Category Archives: International
Ultras in Egypt
At least 73 people have been killed during a match between Egypt’s bitter footballing rivals Al Ahly from Cairo and Al Masry in Port Said. Most of those who died were young supporters and hundreds more were injured in what is Egypt’s worst footballing tragedy.
Syrian Uprising
As the 9-month long popular uprising escalates in Syria, it looks increasingly likely that ordinary Syrians, who have taken to the streets unrelentingly at the cost of their own lives, will not be the ones to determine the outcome of the battle. Rather, it is international geopolitical interests that hold the cards in this game.
Occupy Oakland police repression
What really happened at Occupy Oakland on Saturday January 28 A firsthand account For the internet, here’s a first-hand account of Occupy Oakland on 1/28/2012, because the news never tells the full story. I’ll tell you about the street battle, the 300+ arrests, the vandalism, the flag burning, all in the context of my experience [...]
Notes from the US
Occupy The Occupy movement continues to gain momentum; though its focus and – perhaps – its lack of the kinds of analysis which anarchists favour are similar in the United States to those shortcomings in the UK. Evictions and violence by the state against the Occupiers also continue. Indeed, by the end of November more [...]
Pinheirinho favela eviction, Sao Paulo
This morning, the Pinheirinho favela in Brazil has been violently cleared by 2000 Military police officers. The brilliant resistance of the last couple of weeks is sadly tainted by the tragic death of seven people defending their livelihoods.
Egyptian anarchists seek self-governed society
[Article from Daily News Egypt newspaper, reprinted in full] By Hanan Solayman /Special to Daily News Egypt CAIRO: They do not believe in governments, they boycotted the elections, they demand “direct democracy” and they’re associated with chaos and have been targeted by the military and some Islamists.
German Neo-Nazi Scandal
In November, Beate Zchape, the third and last known member of the neo-Nazi extremist group, National Socialist Underground (NSU), turned herself in to the German police. Two others, Uwe Bohnhardt and Uwe Mundlos, were found dead, shot in the head. The authorities claim that they had committed suicides. A fourth suspect, Holgar G, has been [...]
Egyptian Anarchists and Revolutionary Socialists under attack
It’s about time! For weeks, several internet sites, and facebook pages that belong to the Muslim Brotherhood, either officially or administered by its members, launched an attack against Anarchists and Revolutionary Socialists in Egypt trying to single them out as inciters of violence and propagandists of state demolition.
Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, and Judicial Farce
After 19 long months of detention, including solitary confinement, Private Bradley Manning has been brought before the court – sort of. His pre-trial proceedings which began on Friday 16th December will be heard by a military ‘investigating official’, the equivalent of a civilian court judge.
Notes from the US
Economics What some even inside the United States are seeing as a global movement was first manifested in New York from mid September as ‘Occupy Wall Street’. Within a few days, similar protests (at the greed and corruption of the 1% at the expense of the 99%) took place in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Knoxville, Los [...]
