repression
Articles about state or employers repression and legal, police, military or paramilitary intimidation or violence against workers or social movements.
Anti-terrorist law jails three in Athens "in expectation of evidence"
Three of the four accused of involvement in the urban guerrilla group Nuclei of Fire Conspiracy were remanded in custody pending trial, after the state investigator applied the anti-terrorist law to them which permits imprisonment "in expectation of evidence against them".
After two days of a legal marathon, during which hundreds of solidarity protestors gathered in the high court yards, the investigation hearings of the 4 teenagers accused as members of the urban guerrilla group Nuclei of Fire Conspiracy came to an end, with the release of the 20 year old girl and the pre-trial jailing of the three remaining defendants.
Bishops speaks out on the attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban
The Anglican Bishop of South Africa has issued a statement on the attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo
Democracy Under Attack in Kennedy Road
Anti-guerilla fiasco in Athens begins to unravel
The anti-guerrilla fiasco directed by the panicked outgoing government has began to unravel in Athens with bombing victim accusing the police of a setting-up innocent radicals.
It was the right wing government's last stunt and it has already collapsed in widespread public dismay.
Housing activists murdered in Durban
Activists in the South African shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo have been attacked in Durban, leaving several dead.
Kennedy Road Development Committee (KRDC)
Emergency Press Release, Sunday 27 September 2009
Abahlali baseMjondolo Attacked in Kennedy Road – People Have Been Killed
Last night at about 11:30 a group of about 40 heavily armed men attacked the Abahlali baseMjondolo office in the Kennedy Road settlement where the movement was holding an all night camp for the Youth League.
Cape Town housing activist's trial begins
Mzonke Poni, Chairperson of Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape, is scheduled to stand trial on the charge of public violence on Tuesday 29 September 2009.
The charge relates to a protest organised in opposition to state criminality against the Macassar Village Land Occupation. He has written this essay on 'public violence' in response to the charges levelled against him.
Public Violence
by Mzonke Poni, Chairperson of Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape
Socialist Party Hq evacuated during anarchist attack in Athens
The Socialist Party (Pasok) Headquarters in Athens were evacuated when they came under sustained attack by anarchists early on Friday evening. The attack is believed to mark the first reaction to the arrest of the 4 youngsters accused of urban guerrilla activities.
On the evening of Friday 25 of September and as the four youngsters arrested earlier this week now stand accused under the notorious anti-terrorist law which renders any petty crime punishable by 10 years imprisonment, the new and shiny Headquarters of PaSoK, the Socialist Party of Greece, which is preparing itself to head the country's government next week, came under attack by anarchists, who le
Financial help needed for Serbian anarchists
Call for solidarity with 6 comrades from Serbia.
On 04.09.2009, following the decision of the investigating judge of the District Court in Belgrade, the groups of six anarchists who were arrested 3rd of September 2009 were sentenced to detention measures up to thirty days. year.
Zagreb: Solidarity action with Serbian anarchists
On Monday, the 14th of September of 2009., a protest of solidarity with the arrested Serbian anarchists took place. The protest was organised by the „Stop the repression!“ campaign initiated by The Network of Anarcho-Syndicalists (MASA).
The beginning of the protest took place at the Petar Preradovic Square with the gathering of approximately 30 people. Since the protest was reported to the police, quite a number of police officers were present. The protesters marched through the street of Ilica towards the British Square carrying the banner that said: „Stop the repression!
Fascist violence victim snatched from hospital by Greek police
Seriously injured, an immigrant, victim of fascist violence was snatched by police from hospital, and held in parastate-controlled area of Agios Panteleimonas in a new parastate outrage.
A victim of the continuous parastate operations of fascists and plainclothes policemen in the area of Agios Panteleimonas in Athens was snatched early this week from hospital by police forces violating doctors orders and basic rights to healthcare.
Greek police exposed by torture victim with pierced lung
One of the five arrested of last week's clashes in Athens exposes the greek police for torture, which led to his lungs being pieced by a broken rib.
One of the five men arrested last Friday in relation to the clashes that occurred with police forces in Exarcheia, Athens, has exposed the greek police for an unrepenting recourse to torture.
