Category: News from the Balkans

The Bulgarian Border Police prevents the rescue of three minor migrants who were later found dead

The Bulgarian Border Police prevents the rescue of three underage people on the move in life-threatening danger. The bodies, abandoned in the snow-covered woods and partially eaten by animals, were then recovered by the Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen. The Bulgarian Border Police abandoned three underage Egyptian migrants—Ali (15), Samir (16), and Yasser …

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What a strike is for workers, an occupation is for students: an interview with a student from Serbia (by Inicjatywa Pracownicza)

We share the translation into English (published by Transnational Social Strike) of the interview conducted by Inicjatywa Pracownicza with a student involved in the protests shaking Serbian universities. The protests were sparked by the collapse of the roof of the Novi Sad railway station on November 1, which killed 15 people. Inicjatywa Pracownicza: Could you …

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LETTER TO STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD

This letter is an urgent call to action! Currently, in Serbia, students have full control over 62 out of 80 faculties. This is the largest student protest in our region since 1968. It was triggered by a series of tragic events caused by decades of repression, corruption, and violence perpetuated by the ruling regime. The …

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December 6, 2024: 112 arrests in Thessaloniki, dozens of comrades under “preventive police custody” in Athens

On December 6, 2024 (anniversary of the killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, that sparkled the December 2008 revolt) the cops escalated their “strategy of tension”: In Athens, the cops carried out mass preventive arrests and beatings, mostly targeting comrades from the Community of Squatted Prosfygika that were going towards the gathering for the commemoration march for …

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Riots in Novi Sad after fatal train station roof collapse

October 31, 2024: Anarchist comrade Kyriakos Xymitris dies after an explosion in Ambelokipi in Athens

On the 31st of October, in an explosion in an apartment in Athens, the anarchist comrade Kyriakos Xymitiris fell in the battle for social and class liberation. The anarchist comrade Marianna suffered severe injuries, after being treated at Evangelismos Hospital under constant police surveillance, she was transferred on Friday 15/11 to Korydallos Prison. In the …

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Sofia: Saudi dissident Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi is threatened with deportation

Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi, a human rights activist, was persecuted between 2011 and 2013 for his activism, in particular for his involvement in the “Prisoner until When” campaign to defend prisoners’ rights, which resulted in interrogations, arrests and harassment of his family. He fled Saudi Arabia in 2013 and sought refuge in Turkey with the help of …

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