Monthly Archives: February, 2010
State of Emergency Declared in Italian Prison System
Bra from Anarchist Black Cross (Brighton) examines the crisis in Italian prisons. 2009 was a particularly bad year for the Italian prison system, especially if you happened to be one of its ‘guests’ having to suffer the severe overcrowding that was exacerbated by an overall lack of funding in the system. As a result, the [...]
Ave et Vale John Rety
We are saddened to report the death of John Rety, anarchist, poet and chess player who was editor of Freedom in the 1960’s. John died on February 3rd of a heart attack at home. John co-founded the Torriano Meeting House and published the Hearing Eye series of poetry books, while his column “through the anarchist [...]
Haiti: The Aftershock
Louis Further, Freedom’s US correspondent, takes an indepth look at the political consequences of the Haiti earthquake and examines the history behind Haiti’s current troubles. Last month’s severe earthquake in Haiti could not have been prevented. The death toll may reach a quarter of a million. Some three million Haitians – a third of the [...]
No Borders demonstration: In Pictures
Images from the Life’s Too Short to be Controlled demonstration through the streets of central London on Saturday Jan 23rd organised by No Borders against immigration control and surveillance control, both inextricably linked to the forces of the state and the freedom of movement.
