“Gudrun, Andreas and Jan were tortured andmurdered at Stammheim prison” the last in a four part series on the events of October 1977, which culminated in three deaths in Stammheim prison exactly thirty years ago today… The Stammheim “Suicides” (1) In previous installments we have seen how the Red Army …
The third in a series of installments about the Red Army Faction, specifically their 1977 campaign which ended so tragically thirty years ago… German Autumn, Bitter Defeat As we saw in our previous installments, by late summer 1977 the Red Army Faction was poised to carry out its most ambitious …
The second in a series of installments about the Red Army Faction, specifically their 1977 campaign which led to the “German Autumn”… to read yesterday’s installment click here The Summer of 77: The Prisoners’ Struggle Heats Up As we saw in yesterday’s installment, by 1977 the Red Army Faction had …
The first in a series of installments about the Red Army Faction, specifically their 1977 campaign which led to the “German Autumn”… Seven Years of Struggle Against the State The Red Army Faction had, by this time, engaged in a campaign of armed struggle for seven years, beginning with the …
Some of you have noticed that i have not been blogging very much over the past few months. Unfortunately, this situation may get worst before it gets any better. The reason for this lack of blogging, as i may have mentioned, is that i have been very busy collaborating on …
On September 28 Christine Pelchat of the Quebec Council on the Status of Women proposed that the provincial government forbid public employees from wearing religious clothing – not only the Muslim headscarf but also the Jewish kippa, though, surprise surprise, crucifixes on necklaces would be ok because they’re not immediately …
A network of individuals involved in various groups / organizations / collectives have been in discussion throughout recent weeks concerning the Quebec ‘debate’ on ‘Reasonable Accommodation’. This past weekend members of Al-Hidaya Association, Tadamon! Montreal, No One is Illegal, Solidarity Across Borders, Immigrant Workers Center and individuals met to discuss …
On September 28 Christine Pelchat of the Quebec Council on the Status of Women proposed that the provincial government forbid public employees from wearing religious clothing – not only the Muslim headscarf but also the Jewish kippa, though, surprise surprise, crucifixes on necklaces would be ok because they’re not immediately …
You can fool some of the people some of the time… POLITICS-IRAN: Islamist, Socialist Revolutions Don’t MixBy Kimia Sanati Credit:Max Strohmeier/Wikimedia TEHRAN, Oct 3 (IPS) – An attempt to rope in the son and daughter of the Argentine revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara to forge a parallel between Iran’s Islamist revolution …
a little translation question: “l’Ă©tat d’exception” i know what it means – a state which due to some crisis doesn’t follow the rule of law. any idea how to translate it though? “authoritarian state”, “martial law” and “autocracy” are all in the neighbourhood but definitely not at the right address… …