Iran: Monarchists and the Attempt to Tame the Unleashed Fire

From Anarchist Front (telegram)

This movement is radical because it is rooted in the complete negation of any imposed authority; it rejects not only the Islamic regime but also every form of hierarchical domination. There is no savior here, no crown, no Supreme Leader or prince to come from the outside and set the direction. Real power is in the bare hands of women, youth, workers, and the marginalized, who have risen up against all structures of oppression without intermediaries, without a pre-written program. But it is this uncompromising radicalism that frightens some. The monarchists, these wandering ghosts of the past, have entered the fray with their old tricks to harness this unbridled fire for their own benefit.

Temple tantrum: Anarchist tag lands man behind bars for 8 months

From The Thaiger
July 4, 2024

A man who spray-painted an anarchist symbol and the number 112, referencing the lese-majeste law, on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, part of the Grand Palace last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail without suspension.

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.

Activist Arrested for Spraypainting Anti-monarchy Slogans on Palace

From Vice
March 30, 2023, 6:35am

A man was arrested in Thailand on Tuesday after spray painting anti-monarchy symbols on a wall at Bangkok’s Grand Palace.

In videos of the arrest circulating online, police are seen tackling the man after he draws a circle around the letter ‘A’—representing anarchism—and the numbers “112” in strikethrough—a reference to Section 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code, a royal defamation law often used against pro-democracy activists.

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