Category Archives: News blog

Colombia’s democratic facade is crumbling to pieces

From Roarmag (13/05/2021), a reflection on the recent uprising in colombia by José Antonio Gutiérrez D.. The state’s brutal response to a one-day general strike has sparked weeks of protests in Colombia, resulting in dozens of deaths. The time for … Continue reading

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Red Shadows

In the early hours of the 28th of April, French police descended upon the residences of 10 exiled Italian political militants of the 1970s. Seven were immediately arrested, an eighth would later turn himself in, and the whereabouts of two … Continue reading

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Colombia Has Lost Its Fear

From the CrimethInc. collective (05/05/2021) … Colombia Has Lost Its Fear A Nationwide Uprising Continues in the Face of State Violence After decades of armed conflict and paramilitary violence, Colombia has seen protest movements return in strength over the past … Continue reading

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Greece: “Our Hatred for the Police Will Bring Us Together”

From the CrimethInc. Collective (07/04/2021)… It is the beginning of April and the mental impact of the lockdown has become even more surreal as the seasons change. The acts of resistance over the past few weeks have been both beautiful … Continue reading

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Resisting Greece’s rapid descent into authoritarianism

From Roarmag (23/03/2021) … Over the past few weeks, the streets of Athens have been filled with thousands of people, despite the country being in lockdown since the beginning of November. There are protests every day, in many neighborhoods and … Continue reading

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For Nawal El Saadawi (1931-2021)

Writing: such has been my crime ever since I was a small child. To this day writing remains my crime. Now, although I am out of prison, I continue to live inside a prison of another sort, one without steel … Continue reading

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In solidarity with Ruymán Rodríguez

Ruymán Rodríguez of the Federación Anarquista Gran Canaria faces a fine and imprisonment for the trumped up charge of aggression against police when arrested, held and violently interrogated illegally. Ruymán Rodríguez’s crime is to be an anarchist, an anarchist whose … Continue reading

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Remembering-living the Paris Commune

The 150th Anniversary of the Paris Commune: A Call from the Gilets Jaunes of Montreuil (From paris-luttes.info 24/02/2020; lundi matin #277, 01/03/2021) The 18th of March, 2021, long live the Commune, and long live the Gilets Jaunes/Yellow Vests!! On November 17, … Continue reading

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With Dimitris Koufontinas

From the CrimethInc. collective, news from greece … Greece: The Ghost of Junta Past Returns The Hunger Strike of Dimitris Koufontinas We are writing from the same lockdown conditions here in Athens that we have reported on for months. Despite … Continue reading

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Brazil: Epicenter of the Virus of Populism

Posted the CrimethInc. collective, anarchist reflections from Brazil (22/02/2021) … Brazil: Epicenter of the Virus of Populism – A Year of Catastrophe and Resistance In the following analysis, anarchists in Brazil examine how the pandemic and rising far-right populism coincide … Continue reading

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