German anti-racists sentenced to prison for alleged militant attacks on fascists
A court in Dresden has sentenced a group of German anti-fascists to prison time, for alleged involvement in a string...
Erdoğan’s new presidency has started as it means to go on, with arrests and repression
On Sunday 28 May, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won Turkey's presidential run-offs. His victory came amid allegations of violent intimidation of...
Three internationalists died defending Bakhmut, here’s why they joined the struggle against Russia’s invasion
Finbar Cafferkey, Dmytro Petrov, and Cooper Andrews were revolutionaries from Ireland, Russia, and the US. All three of them joined...
Riots break out in Cardiff after two teenagers died following apparent police chase
Anger poured out onto the streets of Ely, Cardiff on the night of Monday 22 May after two teenagers died...
Bristol Kill the Bill protester who was kicked and beaten by the police is sentenced to prison
Richard Fox was savagely beaten by police officers on 21 March 2021, after he had fallen to the ground. Footage...
Bristol’s Kill the Bill protesters have now been sentenced to a total of 110 years in prison between them
A demonstration was held outside Bristol Crown Court on Friday 12 May to support Bristol's Kill the Bill (KTB) defendants....
Turkey’s elections took place against a backdrop of fear, intimidation and electoral fraud
People in Turkey voted in elections on Sunday 14 May, amid hopes that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's dictatorial presidency might finally...
Residents of a Greater Manchester tower block are joining together to organise against ‘miserable’ conditions
Residents of a tower block in Salford have been campaigning for decent living conditions. After Grenfell, potentially dangerous cladding was...
Public Order Act dubbed ‘the worst attack’ on dissent ‘for decades’
The draconian Public Order Act was given royal assent on 2 May, dramatically increasing police powers to arrest protesters. The...
Turkish police are harassing and arresting Kurdish leftists in the run up to the election
Turkish police assaulted several members of the Green Left Party on Tuesday 25 April. The Green Left Party (YSP) is...
High Court hears how Kevan Thakrar has been kept in solitary confinement for refusing a psychiatric assessment
Content warnings: Prison violence, suicide Kevan Thakrar has, as of 26 April, served 750 days in solitary confinement since April...
HMP Belmarsh prisoner Kevan Thakrar is challenging his solitary confinement in the high court
Content warning: Racism, solitary confinement, islamophobia, prison violence Demonstrators gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice on 24 February to...
Renters’ unions are successfully resisting evictions around the UK
As evictions skyrocket, residents are getting together to stand up to their landlords. Tenants' unions are becoming an increasingly important...
A prisoner climbed on the roof of Strangeways to protest indeterminate sentences
Content warning: discussion of prison conditions and suicide In February, government ministers rejected a review of the controversial Indeterminate Sentence...
Luke Brooks died after the council failed to order his landlord to remove mould from his home
A Manchester coroner has ordered an inquest into the death of Luke Brooks. Luke died after developing breathing difficulties linked...
Israeli soldiers kill a 15-year-old boy, as colonial forces tighten their grip on the Jordan Valley
On Monday 10 April, Israeli soldiers shot and killed 15-year-old Mohammad Fayez Balhan in Aqbat Jaber refugee camp near the...
Almost half of children of colour in England and Wales live in poverty
Content Warning: This article contains reference to suicide. Almost half of all children of colour in Wales and England are...
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