Due to other events, our blog has been inactive for the last 6-7 weeks and since that time a lot of events happened, like the ongoing hunger strike in Greece by different prisoners, against C TYPE prisons, for the release of CCF family and friends, release of Savvas Xiros, etc. There’s a hunger strike rebellion …
Tag Archives: Repression
Four people arrested after solidarity actions with arrestees of New Year punk gig in Minsk (Belarus)
via abc belarus: On January 20-21 four activists were arrested in Minsk after solidarity actions with people previously arrested at the New Year Punk Party in Minsk. One person was captured by the police at the prison gates when people came to meet those comrades who were due to be released after the 10 days …
Riot Cops raid punk concert and arrest counter-info project in Minsk (Belarus)
On January 10, 2015, in the club “Pirates” there was supposed to be a concert of several punk bands including the Italian “Kalashnikov”. However, on information received from witnesses, this never happened. Approximately during the middle of the set of the first band, the club was surrounded by police cars and “branded” vans of Riot …
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Comrade Christodoulos Xiros is transferred to Domokos – International solidarity to the wanted in connection to the CCF escape case (Greece)
via 325: Friday 09/01/15 – Unrepentant comrade Christodoulos Xiros, of the R.O – 17 November, who was captured by anti-terrorist police after a stake-out of a property in Anavyssos, has been transferred from Korydallos prison, Athens, to Domokos. This prison has been converted into a new high security maximum isolation ‘Type C prison’ for the …
Interview with Anarchist Black Cross Belarus on the repression, Ukraine and the refugees (A-Radio)
via anarchist radio berlin: In the context of the recent acute increase in repression in Belarus, the Anarchist Radio Berlin talked to Anarchist Black Cross Belarus about their work, the situation in the neighbouring country of Ukraine and the situation of refugees in Belarus. For security reasons we transcribed the original interview and re-recorded it …
Anarchist comrade Monica Caballero on Operation Pandora from Brieva prison (Spain)
via actforfree: If I were to choose a different life I would not change it for anything. I vividly remember the intoxicating feeling that came over me when I began to question authority; I remember the many contradictions and questions. In this discovery of ideas I found many people that made their ideas into practical …
Operation Pandora: Democracy imprisons 7 more anarchists (Spain)
via contrainfo: On December 16, Operation Pandora was unleashed. The State’s security forces burst into different houses and squats in Barcelona and Madrid, and eleven anarchist comrades were kidnapped. This kidnapping—and it couldn’t have been done any other way—was coordinated with the media, who helped justify and legitimate it with heart and soul, spreading the …
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International call for action and solidarity with the World Cup prisoners (Brazil)
via actforfree: On July 12, the day before the World Cup final match, the Police of Rio de Janeiro arrested 19 activists, aiming at disintegrating the big protest scheduled for the day of the final, on the grounds that they would have taken part in “violent” acts in riots last year and they would be …
Police arrest at least 15 in raids against anarchists (Spain)
At least 15 people were arrested during raids in Spain on December 17th for being part of an “anarchist terror organization” in what the Spanish government is calling #OperacionPandora. At quarter past five, an operation consisting of Mossos d’Esquadra mobilized to carry out an operation against the Libertario movement. So far, the Mossos have raided …
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‘Untouchables’ step up attacks on prison guards (UK)
via mainstream media An explosion of violent attacks against prison officers has erupted following a European Court ban on extending detainees’ sentences for misbehaviour. Before the Euro-court ruling, prison governors had the summary power to add 21 days to the sentence of a young offender and 42 to that of an adult for fighting, assaults …
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