Editor’s Note: The first letters below are taken from an anthology edited by Luise Kautsky, Letters to Karl and Luise Kautsky from 1896 to 1918, translated and published in English …
Excerpts from Rosa Luxemburg’s Prison Letters (1904–1918) Read MoreN. Ravi is a revolutionary activist. He joined Andhra Pradesh Radical Students Union (APRSU) in 1985 while studying for a Master’s of Science (Agriculture?) and became a full time activist …
N. Ravi: Conditions and Rights in jails—My experiences Read MoreThe mass-scale production of political prisoners in the US can only partially be explained by the need to satisfy the population requirements of an USD 80 billion Prison Industrial Complex. …
Comrade B, General Secretary of Lal Morich: Political Prisoners, Lawfare, and the Revolutionary Response in the US Read MoreThe International Red Aid was founded twenty-five years ago. It has extensive experience in supporting revolutionary prisoners. Twenty years ago, it spearheaded the campaign for the release of Georges Abdallah. …
Contribution from the Secretariat of the International Red Aid Read MoreEditor’s Note: For this fourth issue of Material, dedicated to the question of (political) prisoners, we sought to pose a series of key questions to several organizations engaged in the …
Samidoun (Paris-Banlieue) & International Red Aid (Toulouse): Joint Interview Read MoreThe use of political imprisonment and lawfare in the Philippines is intrinsically linked to the history of colonialism, neocolonialism, and political resistance of movements for national and social liberation. During …
Cristina Palabay, Secretary General, Karapatan Philippines: Ibon man may layang lumipad: Political Imprisonment and Lawfare in the Philippines Read MoreThis text was written by Ahmad Sa’adat—imprisoned leader of the Palestinian national liberation movement and General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. It was originally published …
Ahmad Sa’adat: Prisons, the Black Liberation Movement, and the Struggle for Palestine Read MoreOn 1st October, since 6 a.m. in the morning, around 11 mass movement activists, journalists, trade union activists and civil rights activists’ houses were raided in West Bengal by a …
Joint International Statement: “Be it Surajkund or Kagaar, We Will Never Put Down Our Pens — They Are Our Weapons in this Struggle Against Injustice!” Read More