Franca Rame’s rape: Fascists, carabinieri and ‘a higher wish’ - Girolamo De Michele
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Jun 7 2013 09:15
Article on Italian state and police involvement in the rape and torture of a radical activist by fascists, translated by Struggles in Italy. Trigger warning for discussion of sexual violence.
Stefano Cucchi, killed by police and drug prohibitionism
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Jun 6 2013 16:26
On June 5th, after four years, sentencing in the Cucchi case has finally taken place. The court gave one doctor a two-year prison sentence and the five others 16 months.
Neo-fascists and police attack students in Naples (video)
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on May 8 2013 09:15
A rally of students was brutally charged by the police in Naples on Tuesday morning. The images of the attack went viral immediately, shared both on mainstream and independent media, from Repubblica to youreporter.it.
The rebellion contained: the empire strikes back
Submitted by automattick on Mar 16 2013 19:41
Will from the east coast revolutionary collective, the Fire Next Time, analyzes the ongoing events in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Alfie Meadows and Zak King found not guilty - two years, three months, and three trials later
Submitted by Ramona on Mar 8 2013 17:13
After years of uncertainty and two mistrials, Alfie Meadows and Zak King have been found unanimously not guilty of violent disorder on a demonstration against tuition fees and cuts to education of December 9, 2010. Alfie was beaten so badly by police on that day he needed three hours of emergency surgery after he developed bleeding on the brain.
The Belfast police mutiny of 1907 - John Gray
A history of the mutiny of 70% of the Belfast police force during a dockers' strike which brought together Catholic and Protestant workers in struggle.
A short history of the police strikes of 1918-1919
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 20 2013 15:19
Ken Weller of Solidarity's brief history of the two strikes of London police officers during and after World War I. Libcom does not support strikes of police officers as such but reproduce this text as an important bit of the mass upheavals of the time.
Wisconsin's got a cop problem
Submitted by Redwinged Blackbird on Jan 16 2013 04:22
A summary and analysis of an anti-police action in Madison, WI that R.W.B. attended
Tinley Park five accept non-cooperating plea bargain
Submitted by working class s... on Jan 10 2013 21:07
From Anti-racist action - On January 4, 2013 all members of the Tinley Park Five accepted a non-cooperating plea bargain in which they each plead guilty to three felony counts of Armed Violence in exchange for “lenient” sentences and the guarantee of ‘day-for-day’ good behavior. Jason Sutherlin was sentenced to 6 years. Cody Lee Sutherlin and Dylan Sutherlin were sentenced to 5 years. Alex Stuck and John Tucker were sentenced to 3 1/2 years due to their youth and complete lack of criminal history. Each will be placed upon two years of supervised release upon release from prison.
Russian prisoners fight-back against corrupt and brutal screws
Submitted by working class s... on Jan 2 2013 20:19
Hundreds of prisoners at Prison Number 6 in Kopeisk, in the Urals region of Russia, have fought fierce battles with screws and security forces and launched a rooftop occupation in a protest against draconian conditions, torture, extortion, and the use of solitary confinement. Four inmates have died at the prison in recent years following beatings from staff. The protest lasted for two days before the police and army special forces managed to regain control.
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