1989: The Risley prisoners' uprising In 1989 prisoners at Risley Remand Centre celebrated 1 May in style by taking over a wing of the notoriously squalid, brutal prison and spending…
We want to riot, not to work: The 1981 Brixton uprisings Pamphlet reflecting on the 1981 anti-police riots in Brixton by the Riot Not To Work Collective…
The Gwangju uprising, 1980 The history of the week-long uprising of the South Korean town of Kwangju against the regime of the West-backed dictator General Chun Doo-Hwan…
1977: The Bologna uprising A very brief outline of the seizure of Bologna by workers and students in 1977, and the run-up to it following the shooting of a demonstrator.
1976: The Notting Hill Carnival riots An account of the riots at the popular West London carnival which were sparked by the arbitrary harassment and arrests of young black attendees…
1976: The Soweto riots A short history of the riots against new education laws that turned into a mass collective rejection of apartheid South Africa by thousands of…
Siege at Wounded Knee, 1973 A short history of the 71-day uprising of Native Americans at Wounded Knee. Armed American Indians occupied the territory, which they legally…
Mohamed, Sail, 1894-1953 A biography of Algerian anarchist, Spanish Civil War fighter and mechanic Sail Mohamed Ameriane ben Amerzaine.
Montes, Jose Perez 'Pepin', 1915-1947 A biography of Jose Perez Montes, 'Pepin', a Spanish anarchist who fought in the Civil War and then set about organising the clandestine resistance.
Nakov, Alexander Metodiev: his life and 'crimes' A short biography of Bulgarian anarchist Alexander Metodiev Nakov, including a police file with information about him.
Ortega, Margarita, ?-1914 A short biography of Mexican anarchist school teacher and sharpshooter Margarita Ortega, who was executed in 1914.
