World events explained, unfiltered, by those who experienced them.
Even if we are trained to ignore the embeddedness of human history within the ecosystems that give us the basis of our daily lives, it’s just a question of going back and reading history for that kind of information and for those kinds of relationships.
Pay Attention: A History, Future, and Politics of Living with the Earth Read More »
The international focus on state failure or state survival fails to value the actions of everyday Syrians, ignoring potential new avenues for practicing everyday dissent worldwide.
Toward an Alternative “Time of the Revolution” Read More »
“See these people who are going out and protesting? They will once again go out against Bashar al-Assad, corruption, oppression, Russia, Iran, and all the nations of the world. This nation will never submit again. This matter has already been decided. We’re already victorious; we can’t be defeated. These coming days, I believe we are witnessing the tipping point of victory.”
The Hope and Tragedy of a Revolutionary Read More »
If twenty years ago the post-Soviet world was “catching up” with the so-called “West,” it is the opposite today: post-Soviet Russia is the future of the West.
The “Network” Case and the Fascist Future Everywhere Read More »
2018 saw a major backlash against human rights defenders advocating legal access to the asylum system in the EU. Volunteers and NGOs have been threatened, attacked, and legally prosecuted. Are You Syrious? (AYS) is one of them.
When Governments Turn Against Humanitarian Volunteers Read More »
The Penza Remand Prison was at such pains to show that none of the suspects were being tortured anymore that every evening all ten were “inspected.”
Free the “Network” Prisoners Read More »
The rescue boat is still a long way off, at least two minutes away. I can see through the spray of the sea that it is coming as fast as it can. But it is too late for us.
Staying there was not safe at all, because of the potentiality of the warplane’s return. I spent a total of ten minutes there; I felt during these minutes a severe exhaustion, I felt the heaviness of my body, the difficulty of breathing, the inability to think of anything.
“In Penza, the FSB does not even bother to hide what they are doing. Officers show up at the remand prison there, and take their man to another room, where they have a generator and electrical wires set up.”
An anarchist initiative – a comprehensive study and call to action – from within Korydallos prison, Greece
On the Syrian Revolution Read More »
