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Today marks four years since Willem van Spronson was killed while apparently taking action to disable the fleet of buses that served the Northwest Detention Center, a private immigration detainment facility. https://crimethinc.com/willem

"Nous ne sommes pas des martyrs" https://crimethinc.com/2023/06/21/nous-ne-sommes-pas-des-martyrs-un-message-de-serge-qui-a-survecu-a-une-tentative-de-meurtre-par-les-forces-de-lordre-francaises Communiqué de Serge, survivant d'une tentative de meurtre de la part de la police française. #Français

Across France, people as young as 12 years old are being systematically sentenced to months or more in prison. In the streets, the affect is more and more nihilistic: “they can’t catch us all.” Still, for the past few days, things have been calmer at night. It could be that the repression is working to intimidate people; or that mothers are keeping their kids at home; or that the looting has slowed down because the stores need to be filled up with goods again; or that people are waiting for the weekend of July 14, the French national holiday, to set things ablaze once more. You can read more about *comparution immédiates* ("immediate judgement"), which has been used in almost all the cases this week, here: https://paris-luttes.info/la-justice-enferme-les-revolte-es-17244?lang=fr Background: https://crimethinc.com/Nahel

Update from France, July 5 A little more than a week after Nahel’s passing, following five nights of revolt, the French state is using the full weight of the judiciary system to crush the uprising. More than 300 people were sentenced to prison last night. Yesterday, at Créteil, in the southern part of the Paris region, almost all the youth who were being judged were sent to prison. It didn’t matter whether they had good lawyers or bad lawyers, whether there was evidence or not, whether they had good personality references, whether they had snitched. At the end of the day, everyone went back to Fresnes with sentences from 6 to 30 months. The news from other courthouses across the Paris region is just as bad. The judges are following a directive of June 30 from Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti, in which he calls for a “firm and fast response” with strict “safety measures”—in other words, imprisonment. The prosecutors and judges are eagerly complying.

Update, Wednesday, July 5: Court Repression A little more than a week after Nahel’s passing, following five nights of revolt, the French state is using the full weight of the judiciary system to crush the uprising. If anyone remained in doubt, it is now clear: there will be no justice and no peace. More than 300 people were sentenced to prison last night. Yesterday, at Créteil, in the southern part of the Paris region, almost all the youth who were being judged were sent to prison. It didn’t matter whether they had good lawyers, bad lawyers, whether there was evidence or no evidence, whether they had good personality references, whether they had snitched. At the end of the day, everyone went back to Fresnes with sentences ranging from 6 to 30 months. Perhaps that one afternoon that we witnessed was particularly bad, but the news from other courthouses across the Paris region is just as bad. The judges are following a directive of June 30 from Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti (an avowed rapist and asshole), in which he calls for a “firm and fast response” with strict “safety measures”—in other words, imprisonment. The prosecutors and judges are eagerly complying. Across France, people as young as 12 years old are being systematically sentenced to months or more in prison. In the streets, the affect is more and more nihilistic: “they can’t catch us all.” Still, for the past few days, things have been calmer at night. It could be that the repression is working to intimidate people; or that mothers are keeping their kids at home; or that the looting has slowed down because the stores need to be filled up with goods again; or that people are waiting for the weekend of July 14, the French national holiday, to set things ablaze once more. You can read more about *comparution immédiates* ("immediate judgement"), which has been used in almost all the cases this week, [here](https://paris-luttes.info/la-justice-enferme-les-revolte-es-17244?lang=fr).

Justice pour Nahel Les origines de l’insurrection en France https://crimethinc.com/2023/07/02/justice-pour-nahel-les-origines-de-linsurrection-en-france Le texte suivant nous a été envoyé par des camarades français le troisième jour des émeutes qui font suite au meurtre de Nahel Merzouk par la police de Nanterre, en banlieue parisienne. Il propose une analyse de la situation présente, ainsi qu’un bref historique de la lutte contre les violences policières en France depuis les années 1970. #Français

Nahel için Adalet Fransa’daki Ayaklanmanın Kökleri https://crimethinc.com/2023/07/02/nahel-icin-adalet-fransadaki-ayaklanmanin-kokleri Aşağıdaki metin, Paris’in bir banliyösü olan Nanterre kentinde Nahel Merzouk adlı gencin Fransız polisi tarafından öldürülmesinin ardından yaşanan olayların üçüncü gününde Fransız yoldaşlar tarafından bize gönderilmiştir. Rapor, durumun bir analizini ve Fransa’da 1970’lerde başlayan polis şiddetine karşı mücadeleye genel bir bakış ortaya koymaktadır. #Türkçe

We've prepared a zine version of "Living in an Earthquake: The Fight Against Cop City Confronts Unprecedented Repression," part three of our history of the movement to #StopCopCity. https://crimethinc.com/zines/living-in-an-earthquake In this account and analysis, participants in the movement in Atlanta trace its trajectory from the fifth Week of Action that began on March 4, 2023 through the City Council vote of June 5.

Giustizia per Nahel Radici delle rivolte in Francia https://crimethinc.com/2023/07/02/giustizia-per-nahel-radici-delle-rivolte-in-francia-1 Il seguente testo ci è stato inviato dai compagni francesi il terzo giorno di disordini seguiti all’assassinio dell’adolescente Nahel Merzouk da parte della polizia francese nella città di Nanterre, un sobborgo di Parigi. Fornisce un’analisi della situazione e una panoramica della lotta contro la brutalità della polizia in Francia a partire dagli anni ‘70. Oggi questo movimento sta affrontando un’intensa repressione nelle strade, nei media e nei tribunali. Ad oggi, oltre a Nahel, sono state uccise almeno tre persone. Piuttosto che concentrarci sul dispiegamento di poliziotti militari specializzati in tutto il paese, preferiamo iniziare con gli sforzi dei giovani che stanno rischiando la vita per difendere Nahel e per se stessi. #Italiano

The British comrades who made an A2 format printing of our new gender poster remix have received the printing and are mailing them out! If you are in the UK, you can still order them here: https://seditionist.uk/distro/visuals/posters-visuals/gender-self-determination-poster-a2/

为纳赫尔伸张正义 法国现在的起义的源头 https://crimethinc.com/2023/07/02/wei-na-he-er-shen-zhang-zheng-yi-fa-guo-xian-zai-de-qi-yi-de-yuan-tou #中文

Sprawiedliwość dla Nahela Korzenie powstania we Francji https://crimethinc.com/2023/07/02/sprawiedliwosc-dla-nahela-korzenie-powstania-we-francji We Francji trwa powstanie w odpowiedzi na zabójstwo Nahela Merzouka. Uczestniczące w nim osoby osadzają je w kontekście walk sięgających lat 70. ubiegłego wieku. #Polski

Justice for Nahel: On the Roots of the Uprising in France https://crimethinc.com/Nahel An uprising is underway in France in response to the murder of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk. Participants set these events in the context of anti-racist and anti-colonial struggles in France dating back to the 1970s, and discuss its relationship to the social movements of the past two decades.

From comrades in Brazil: On June 30, the Superior Electoral Court voted to ban ex-president Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. Just like the lawsuit against Donald Trump for keeping secret documents at home, Bolsonaro's mild punishment shows that far-right political leaders can be openly racist and misogynistic, can propagate hate as state policy, can even weaponize the COVID-19 pandemic to bring about mass casualties without consequences, which are reserved for technical infractions. Only revolt, popular organization, and open confrontation with the institutions through which Bolsonaro and Trump held power can open the road to liberation. We recommend these articles on efforts to confront the pandemic, fascism, and the attempts of the institutional left to sabotage forms of radical organization: Only Revolt Can Bring Down Bolsonaro https://cwc.im/Brazil2021 Left Electoralism, Fascist Direct Action, and Anti-Fascist Resistance https://crimethinc.com/BrazilElection2022

For the 54-year anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion, please read our reflection on those events, "Stonewall Means Riot Right Now." https://crimethinc.com/2020/06/28/stonewall-means-riot-right-now-what-the-queer-uprisings-of-1969-share-with-the-george-floyd-protests-of-2020

Ρώσοι Αναρχικοί για την ανταρσία του Βάγκνερ Ανακοινώσεις από τρεις Αναρχικές Οργανώσεις https://crimethinc.com/2023/06/24/rosoi-anarkhikoi-gia-ten-antarsia-tou-bagkner-anakoinoseis-apo-treis-anarkhikes-organoseis #Ελληνικά

“There is no greater fallacy than the belief that aims and purposes are one thing, while methods and tactics are another… The means employed become, through individual habit and social practice, part and parcel of the final purpose; they influence it, modify it, and presently the aims and means become identical.” ― Emma Goldman, My Disillusionment In Russia She was born on on this day 154 years ago: June 27, 1869

Please circulate this call for solidarity with Soulèvements de la Terre in response to repression in France: https://lundi.am/Appel-international-de-soutien-aux-Soulevements-de-la-Terre Scroll down for English. "Macron’s government has taken an unprecedented step in the repression of social and environmental movements. On June 21, the government decreed the dissolution of Earth Uprisings, which involves over 140,000 supporters and over 150 local groups. This was accompanied by waves of arrests of activists across France... "We propose to continue making Earth Uprisings visible in public space: in front of social centers, through inscriptions on walls, with banners and parties, rallies and direct actions, and other actions adapted to our contexts. "For the global uprisings of the earth, and in solidarity with all who face repression around the world, we are calling for solidarity on June 28 in a variety of ways. Dozens of rallies will be held across France, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Catalonia..."

“Não Somos Mártires” Uma mensagem de Serge, que sobreviveu a uma tentativa de assassinato da polícia francesa https://crimethinc.com/SergeVive Uma tradução da primeira mensagem de Serge desde que a polícia francesa o feriu gravemente junto com muitas outras pessoas durante um protesto em Sainte-Soline em 25 de março de 2023. Serge passou um mês em coma depois que um policial lançou uma granada em sua cabeça. Temos acompanhado com ansiedade a situação dele e é com grande alívio que informamos que ele se recuperou o suficiente para postar a seguinte mensagem. Como sempre, o Estado põe em perigo a vida daqueles que supostamente protege, culpa as vítimas de seus ataques e depois toma medidas para silenciar os sobreviventes. #Português

Anarquistas Russos Sobre o Motim do Grupo Wagner — Declarações de Três Organizações Anarquistas Traduzimos três declarações de grupos clandestinos anarquistas russos sobre o motim dos mercenários do grupo Wagner. A primeira está sediada na Sibéria; a segunda é a Organização de Combate Anarco-Comunista; e o terceiro é o editorial coletivo da Avtonom, a plataforma anarquista mais significativa da Rússia. Leia aqui: crimethinc.com/MotimWagner #Português