Category Archives: Refugee Struggle

Canberra, Australia: Disruption of Parliament and Banner Drop in Solidarity with the #SuperGlue7 Defendants

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Insurrection News

  Received anonymously on 28.03.18: Early on Wednesday March 28th, a banner reading “Close the Camps, Open the Borders” was dropped from the Commonwealth Bridge in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Flares were let off to highlight the action. … Continue reading →

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Grenoble, France: Frontex Conference Disrupted at the University of Grenoble

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Insurrection News

On Thursday, March 22nd, about 150 people gathered in front of the IMAG building at the University of Grenoble. Inside the building a conference was being held by the various players involved in the militarization of the borders: Frontex (European … Continue reading →

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Athens, Greece: Kurdish Political Refugees Begin Hunger Strike in Syntagma Square for Afrin

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Insurrection News

On Sunday, March 18th, the army of the fascist Turkish State along with their jihadist FSA proxies entered the resisting town of Afrin. This was followed by looting, torture, beheadings of Kurdish fighters and the expulsion of 200,000 civilians, the … Continue reading →

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Australia: Former Tamil Tiger Deported to Sri Lanka

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Insurrection News

Received on 23.02.18: FORMER TAMIL TIGER DEPORTED TO SRI LANKA 23 February 2018  The Tamil Refugee Council condemns the Australian government for deporting to Sri Lanka a former member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, or Tamil Tigers). … Continue reading →

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Melbourne, Australia: Community Blockades MITA Detention Centre in Desperate Bid to Stop Deportation to Danger of Tamil Asylum Seeker

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Insurrection News

Received on 21.02.18: MEDIA RELEASE  February 22, 2018. For immediate release Blockade happening now Community Blockades MITA Detention Centre in Desperate Bid to Stop Deportation to Danger of Tamil Asylum Seeker. Community members have blockaded the gates of MITA detention … Continue reading →

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Israel: Attack Against the Tel Aviv Immigration Office in Solidarity with African Asylum Seekers Facing Deportation

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Insurrection News

On January 28th, 2018, the office of the Tel Aviv Population, Immigration and Border Authority (PIBA) was vandalized in protest against the expulsion of African migrants. A number of severed doll heads covered with red paint were found outside the … Continue reading →

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Kolkata, India: International Anarchist Solidarity Action with Villawood Hunger Strikers

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Insurrection News

Received on 25.01.18:  On 24 January, 2017, we, a group of anarchists from 3 different continents, undertook an action in support of the hunger striking prisoners in Villawood Detention Centre, so-called Sydney, Australia. The solidarity action, which was undertaken in … Continue reading →

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Sydney, Australia: Hunger Striking Detainees at Villawood on Lockdown & Denied Visits by Border Force

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Insurrection News

18.01.18: Around 160 detainees at Villawood in Sydney are continuing their hunger strike – now in its fourth day. (Thursday, 18 Jan), over the draconian restrictions to visiting. In an attempt to break the hunger strike, Border Force has locked down … Continue reading →

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Australia: Over 200 Detainees in Immigration Detention Commence Hunger Strike in Protest Against New Visit Restrictions

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Insurrection News

16.01.18: Over two hundred detainees at two detention centres, Villawood in Sydney and Maribyrnong in Melbourne, have declared a hunger strike in protest at visiting restrictions recently announced by Border Force. The detainees have been on hunger strike for more than … Continue reading →

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The Netherlands: New Year’s Eve Solidarity Action at the Rotterdam / The Hague Airport Deportation Centre

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Insurrection News

On New Year’s Eve around 20 people held a solidarity action at the Rotterdam/The Hague airport deportation centre. While almost the entire country was celebrating the new year, hundreds of people are awaiting deportation just because they don’t have the … Continue reading →

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