Repost from Anti State STL. A strong anarchist critique of the “White Ally” complex, part of a pacifist and authoritarian “identity politics” that plagues the US radical scene, and also has some shabby influence over here in Europe. See also this article on “Learning from Ferguson”. Fear. Fear is real. … Continue reading
Hundreds of protesters marched up Istanbul’s Istiklal Caddesi today, trying to reach Gezi Park to mourn the victims of police violence who were killed and injured during the 2013 Gezi uprising. On 28th May 2013, protesters occupied Gezi Park in the centre of Istanbul, launching an uprising against gentrification, social … Continue reading
This article refers to the riots triggered by the murder of Freddy Gray, the latest in a long line of black men executed by the police in the US. Freddy Gray died in custody on 19th April after the police broke his spine. (Images taken from the riots that continued … Continue reading
Via In the Belly of the Beast on 12/3/14 A fourth night of vandalism on a mass scale has occurred in High Wycombe after the verdict of the killing of Habib Ullah, 39, also known as Paps, after being stopped and searched by cops in 2008. An inquest recorded a … Continue reading
While those struggling to protect Kobane have been victorious, the Turkish police and army have been on a killing spree. Turkish border cops shot dead a 30 year old Kurdish woman called Nezahat Celal, as she tried to cross into Cizre in Northern Kurdistan on Thursday. She was reportedly trying … Continue reading
Peter Gelderloos has written a set of three essays about the recent uprising in Ferguson and some of the issues involved. The analysis is informative about the US situation, and also relevant for thinking about social war over here. The essays are in the anarchist library. They are quite long, … Continue reading
This is a REPOST of the weekly news briefing put together by “Peace in Kurdistan”. It gives links to latest updates from Kobane, and also from the very tense situation in Cizre and other parts of Northern Kurdistan inside the Turkish border. Turkish police have killed six people in Cizre … Continue reading
REPOST from in the belly of the beast On a cold freezing New Years Eve night HMP Pentonville & Holloway were literally set on fire. A small gathering managed to bring the meaning of solidarity to the prisoners in a night full of so much passion and emotion for different … Continue reading
From Calais Migrant Solidarity. In the evening of the 12th of December, a man from Sudan was crushed under the wheels of the lorry that had just brought him to England from Calais. He was killed on the side of the M25 when him, and a friend he crossed with, … Continue reading
Happy ACAB day! These mock police posters by Strike! magazine have been cropping up today at bus stops round London. Download them here or make your own, and have a read of this useful guide to putting them up.