repression
Corvallis Bookfair, Tyumen Case, and Counter-Surveillance
This week, we’re featuring four segments.
Will Aaron Bushnell’s Death Trigger Anarchism Witch Hunt?
From The Intercept By Ken Klippenstein
Sen. Tom Cotton demands the Pentagon root out leftist extremism.
Aaron Bushnell’s death by self-immolation in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington last month has provoked nationwide soul-searching about the war in Gaza. For the U.S. government though, the airman’s death excites a different kind of search: for so-called extremists, particularly left-wing ones.
Russian anarchists on Navalny’s death
From Freedom News UK
We bring (in corrected machine translation) two texts published on the Autonomous Action website following the death in prison of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Thai journalists arrested for news coverage of anarchist graffiti on temple
From Reuters
February 13, 2024 BANGKOK - Two Thai journalists have been arrested for their story about an activist spray painting an anarchist symbol and a symbol critical of "lese majeste" laws on a Bangkok temple wall almost a year ago, the police and their lawyers said on Tuesday.
Update: Operation Scripta Scelera
Via Dark Nights
Italy: Operation Scripta Scelera – immediate trial sought for Gaia, Gino, Luigi and Paolo. The trial will begin on Jan. 9
Indigenous Activists Detained in Oaxaca Following Gathering on Political Prisoners
From It's Going Down
Report on repression of indigenous activists in Oaxaca, Mexico following a conference on political prisoners.
Indicting anarchism, inventing ‘terror’: From 1898 to Cop City
From Prism Reports by William C. Anderson, October 3rd, 2023
State propaganda has long mischaracterized and scapegoated anarchism to maintain a violent status quo
A roundup of Italy’s ‘Scripta Scelera’ raids
From A las barricadas, English translation via Freedom News UK
Solidarity spaces raided, presses stolen and homes invaded – anarchists are feeling the full force of Meloni-era repression after police went after a radical newspaper using anti-mafia and anti-terror legislation.
TOTW: The Hammer
Understanding the RICO charges in Atlanta
From CrimethInc.
Since the beginning of 2023, prosecutors in Georgia have threatened to charge activists protesting against a planned police militarization facility known as “Cop City” with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Last week, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr indicted 61 peopleon RICO charges in Fulton County.
Update on the "Scripta Scelera" trial
From La Nemesi, translated by Act for freedom now!
Full original title: Italy: Update on the review hearing for the precautionary measures of the operation "Scripta Scelera" and details of the solidarity fund
Italy: Operation “Scripta Scelera” against the fortnightly “Bezmotivny”
In the early morning of Tuesday, August 8th, a repressive operation – ridiculously named Scripta Scelera (these fine people always come up with some “ambitious” or suggestive name for their operations) [Latin: “written crimes”] – was unleashed by the State’s repressive apparatus in various cities. It was aimed at shutting down the anarchist internationalist fortnightly magazine “Bezmotivny”, thereby striking the action of publication of analysis and reflection as well as, and in particular, texts claiming actions, sabotage and initiatives of attack undertaken by anarchists and revolutionaries throughout the world against the State and capital.
How does it change?
Via Dark Nights
On 8th August a repressive operation has been inflicted upon 10 comrades, resulting in four house arrests with all restrictions, five residence obligations with overnight return, and one comrade in prison due to not having proof of residence. All are accused of the charge of subversive association for the purpose of terrorism (art. 270 bis c. p.) and incitement to commit crimes (art. 424 c. p.) aggravated by the purpose of terrorism, in connection with the publication, as of 2020, of the fortnightly internationalist anarchist “Bezmotivny,” as well as offense to the honor and prestige of the president of the republic and clandestine printing.
Ten Arrested in Police Operation Against Anarchist Newspaper in Italy
From Secours Rouge via Abolition Media
The comrades are accused of subversive association for purposes of terrorism (art. 270 bis of the penal code) and incentive to commit a crime (article 424 of the penal code) aggravated by the objective of terrorism, with regard to the ublication, dissemination and use of information on terrorism, in connection with the publication, from 2020, of the internationalist bimonthly anarchist “Bezmotivny”...