Giorgos Garbis, founder of the anarchist publisher "Free Press," has died

From Athens Indymedia

The anarchist publisher, bookseller, and translator of "Free Press" publications, Giorgos Garbis, passed away on Wednesday, June 25th, in the afternoon. The death of George Garbis, founder of the anarchist publisher "Free Press," marks the end of the historical era of a generation of Greek anarchists who had an enormous contribution. George Garbis, born in 1947, joined the anarchist movement in May 1968, influenced by the events in France.

Book Review: Anti-Capitalist Road Trip

From CounterPunch by Ron Jacobs

It seems so long ago, but the movement against global capitalism that featured mass protests against meetings of capital’s biggest criminals and powerbrokers (usually one and the same) had center stage a mere twenty-five years ago. For those who participated, it was an exhilarating time filled with confrontation, conversation, debate and determination represented by the decision of so many to risk prison and injury.

Prisoner Support Panel Discussion

From The Final Straw Radio

As we enter into the 2025 Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners, we’re sharing a discussion with three anarchists doing prisoner support in different national contexts, prompted by topics brought by the guests. You’ll hear first from Moshe of ABC Belarus, then Nicole of the Solidarity Apothecary and finally from Anya of Solidarity Zone speak on topics such as service work in solidarity, gendered dynamics of care work, difficulties in organizing ongoing and longterm anti-repression work from within exile and diaspora communities, burnout and self-care.

TOTW: Has Anarchist Muay Thai Gone Too Far? Some Questions for the movement

Guest Topic of the Week entry chosen by thecollective from Anathema Volume 11 Issue 1 Summer 2025 - Has Anarchist Muay Thai Gone Too Far? Some Questions for the movement

A quick note: Anarchist martial arts culture is a new phenomenon in the United States. It is generally a welcome one in the author’s view. Here’s a few questions the author is pondering.

Anarchist Detained and Threatened with Deportation

From Abolition Media - Belgium

Anas Hmam is an anarchist activist, committed to the struggles against colonialism and racism, in particular for the Palestinian cause, in Brussels. He has been detained in a closed centre for undocumented migrants in Belgium for almost a month and a half. He is threatened with deportation to Morocco, where he risks being arrested because of his anarchist political commitment. Initially imprisoned in the closed centre of Bruges, he was transferred on 16 August to the 127bis closed centre in order to isolate him from the revolt movement that took place last week, of which he is accused of being one of the “leaders”.

Political violence. Words from anarchist compañera Mónica Caballero

From Dark Nights - Chile

Political violence can be understood, from an anti-authoritarian perspective, as an aggressive response that seeks to break, attack, or fracture each of the components that make up domination.

May actions thin the veil that separates life from death

From Dark Nights - Chile

Original title: "Chile: May actions thin the veil that separates life from death. Words from La Zarzamora in the context of Black August"

August has a black memory. One that is indispensable for those who stand their ground and decide to act against domination. In memory, something from the past merges with the present, even more so when memory ceases to be words and manifests itself accurately in insurrectionary action or in a concrete gesture of solidarity. Thus, black memory manages to transcend the censorship of power and advances without temporal or generational boundaries.

Agitation in memory of compañera anarchist Belén Navarrete

From Dark Nights - Santiago, Chile

On the night of August 21, one year after the death of anarchist comrade Belén Navarrete, various individuals displayed propaganda in her memory, remembering her in the streets where she shared, conspired, and took action in various instances, leaving her anarchist mark.

Challenges of Police Investigations Into Anarchist Direct Actions

Let's say a few anarchists are planning an illegal, anonymous direct action. [...] The goals of the police are to prevent actions like this from taking place and/or identify and arrest the anarchists and gather enough evidence for them to be convicted. What can the police do to achieve these goals, depending on their motivation, their resources, the type of action, and the way the anarchists organize?

A Public Letter Regarding Some Impasses in Portland

From Rose City Counter-Info

My dearest brambles,
Regarding the ICE ERO Field Office: we know the air there, thick with rot.
Each night, a handful wait until the kitted-out feds kick their asses,
then limp away, to try again,
as if only repetition is the ritual needed to conjure change.
A valiant rite,
yet the building still hums with its cruel machinery.

'Death to Australia': Anti-Israel anarchist group responsible for series of attacks on freight firm

From The Jerusalem Post

Vandals shared a video in which they stormed the Melbourne suburb facility in the middle of the night, smashing keycard locks and spraying the building façade with paint.

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