The Guardian, “Athens police poised to evict refugees from squatted housing projects”
byIt’s just after 5am in the central Athens neighbourhood of Exarcheia. A group of Afghans and Iranians are sitting down together for breakfast in…
Anarchists In the News
Agency maintains an ongoing list of anarchism and anarchists discussed or mentioned in mainstream media outlets. Notable mentions are posted here in chronological order.
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Jewish Press, “The Anarchist Hiding From Israeli Courts”
byJonathan Pollak, a senior leader of the Anarchists Against the Wall organization, has been absent from hearings related to a complaint filed against him…
The Oregonian, “Portland Thorns fans join Timbers fans in protesting ban on ‘Iron Front’ symbol, political displays”
byMembers of the Rose City Riveters, the supporters’ group for the Portland Thorns, brought white roses and hung signs at Sunday’s game between the…
Slate, “Exile From Exarchia”
byWhen Alireza, a 26-year-old Iranian fleeing political troubles, arrived in Athens, Greece, in August 2018, he had nowhere to go. For the first three…
The Guardian, “The Government of No One by Ruth Kinna review – the rise of anarchism”
byThe first suicide bomber in English literature is a crazed anarchist professor in Joseph Conrad’s novel The Secret Agent who stalks around London wired…
HuffPost, “Proud Boys, Outnumbered By Anti-fascists, Get Police Escort After 30-Minute Rally”
byA few hundred fascists once again invaded Portland for a much-anticipated rally Saturday, but this time were mostly deprived of the violent spectacle they…
ITV News, “Is it right to brand 2019 clashes in UK and Hong Kong anarchy?”
byFrom the summer protest-led chaos across UK cities to the ongoing violent clashes in Hong Kong, scenes of anarchy appear alive in 2019. Demonstrators…
CNN, “What happened to Christiania’s dream of becoming Denmark’s hippie paradise?”
bySeen from a boat drifting along Copenhagen’s wide canals, the neighborhood of Christiania is a verdant enclave tucked beneath a thick canopy of trees….
New York Times, “How Police Used Antifa to Investigate Far-Right Proud Boys”
byA New York City police detective, when asked on the witness stand this week how he had identified members of a far-right group called…
CNN, “Trump threatened to classify Antifa as a terrorist group. Germans hit back”
byPresident Donald Trump’s threat to label anti-fascism protest movement Antifa a terrorist organization has prompted a backlash in Germany, where thousands of social media…