Anti-Nazi

from email, 11 April 2008: 4th of April, 7 peaceful young men were beaten up and illegally arrested by police in Moscow near Sokolniki subway station. These persons were not resisting arrest, as videos made by their friends and other eyewitnesses prove... Arrested were beaten with batons, kicked, beaten with chairs, their heads were beaten to walls and they were given electric shocks all around the body, head and groin included... We ask you to support a week against police brutality from 11th to 20th of April! We ask you to make a picket of solidarity or other action for victims of the police brutality in Russia at the local Russian embassy or in any other place in your city! more

from ainfos, 10 April 2008: In an unprecedented show of unity London anarchists decided tonight to organise against the London mayoral elections on May 2nd by calling for the ‘return of the London mob' at the GLA building on the South Bank at 6pm when the result will be declared.

"Everyone knows the politicians are lying,corrupt, self-serving parasites - it's time we let them know - THIS IS OUR LONDON not theirs, their party's or their paymasters.

On Friday May 2nd at City Hall we will confront our class enemies at the Mayoral election results reviving a great radical London tradition - ITS TIME TO TAKE TO THE STREETS AND CLAIM BACK OUR CITY." more

from various sources, 22 March 2008: 19th of March, 3 days after murder of Aleksey Krylov on his way to concert of Petrozhavodsk oi!-band Nichego Horoshego, anti-fascists of Moscow gathered to commemorate him. Around 6pm people began to gather at the murder place, Maroseyka street 4, they lit candles and laid flowers. Someone made graffiti "We will remember Kryl forever! Murdered by Nazis 16th of March 2008!".  more

from email, 3 March 2008: Spanish police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-fascist protesters in central Madrid as they tried to stop a right-wing rally near an immigrant area of the city. Anti-fascists threw rocks behind burning barricades in narrow cobbled streets on Friday and at least one car was set alight. Hundreds of far-right activists, separated from left-wing protesters by lines of riot police, gave Nazi salutes. more

from imc-uk, 6 February 2008: At very short notice, more than 40 anti-fascists held a demonstration outside the offices of the Greek National Tourism Organisation in London, 5 February 2008. It was in solidarity with the anti-fascists that took to the streets of Athens to confront a fascist demo on 2 February, and who found the fascists and the riot police working harmoniously together.

The fascists would run from inside the riot police's line, attack the demonstrators and run back in again. Video of greek flag being burned, plus quick report. More soon.  more

from email, 4 February 2008: ANTI-FASCIST DEMO outside the offices of the Greek National Tourism Organisation in London, Tuesday 05/02, 3pm. Address: 4 Conduit Street, London W1S 2DJ.

On 2nd February, anti-fascists that took the streets of Athens to confront a fascist demo that had been called for the same day, were confronted by the fascists and the riot police working harmoniously together. more

from imc-ie, 30 January 2008: Jan Kucera was stabbed last Friday [18 January 2008] after confronting a knife wielding fascist who had pursued a group of his teenage friends following a clash in a pub between young anti fascist skinheads and a group of fascists who had taunted them with nazi salutes and slogans.

The attacker was an experienced martial artist with more then 10 years practice of musado, and stabbed Jan in the chest and back with a large military style knife, before fleeing the scene.

Jan's distraught friends managed to stop the enormous bleeding from his chest until the ambulance arrived, but then tragically discovered he had been stabbed in the back as well. Jan lost a lot of blood and even though he fought bravely for his life, he lost this final battle on Sunday [20 Jan 08]. more

from ABC Berlin, by email, updated 25 February 2008: Call for antifascist demonstration and women-block at the 8 March demo in Berlin...

On the 1.12 the Berlin´s anti-fascist Andrea was arrested by plain clothes cops of LKA´s political branch. She was in a neighbourhood in south east Berlin where a neo-nazi demonstration was taking place... She will have now to spend her next 14 months behind bars and therefore she absolutely needs all our support from outside the walls.  more

from ainfos, 28 November 2007: There was a row of important memorial days in beginning of the November - at first 9th of November, day of Crystal Night and international day to combat racism and xenophobia, 11th of November was declared a global Food Not Bombs action day to commemorate Timur Kacharava, 13th of November was the second anniversary of the death of Timur.

Timur, a student at the St. Petersburg State University and frequent participant in anti-fascist meetings and Food Not Bombs, was murdered by nazis in St Petersburg. more

from imc-uk, 25 November 2007: 25 November 2007: A solidarity memorial demonstration was held in Jubilee Gardens on Saturday 24 Nov 2007, organised by Antifa Britain with the Anarchist Federation - IFA. There were demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona.  more

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The Battle of Cable Street or Cable Street Riot took place on Sunday October 4, 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London. It was a clash between the police, overseeing a legal march by the British Union of Fascists (led by Oswald Mosley) on one side, and anti-fascists including local Jewish, socialist, Irish and communist groups on the other.  more

from email, 4 September 2007: Lewisham ‘77: Lewisham ’77 is a series of events which will commemorate this remarkable day and attempt to examine what relevance it has for us today.

It is a combination of history, commemoration, and celebration. We hope to provide an opportunity for people to tell their stories about what happened, understand the events in the context of racism and resistance in the 1970s and discuss their legacy for today, when the BNP, modern heirs of the National Front, are again gaining support and confidence. more

from email, 28 July 2007: "...There were two environmentalists arrested at the picket in Angarsk on July 24 for the participation in an unauthorized picket. The camp is taken away at the moment because the equipment was confiscated by the police. Police keeps preventing all the attempts to restore the camp. We're continuing the struggle. After all the events we should not lose heart and give up. The environmental protest campaign goes on..." more

from various sources, 25 July 2007: A group of UK-based anti-nuke activists and others have put out a statement (below) and have called, along with the Anarchist Federation, a solidarity vigil outside the Russian Embassy in London.

We have also organised a conduit for uk donations to the Russian groups to cover the costs of medical treatment of the hospitalised activists and of Borodaenko's funeral. Russian embassy at 7pm on Thursday 26 July.  more

from email and various web sites, 23 July 2007: In the early morning of 21st July, neo-nazi skinheads launched a vicious and unprovoked attack on an anti-nuclear protest camp in Angarsk, Siberia, Russia. The nazis violently attacked activists in their sleeping bags and tents with iron rods, knives and air pressure guns.

21 year old Ilya Borodaenko from Nachodka suffered a head-fracture during the attack and later died in hospital from his injuries.  more

from email, 11.07.2007 from 4WardEver: "We are planning in earnest for the 4th Anniversary event for Mikey Powell to take place in Birmingham on 7th September 2007." more

from email, 1 July - G8 2007 evaluations, from Antifascist Left Berlin
"The protests against the g8 summit lie behind us. They have been a step forwards for the extraparliamentary movement in the FRG: Because it has been more that a week of spectacular protests at the Baltic Sea. We mobilized and organized, we arranged alliances and intervened in practice. Now is the time to look back, to analyze, to summarize. To explore next steps, a yet unfinished debate is needed. So here is the first output from that debate within the Antifascist Left Berlin..." more

from gipfelsoli, 25 June 2007: Early this morning homes [25 June 2007?] of left wing activists were raided once again in accordance with the German 'terror' section 129a.

Several apartments were attacked early this morning by a Berlin police squadron and masked SWAT officers. The officers acted quite violently told eyewitnesses.... more

Thursday 28 June from 7pm, Rampart Social Centre, 15 Rampart St, London E1 2LA:

Talk by Ramona Africa, sole survivor of the 1985 FBI bombing of MOVE's house, where 11 adults and children were murdered, and screening of The MOVE documentary.

In June this year Ramona Africa will be touring the UK for 2 weeks to talk about the MOVE Organization, the events of May '85, the MOVE 9, Mumia Abu-Jamal and what they stand for. Come to listen to her story and watch the "MOVE" documentary.  more

2007-05-26: On 13 Nov. 2005, Timur Kacharava was killed in the center of St. Petersburg following a FOOD NOT BOMBS action. On 23 May 2007, the trial against his murderers began. Seven people have been charged, but only one is charged with murder. The rest are charged with "hooliganism" or spreading national hatred. more