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Anarchy. Direct Action.

First of all, let me change the order of the story and start with our own, anarchic view of the situation: "Anarchy. Direct action " . Why? Because although instead of conversation, and you can use the stick, the words always retain their power. Words give the meaning of the surrounding reality for those who are willing to listen. They declare us the truth. And the truth is this: our country is going something wrong, is not it? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and depression, the prohibition of the right to protest a ban on thinking about the protest.Instead, we have - a system of external supervision and corporate media.

Appointed as the first trial of "Khimki hostages"

March 14 at 10.00 in the Municipal Court Khimki (Moscow region., Khimki, Leningrad highway, 19) held a preliminary hearing in the case of Khimki hostages. " The meeting was held behind closed doors and it will be approved by order of the hearing and filed petitions on procedural matters. Referee - Zepalova Neonila Nikolaevna. Previously, she had already abolished the conviction Mikhail Beketov libel against the Mayor of Khimki Strelchenko.

Student offensive. Kiev.

Any power to suppress and discredit these people's protests (and not a political clown opponents during the election) enlists the aid of the nationalists, who are always ready for small investments "in the case of the nation" to do all the dirty robot.
Sometimes it is disguised as a blunt attack, and sometimes, as happened today, under the guise of "comrades in the struggle" to get into, and to embroil the most to discredit protesters.

Short update of the recent repressions against anarchists in Belarus

As of right now four Belarussian anarchists are under arrest, accused of having organised a series of direct actions 2009-2010. 
 
Everything started long before this past September(2010). The years 2009-2010  were rich in radical actions claimed by Belarusian anarchists. Such as:
 
 *an illegal anti-militarist demonstration in Septeber 2009 against a mutual
 Russian-Belarusian war exercise,  when a Joint Staff was attacked with a smoke   grenade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQ3kz0hVDM
 

Sabotage at the plant FIAT in Poland

FIAT factory workers in the Polish town of Tychy damaged 300 cars last night. Act of sabotage was a damaged car in various ways, for example, in applying deep scratches keys podkladyvanii screws into the engines, cutting the cables and other types of damage. Leadership is now trying to find the saboteurs.

Anarchist solidarity in Greek: the four actions of solidarity for two nights

Below we present the message of our allies from Greece, which held a series of radical actions over the weekend to express support for their imprisoned comrades. In Belarus, as many of our associates, scammers, anarchists, are languishing in jails. They need your solidarity, and the Greeks set an excellent example of how this solidarity can be expressed.

Street battles are continuing over the playground

Spirit of the 63rd again in the streets. Jan. 27 at about 10 am in the courtyard of houses 63, 63 / 1, 63 / 2, 61 / 1 and 61 / 2 on Prospekt Oktyabrya arrived workers employed nabivshim SOMoStroya nauseam, as well as guards PSE "Wolfhound". They have begun work on installing the construction fence at the playground. But residents in conjunction with the activists of Autonomous Action, and the Left Front has once again provided a resistance.

Shares of memory Markelov and Anastasia Baburova held in Nizhny Novgorod

January 19, Nizhny Novgorod, anarchists and anti-fascists held a number of actions in memory of the attorney Markelov and journalist and anarchist Anastasia Baburova killed by neo-Nazis.

At Oka Congress in rush hour on the roadway was hung a large banner with the names of the dead and the words "To remember and fight!".

Clashes in Tunisia did not stop

According to information published on this site Jura Librtaire, as a result of violent clashes during the night from Saturday to Sunday, killing more than 50 people in the cities of Tal (16), Kasserine (22), Meknassi (2), Ferial (1) and Reguab (8 ). Joint action by special forces and police (the so-called death squads) have used live ammunition to overcome the protests, which lasted until dawn.

Bolivia: The general strike has forced the government to cancel the price increase

December 28 employees of the transport sector of Bolivia announced an indefinite strike due to rising fuel prices. As a result, the country started to serious disruptions of public transport, the authorities have to draw military trucks for delivery to residents of the settlements located near large cities, their jobs.

Open your eyes! - Action to support children's home

Jan. 4 The regular action "Open your eyes!". The event takes place every year, and his goal is to help the orphanage. Share spend Irkutsk punk rock musicians and Anarchists. This time was planned trip to the regional children's home city Slyudyanka. Young people organized a collection of toys, children's clothes, and bought the balls for soccer and basketball games for the development and children's books.

Moscow anarchists marched in defense of their Belarusian colleagues

Today, Dec. 12, about 30 anarchists and anti-fascists in Moscow conducted an illegal procession. Around 8 pm, with a column covering the street Fire and signal flare went on Maroseyka by the Belarusian embassy, chanting "Freedom for Belarus anarchists," "Putin and Luke freaks, anarchists to freedom," "Games in the policy - the case by a condom!" and other slogans. The protesters carried a banner "We demand an end to repression against Maxim Vetkin, Dedkov Nicholas, Alexandra Frantskevych, Igor Olinevicha" black and red flags.

Italian students seized the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum

Italian students participating in protests against the university reform, was released from the siege of Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, which was under their control within three hours.

Historic Landmark, which is included in UNESCO's World Heritage list, is not affected. Day of demonstrators descended slogans protest slogans from the last level of the tower, and built around the "human shield" by cutting off access to tourists.

Small Khimki in the Chersonese

акция в Херсонесе

Today, 14 November, in Sevastopol on the reserve Chersonese rally residents against the construction of houses on the site. Several hundred people (have been collected about 400 signatures) organized themselves (through local forums and personal communication) for a rally against illegal building of the reserve. At the site the expected development was a fence enclosing the space under construction.

10:10:10 and 350.org: Marketing, Manipulation, and the Status Quo

As we stand on the edge of apocalypse, we must wake up and acknowledge what the big greens are not saying is far more important than what they are saying. Excerpts from a controversial new book to be released 2010-2011. Article one in a series, we discuss the connection between environmental campaigns and their corporate sponsors. 

France: Protests and repression

Blois. Morning of November 9, students of the Lyceum Dessen blocked chairs and chains of the two main entrance to the building in protest against pension reform. After negotiations, they agreed to put 7.15 in high school staff, but the administration deceived the students, taking advantage of this to open one of the inputs. Then she called the police. Although the blockade was peaceful, the police without provocation attacked the students, verbally abused, punched and threw them on the ground ... Grenoble.

Bombs to foreign embassies in Greece

On Tuesday afternoon in Athens, a bomb exploded in the territories of the embassies of Greece and Russia. Three bombs sent by mail to the Embassy of Bulgaria, Chile and Germany, were intercepted and defused by police. Another bomb was intended for German Chancellor Angela Merkel (the sender's address: Department of Economics in Greece). Even earlier, on Monday, have been thwarted attempts to send a bomb to the office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Embassy of the Netherlands, Mexico and Belgium.

We do not like when freedom tramples the garbage!

October 31 a group of libertarian activists staged a rally in the center of St. Petersburg. In the midst of confrontation between the authorities and the opposition during the meeting "Strategy 31", from the roof of a department store Passage was posted 9-meter banner "Any power - shit, ban, banned!". Were then ignited Fire in representatives of punitive structures flew smoke bombs to frighten them, but on Nevsky Prospekt thrown leaflets.

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Антти Раутиайнен

June 11th is the International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. This action day has a long history, it was organized first time 20 years ago in 2004. In the first year, we managed to paint a graffiti to wall of one of the most guarded objects of Moscow,...

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Антти Раутиайнен

Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war...

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