Tag: political prisoners

  • A New Year’s Update on Antifascist Prisoners

    2017 promises to be a busy year for antifascists around the world. We will continue the fight against fascism and the far right, and oppose—in every way possible—their relentless campaigns of bigotry against refugees and immigrants, Muslims, Jews, LGBTQ, and people of color. The new year seems like a good time to remind everyone of…

  • Emails, Calls Needed for Jock Palfreeman

    from Brighton Anarchist Black Cross “Call For International Solidarity With Anti-fascist Jock Palfreeman” 07/07/14 A few days ago Australian anti-fascist Jock Palfreeman was assaulted in Sofia Central Prison in Bulgaria (he says it was not “too badly”) but yesterday [July 6] the same guard assaulted another prisoner, an elderly man, and some of that man’s…

  • July 25 – Day of Solidarity With Antifascist Prisoner Jock Palfreeman

    (Bulgarian translation below) Who is Jock Palfreeman? Jock Palfreeman is an Australian serving a 20-year sentence in Bulgaria. In 2007 he was travelling in Bulgaria when he defended two Roma men being attacked by soccer hooligans; in the ensuing fight, one of the attackers was killed under unclear circumstances. After a biased trial, Jock was…

  • Tinley Park Five Accept Non-Cooperating Plea Bargain

    Originally posted on Tinley Park Five: Jason Sutherlin, antifa anarchist, sentenced to six years for the beating of nazis in Chicago. On January 4, 2013 all members of the Tinley Park Five accepted a non-cooperating plea bargain in which they each plead guilty to three felony counts of Armed Violence in exchange for “lenient” sentences…

  • A letter from Anti-Fascist Alexey Sutuga, imprisoned in Moscow

    From AvtonomHello everyone! Yet another period of our remand imprisonment is approaching its end, but I am certain, that we will be kept locked up a few months more, even without any developments whatsoever in the fabricated criminal case against us. You already know the details of our arrest and the violations connected to it,…