As Argentinian police go on strike, the people go shopping As police go on strike in Argentina’s second largest city, Cordoba, the people have gone on a huge…
Dan Hodges, mob mentality and the white working class Dan Hodges has written an article for the Telegraph, using the horrific murder of Bijan Ebrahimi as…
Footsoldiers in a social war: the police, crime and inequality in South Africa - Christopher McMichael Christopher McMichael on policing, the 'war on crime' and state repression in South Africa.
South Africa: The state's brutality The article looks at recent notable acts of repression by the South African state directed at protestors and strikers. Linked to this it looks at…
Against Academic Alibis: The Best Education is the Struggle – George Ciccariello-Maher Drawing on his experiences in the “cauldron of resistance” of Oakland, CA, George Ciccariello-Maher…
Police attack queers during the Stockholm Pride parade During this years' Stockholm Pride, Swedish police attacked and manhandled queers protesting against…
A short history of the Boston police strike, 1919 A short history of the unsuccessful strike of Boston police officers in 1919. libcom.org does not support strikes of police officers but we host…
South African riot police pave the way for Obama visit Security forces have clashed with protesters who are angry that Barack Obama is to receive an…
Demo for the right to housing in Rome ends in clashes, one injured A 20-year old young woman lying on the ground with her face covered in blood: this happened…
Riots sweep across Brazil in response to police violence A short overview of the wave of rioting which has swept Brazil in the wake of violent police…
Franca Rame’s rape: Fascists, carabinieri and ‘a higher wish’ - Girolamo De Michele Article on Italian state and police involvement in the rape and torture of a radical activist by…
Stefano Cucchi, killed by police and drug prohibitionism On June 5th, after four years, sentencing in the Cucchi case has finally taken place. The court gave…