One of the disadvantages of current representative democracies is the discrepancy between the agenda of the regular citizen and the agenda of leaders and political elites. As the practices of direct democracy lose ground to the dominant-elitist decision making system, people's interest in the fairness of state policies decreases, and criticisms of governing actions are usually isolated and more symbolic than mobilizing.

Stefano Cucchi was arrested by the Carabinieri on 15 October.
He spent the night in the police station and the following day, with a fast-track trial, the judge ordered that he stay in prison while waiting for the next hearing.

no justice no peace

Is it Made in China?

* Article originally published in spanish language in El Libertario, Venezuela, # 54, September-October 2008, that analyzes and goes over the problem of criminal violence through its social impact on contemporary Venezuela.

Block the Vichy European Summit on Immigration, November 3-4 2008!
On the next November 3rd and 4th , the French presidency of the
European Union will gather, upon the initiative of Brice Hortefeux, French minister of immigration, integration and national identity, the whole 27 European ministers of Interior and Justice. They will all meet in Vichy, the historic capital of the pro-Nazi regime in France during the Second World War, where deportation of the Jews, along with other "undesirable" people, was orchestrated by the government. Today, the European ministers will attempt to firmly discuss on the control on the
fluxes of immigrant workers and the application of the (in)famous «return directive », that facilitates the deportation of migrants at a European level.

Hereby, we address our call to the civil society in democratic Europe, especially from the Czech republic, to the free mass-media to help us in the justified and lawful effort of autoexilation in order for us to be able to activate as free human beings and as a perfectly legal organization.

Press release and open letter from the protest organized on June 3rd at the Italian Embassy:

On Commissionism[1] and Roma issues

The Commission is living a dream; the majority of Roma continue living a nightmare[2]

An inventory of existing Roma bodies and Roma-relevant documents of the intergovernmental organisations would be quite impressive. When it comes to the European Union (the focus of this article) the situation as seen by people in Brussels is better than the average. There is a Commissioner in charge of Roma issues, and hundreds of documents have been produced since 1984 detailing the problems Roma face in Europe . Most of those documents and official speeches refer to the need for positive action “to reverse the effects of centuries of prejudice and exclusion.[3]”

actions go on wheels!!

Claudiu Curlic was arrested in Sept. 2007 in Krakow. He was falsely accused
of stealing a wallet. The theft has occured a few months earlier but police
had a description of the thieve; the pickpocket's victim turned out to be a
judge.

Personal impressions from Calafat by the 6 German activists who were on their way to the Anti-NATO protests in Bucharest and were detained by the Romanian border police. The first of the border "incidents" that made it clear Romania closed its borders to anyone suspected of antinato sentiments.

Warning for all the people that want to cross into Romania

After the experience of yesterday, all the people that want to cross
the border now should keep in mind that the border police (Romanian
authorities) will look for the smallest and most ridiculous reason not
to let them cross the border into Romania. Since weeks ago the media is
creating a false image of anarchists that will come to Romania and
start violent riots, just to give an excuse for the police repression.

On March 21st 6 German anti-nato activists were forcefully deported to Bulgaria by the Romanian border police.

Law breaking as a European standard; Romania shows its democratic side with more repression.

CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILIZATION AGAINST US MILITARY BASES IN CENTRAL EUROPE.

NO TO ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM!