One of the first ten civilians to be exiled out of Chile by Pinochet, Leopoldo García was arrested in the centre of Santiago, handcuffed and repeatedly beaten on the head the entire night. He could have been killed. His forehead now bears the scar of being hit by the base […]
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Living with the enemy at home
Violence committed by children against their parents has increased notably. Between 2008 and 2010, a telephone helpline for parents received more than 22,000 calls reporting aggressive acts in the UK. 7,000 of those included cases of physical abuse. Benjamin Serra Though it seems to be a taboo subject […]
Are the police fit to police us?
A film and debate on the impunity and improper conduct of the UK police force comes to London on 6th February. Mark Duggan was killed during a gang related operation in Tottenham, North London, in which the police fired the fatal shot. The case, still wrapped up in contradictions, triggered […]
Offensive from London against attacks in Gaza
The latest episodes of violence in the Gaza Strip have forced a group in London to request a boycott on goods exported from the Israeli Country. The destruction and tragedy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, or vice-versa, continues to take centre stage at present in the Middle East. For years, the […]
Israel bares its teeth: genocide as a political weapon
The attacks that have been tormenting the Gaza Strip and its inhabitants are the result of a combination of factors, including Israeli expansionism, the current government’s need to establish a position of power and a long ongoing process of ethnic cleansing. Moisés Saab Cairo: Ceasefire or no ceasefire, this genocide […]