World Repression Newswire Archive

[Tokyo]Lets go and see Prime Minister's House! 3 arrested at the "reality tour"

29-10-2008 12:46 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

3 comrades were arrested yesterday 26th Oct during a walking-tour just to see Prime Minister's house

Christiania fires it up

29-10-2008 11:29 | Free Spaces | Repression | Social Struggles | World

After the police evicted a house in Christianiain the morning, Copenhagen saw yet another day of actions and night of rioting. For both police and activists this was a test of strengths and a taste of things to come as legal proceedings are getting more and more troublesome for the inhabitants of Christiania

Videos of Sandholm Detention Centre Action, Copenhagen 25/10

28-10-2008 13:35 | Migration | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Photos and videos of the direct action march and assault on the Sandholm detention centre in Copenhagen by an estimated 1500 - 2000 people on Sat 25th Oct 2008.

An education system not to trust!

We need to dismantle the education system!

This system cannot be tusted!

Rome Film Festival: Police attack protest students

25-10-2008 23:36 | Education | Repression | World

Italian policemen in riot gears stand guard near students gathering outside Rome's Auditorium Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, during the Rome International Film Festival.

Colombians demonstrate for social justice, London 23 0ct, 2008

24-10-2008 11:40 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Around thirty people turned up at short notice to a demonstsratin called by the PDA on the day of the General Strike in Colombia opposite the Colombian Embassy in London at 4.30pm on Thursday in support of the Colombian indigenous people, the sugar cane cutters on strike and the Colombian social justice movement. Pictures (C) 2008, Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.

Italian police HQ bombed, anarchist comrades arrested

23-10-2008 14:19 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Bombs against the communal police of Parma: four comrades arrested.

For the boycott of employment tribunals

This is a call for the boycott of employment tibunals which are not defending workers rights but still colluding with a government living at the feet of the gloomy shadow of a now-gone-forever Thatcher.

3 Puas arrested in Oxford St. saturday afternoon

21-10-2008 17:42 | Repression | World

Thats right….
I was just on my way to my spot where I like to do some game when I spot 3 dudes with the PUA uniform. I spotted them and went to lean against a wall to see them in action from a distance while I was making sure that they were in fact PUAs.

Block the Vichy European Summit on Immigration, November 3-4 2008!

20-10-2008 18:23 | Anti-racism | Migration | Repression | World

Given the short time limit, any help is greatly welcomed to spread this international call widely in your networks and activist medias.

Practical Info for Sandholm Detention Centre action, Copenhagen Oct 25th

20-10-2008 12:17 | Migration | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On the 25. of October we are planning a massive civil disobedience action. Our aim is to dismantle the Sandholm camp, and thereby physically challenge the racism of the Danish refugee policy. The Shut Down the Camp Initiative calls for a day of action against the Sandholm refugee camp in North Zealand, Denmark. To do this we need all the help we can get

Liverpool Police and Antisocial Behaviour

Publication of a Complaint made to Liverpool City Council about Antisocial Behaviour from Police Officers in Liverpool City Centre, where civil unrest was orchestrated by Liverpool Police n 10th October 2008.

If "That One" Wins

16-10-2008 18:56 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Repression | World

All the contradictions of America's white supremacist history converge on
November 4, when a society drenched in racism tries to figure out which of
its "selves" will pull the lever. Lots of whites seem to be profoundly
confused. "A recent poll indicated that many white people, including some
who claim to support Obama, continue to hold very negative opinions about
black people, often viewing them as `violent,' and `complaining.'" But Obama
solves the problem, since his "refusal to directly address the needs of
black people is also appealing to white people." Other whites are more
straightforward. If your car sports an Obama sticker, they won't let you
park.

Subvert 2008 Festival: Bristol – 24 to 26 October

15-10-2008 21:04 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A weekend Festival of Resistance drawing together the themes or anti-prison campaigning & prisoner support, and organising against border controls and the demonisation of migrants. You don’t need to be a genius, nor an anarchist, to see the links between the two, as the number of prisoners and detained migrants rockets, as state surveillance reaches new levels of intrusiveness, all against a backdrop of global financial crisis and the start of a major economic depression.

India Police Chief Challenged on Human Rights Record at International Conference

13-10-2008 20:12 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The Director General of Police of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Vishwa Ranjan, faced intense questioning at a Conference on Indian Democracy: Justice and the Law held at the University of California, Berkeley. He admitted that arresting documentary filmmaker Ajay T.G. may have been a “mistake,” and signed a postcard supporting the release of imprisoned civil rights leader Dr. Binayak Sen.

24 hens freed, barclays, butcher & shops targeted

11th-13th September

24 HENS FREED FROM ILLEGAL BATTERY FARM (UK)
BARCLAYS AND BUTCHER SABOTAGED (UK)
EXPLOITIVE SHOPS SEALED SHUT (Mexico)
BARCLAYS CASH POINT GLUED (UK)

Hamburg: Acquittal for alleged Superheroine

10-10-2008 22:46 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

A few days ago, a Hamburg activist was in court for allegedly having participated in an action against precarity and for distribution. Now she has been acquitted. Here is a report from someone who was at the court case:

Venezuela: National Security = Personal Insecurity

10-10-2008 20:02 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

* This Editorial from El Libertario (#54, September-October 2008, Venezuela) examines – from the current Venezuelan perspective – how authoritarian power builds its own security upon the destruction of collective security.

Uk RNC Activist UPDATE

10-10-2008 16:47 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

From Dave

Brutal Police Massacre in Mexico, Chiapas, Oct 3rd, 2008

08-10-2008 13:21 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

The Mexican government is at it again. Police have killed 4 to 6 persons, 3 of them mafia execution-style. Another 20 persons sustained gunshot wounds.