 news

From the Empty Cages Collective The Empty Cages Collective are excited to announce a Tour of Northern England this September. Where: Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, Durham, Manchester and Lancaster. Full details of locations and times to be announced. Please note if you live in a northern city or town and have … Continue reading

Mapping the revolts in Italian detention centres

August 18, 2016 news

Updates on the struggles in the Identification and Expulsion Centers (CIE) for migrants in Italy Info on the impressive struggles for the destruction of detention centres in Italy, from Hurriya After the riots that destroyed the Bari Palese and Crotone centers, last February/March, in Italy only 4 CIE are now … Continue reading

Barcelona: Communique about the latest repression in Barcelona

April 20, 2016 news

Communique about the last repressive operation in Barcelona - in solidarity with the companion imprisoned in the prison of Soto del Real. From ContraMadriz On Wednesday April 13 at 5am an operation of the Mossos d’Esquadra [Catalan Police] began in which two private homes and a squat in the neighbourhood … Continue reading

Calais squatters released after 4 days in prison, trial on 1st april

March 31, 2016 news

An update on the court case of the 8 friends arrested for squatting an empty homeless shelter in Calais, from Calais Migrant Solidarity. Today, the trial scheduled to take place at the court in Boulogne-sur-Mer was postponed until Friday, April 1. All 8 had accepted to be tried today, under … Continue reading

Paris: 3 escape from immigration prison

March 16, 2016 news

Nicked from the French mainstream media (source) Three migrants were reported to have escaped from Palaiseau detention centre in southern Paris on Sunday night, after refusing to cooperate with their deportation earlier that day. They were thought to have used the emergency exit. One of the men was recaptured but … Continue reading

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