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Freedom's Winter Journal is now available at our web shop, all you pay is postage! In this issue, we explore the challenges and possibilities of anarchist freedom in a time when supposedly ‘democratic’ states are seeking to constrain and refuse our liberty.

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Jules Durand: Anarchist docker of Le Havre
Features, Feb 20th
Marking a century since the death of the successful strike organiser and tragic victim of the class judiciary
~ Maurice Schuhmann ~
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Jules Durand: Anarchist docker of Le Havre - Freedom News
Marking a century since the death of the successful strike organiser and tragic victim of the class judiciary ~ Maurice Schuhmann ~ The French port…
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February 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Livestreaming now: our Anarchist News Review! Turns out the Filton activists weren't aggravated, and they're doing better than ex-prince Andrew. Plus unemployment is up, and far-right Italy is getting upset about trains ...

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Anarchist News Review: Activists cleared and Andy arrested? Huh.
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February 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Livestreaming at 7.30pm tonight: The Freedom Anarchist News Review! Filton 24 members get a good result, the perp formerly known as prince has a birthday horribilis, jobs news looks increasingly bleak, and Italian declare railways disruption a "terror incident."

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February 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The collapse that summons us
Comment, Feb 19th
The imminent crash is not an apocalypse, but a birth laden with immense possibility
~ Liberto Herrera, A.N.A. ~
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The collapse that summons us - Freedom News
The imminent crash is not an apocalypse, but a birth laden with immense possibility ~ Liberto Herrera, A.N.A.
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February 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Freedom seeks contributions to “Black Anarchism” issue
Editorial, Feb 18th
We invite essays and reflections, reports on actions and campaigns, personal accounts, and other non-fiction writing
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Freedom seeks contributions to "Black Anarchism" issue - Freedom News
We invite essays and reflections, reports on actions and campaigns, personal accounts, and other non-fiction writing The image of a black fighter i…
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February 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The ‘terrorism’ trap
Analysis, Feb 18th
Governments are gearing up to define any popular protest as violent and legitimise institutional repression
~ Tiziano Antonelli, Umanità Nova ~
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The 'terrorism' trap - Freedom News
Governments are gearing up to define any popular protest as violent and legitimise institutional repression ~ Tiziano Antonelli, Umanità Nova ~ Th…
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February 18, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Notes from the US: Deliberately abusive
World, Feb 17th
The MAGA/Trump cult’s embrace of white supremacism becomes more blatant almost daily
~ Louis Further ~
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Notes from the US: Deliberately abusive - Freedom News
The MAGA/Trump cult’s embrace of white supremacism becomes more blatant almost daily ~ Louis Further ~ Narratives on the vaguely-left-leaning…
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February 17, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Remembering Paul Avrich
Features, Feb 16th
Twenty years have passed since the death of historian Paul Avrich on February 16, 2006, yet his influence on the study of American anarchism remains unmatched
~ Tom Goyens ~
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Remembering Paul Avrich - Freedom News
Twenty years have passed since the death of historian Paul Avrich on February 16, 2006, yet his influence on the study of American anarchism remain…
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February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Argentina: Mass protests against Milei’s anti-labour laws
World, Feb 16th
Hundreds of injuries reported as Senate approves strike restrictions, 12-hour working day
~ Gabriel Fonten ~
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Argentina: Mass protests against Milei's anti-labour laws - Freedom News
Hundreds of injuries reported as Senate approves strike restrictions, 12-hour working day ~ Gabriel Fonten ~ Thousands of protesters took to the st…
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February 16, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Palestine Action: A victory we shouldn’t have needed
Analysis, Feb 14th
It’s been a rare good month for the forces of not-enabling-mass-murder, as the proscription of Palestine Action is (for now) ruled out of order
~ Rob Ray ~
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Palestine Action: A victory we shouldn't have needed - Freedom News
It’s been a rare good month for the forces of not-enabling-mass-murder, as the proscription of Palestine Action is (for now) ruled out of order ~…
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February 14, 2026 at 12:19 PM
When anti-imperialism is not intersectional
Comment, Feb 11th
As activist bubbles expand, resistance to all oppression is no longer taken for granted by international solidarity groups
~ Alex Cuzzolino ~
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When anti-imperialism is not intersectional - Freedom News
As activist bubbles expand, resistance to all oppression is no longer taken for granted by international solidarity groups ~ Alex Cuzzolino ~ Prote…
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February 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Reposted by Freedom Press
Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful – a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban
February 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The resolve to leave this cage
Features, Feb 13th
Iranian poet and film-maker Forough Farrokhzad articulated female subjectivity, desire and dissent
~ Bleart Thaçi ~
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The resolve to leave this cage - Freedom News
Iranian poet and film-maker Forough Farrokhzad articulated female subjectivity, desire and dissent ~ Bleart Thaçi ~ For generations of Iranian wom…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Liverstreaming now, the Freedom Anarchist News Review! McSweeney is gone, but does that mean much? The rain is mainly falling on Western Britain – and infrastructure is no closer to being resilient. And it turns out spycops are wrong uns ...

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Anarchist News Review: Heads are rolling at Labour HQ, but not *that* head.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Coming up at 7.30pm, the Freedom Anarchist News Review! Kell and Simon talk through the latest Labour Party crisis, this month's heavy rains, the shocking (shocking!) revelation that Spycop managers didn't care about women, and Freedom stories of the week.

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February 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Dining with the Devil
Comment, Feb 12th
Even if Chomsky knew nothing of Epstein’s sex crimes, being chummy with arch-fascist Steve Bannon is unforgivable
~ Kell w Farshéa ~
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Dining with the Devil - Freedom News
Even if Chomsky knew nothing of Epstein’s sex crimes, being chummy with arch-fascist Steve Bannon is unforgivable ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ What wa…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The corpse machine cohort
Comment, Feb 10th
Mandelson and his friends are the actual political cabal: Elites trading secrets for power as the world burns
~ Tabitha Troughton ~
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The corpse machine cohort - Freedom News
Mandelson and his friends are the actual political cabal: Elites trading secrets for power as the world burns ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ A surprising fe…
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February 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Sabotage, mass protests at Winter Olympics
News, Feb 9th
Clashes in Milan follow “vandalism” of 70 showers in Olympic Village
~ Gabriel Fonten ~
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Sabotage, mass protests at Winter Olympics - Freedom News
Clashes in Milan follow “vandalism” of 70 showers in Olympic Village ~ Gabriel Fonten ~ Over 10,000 people took to the streets of Milan…
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February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Watching the far right
Features, Feb 8th
~ Anti-fascist update with Alex Robert ~
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Watching the far right - Freedom News
~ Anti-fascist update with Alex Robert ~  What can you tell us about activist monitoring of the far right?
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February 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Watching the far right
Features, Feb 8th
~ Anti-fascist update with Alex Robert ~
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Watching the far right - Freedom News
~ Anti-fascist update with Alex Robert ~  What can you tell us about activist monitoring of the far right?
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February 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Antifascist Maja T convicted in Budapest, faces 8 years
News, Feb 6th
Verdict follows extended show-trial under deplorable arrest conditions
~ Josefine Peters ~
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Antifascist Maja T convicted in Budapest, faces 8 years - Freedom News
Verdict follows extended show-trial under deplorable arrest conditions ~ Josefine Peters ~ German antifascist Maja T, alongside co-defendants Anna …
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February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Livestreaming now, the Freedom Anarchist News Review! We'll be talking through the happy day and implications of the Filton Six court win, The Jeffrey Epstein files release, what a rates relief decision says about government weakness, and more!

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Anarchist news Review: Fantastic Filton, Epstein's buddies and Rates mayhem
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February 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Catch the Freedom Anarchist News Review, tonight at 7.30pm! We'll be talking (obviously) about the Filton Six's court win, young people losing out from welfare reforms, the unsurprising networks of Jeffrey Epstein (yes, even Noam) and more! Watch and subscribe at:

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February 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Filton acquittals: The start of a sea change
News, Feb 5th
The public is clearly uncomfortable with jailing peaceniks for trying to stop weapons supplies to a genocidal regime
~ Andy Meinke ~
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Filton acquittals: The start of a sea change - Freedom News
The public is clearly uncomfortable with jailing peaceniks for trying to stop weapons supplies to a genocidal regime ~ Andy Meinke ~ Woolwich Crown…
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February 5, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Filton24: Jury acquits or refuses to convict defendants
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM