World Repression Newswire Archive

Down with the Stalinists! Down with the Bureaucrats!

24-10-2011 12:10 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

About the 48-hour general strike demonstrations of 19-20/10 in Greece, the change of the police doctrine towards a "softer management of demonstrations" and the role of the stalinists in "self-policing" the protests

2011 Annual march against custody deaths -

A silent procession in memory of people who have died in custody will be held in London on 29th October 2011. The United Families and Friends Campaign, the organiser of the procession, is inviting all to join what will start as a silent procession along Whitehall followed by Noisy Protest at Downing Street.

Letter from imprisoned anarchist comrade Gabriel Pombo da Silva

23-10-2011 11:00 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

A Contribution for the Compas in the Fire Cells Conspiracy/Informal Anarchist Federation

UG#574 - Occupy Wall Street Special (Hip Hop Audiocollage)

A special show this week devoted to Occupy Wall Street. How to make a show of interest both to OWS attendees and to those who know next to nothing about it? Inspired by the popularity of episode 536, we give you an audio collage including live radio interviews with participants and local residents, video soundtracks, historic material and quite a lot of music.

1 protester in Athens dead, pulpit whores blaming the revolutionairies

20-10-2011 16:28 | Policing | Repression | Social Struggles | World

1 'protester' dead of heart stoppage, a syndicalist (PAME-KKE stalinist) builder from Athens. He was guarding the parliament building to try to stop people attacking it! He died of heart failure. No signs of physical injury, unlike many others who attacked and were attacked in attempts to attack, and to defend, the parliament building. Still the stalinist KKE was determined to let the troika vote, and their actions were and will continue to be bloody.

Worldwide Declaration in Support of the Zapatista Support Bases of San Marcos Av

17-10-2011 20:11 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

The Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Centre and the Movement for Justice in El Barrio, The Other Campaign, New York, have written the following declaration with the goal of collecting signatures of support.

Dale Farm: State Repression Increases, as Activists Call for Supplies

An update on the Dale farm situation, including information on increased police repression and hostility towards residents and activists, and calls for further supplies to aid the resistance.

Sentencing From Student and Anti Cuts Protests As Of 10/10/11

12-10-2011 07:42 | Policing | Repression | Social Struggles | World

PLEASE NOTE - WITNESSES STILL NEEDED!!

http://london.indymedia.org/articles/10374

Advice on writing to prisoners

11-10-2011 11:29 | Policing | Repression | World

The latest version of the 4-page Leeds ABC guide.

10 years in Afghanistan: torture and detention - report

Friday 7th October 2011 marked the tenth anniversary of the start of the current NATO-led war in Afghanistan. As well as leading to the death of thousands of civilians and soldiers, the war in Afghanistan is also the birthplace of one of the lesser known aspects of the so-called "war on terror": the torture and arbitrary detention of thousands of prisoners of all ages and nationalities.

Pics here:

https://london.indymedia.org/articles/10367

Prominent Kurdish Activist Assassinated in Syria

08-10-2011 13:27 | Repression | Social Struggles | Birmingham | World

Syrian Kurdish activist and opposition leader Mishaal Tamo was gunned down in the largely Kurdish city of Qamishli on Friday.

http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/4040.html

10 Years of Afghan War: Guantánamo-related events to mark anniversary (London)

Friday 7th October marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan on 7th October 2001. Before there was Guantánamo, there were black sites and torture prisons in Afghanistan where such practices continue to be carried out today. Nearly all the prisoners held at Guantánamo had been "processed" and held at the prisons at the Bagram Air Base, Kandahar and the Dark Prison in Kabul before being taken to Guantánamo Bay.

'Occupy' Movement Scares US Ruling Class

05-10-2011 15:02 | Occupy Everywhere | Repression | Social Struggles | World

As grassroots anger grows against the feeble facade that is democracy in the US, the 'Occupy' movement is gaining in popularity, and its massive online presence is being translated into boots - and tents - on the ground. After getting their start on Wall Street - the belly of the imperialist beast - the occupations have spread across the country.

All Nine Antifascists Acquitted In Second Welling Trial!

03-10-2011 16:10 | Anti-racism | Repression | World

(But there are six already in jail who need support.)

Solidarity with the comrades of Revolutionary Struggle (Greece)

03-10-2011 13:50 | Anti-racism | Repression | World

Solidarity statement from UK antifascist prisoner Thomas Blak.

Text from anarchist Vassilis Stergiou

30-09-2011 23:51 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Vassilis Stergiou is revengefully persecuted by the Greek state for showing his solidarity with the student movement and for his long time participation in social struggles. He was arrested on 8th March 2007, following a massive demonstration against a university reformation law. He was imprisoned without a trial for 6 months.

Stop deportation of Nadia Habib and her mother, Nazmin Habib

An Open Letter from William Nicholas Gomes to the President of the United States of America

325#9 – Free PDF magazine of Social War & Anarchy

The rebellious anarchist magazine is back with another 92 pages of resistance and revolution to keep you ticking. D.I.Y and not for profit, this magazine aims to be a voice from the uncontrollables.

Release prisoner of conscience Nasser Abul and Lawrence al-Rashidi Immediately

26-09-2011 23:14 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

I want to remind you as a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Kuwait is bound by article 19(2) of that covenant, which states: “Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.” Article 36 of Kuwait’s constitution protects freedom of speech and opinion, stating that: “Every person has the right to express and propagate his opinion verbally, in writing, or otherwise, in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified by law.”

This Border Kills: two years of police violence in Calais

24-09-2011 12:10 | Migration | Policing | Repression | World

Over the past two years, activists in Calais have been intervening in and documenting police raids, arrests, beatings, evictions and destruction of property, as part of campaign of resistance against the war on migrants Calais.