Issue #9 of In Contempt has been released:
In Contempt #9: Black August Approaches, Resistance and Repression in the Aftermath of Prairieland – Against Cooperation and Compromise, Up With Total Liberation!
Palabras desde Palang Hitam International (Indonesia) para la actividad de la Biblioteca Anárquica Nihil Sebastián Oversluij Seguel, Chile
100 años desde la muerte de Fumiko Kaneko: Viviendo en libertad
Palabras desde Palang Hitam International (Indonesia) para la actividad de la Biblioteca Anárquica Nihil Sebastián Oversluij Seguel, Chile
En una celda de prisión en Utsunomiya, julio de 1926, una mujer de 23 años fue encontrada muerta. El Estado lo llamó suicidio y cerró el informe lo más rápido posible. Ninguna ceremonia, ningún gran anuncio. Una mujer presa política muere y el Imperio quiere acabar con todo el asunto — una pequeña nota al pie de página, rápidamente olvidada en registro oficial de la gloria imperial. Continue reading “Palabras desde Palang Hitam International (Indonesia) para la actividad de la Biblioteca Anárquica Nihil Sebastián Oversluij Seguel, Chile”
Approaching Release Dates for Bandung Anarchist Prisoners (Indonesia)
Approaching Release Dates for Bandung Anarchist Prisoners
(August–September 2025 Movement)
BANDUNG — A timeline of upcoming release dates has been compiled for anarchist prisoners targeted during the state crackdowns surrounding the August–September 2025 mobilization in Bandung. These comrades were criminalized over direct actions, including arson targeting Hana Bank and the West Java DPRD Building, as well as state persecution directed at administrators of the Black Bloc Zone platform—widely framed by mainstream media under the “Chaos Star” narrative.
Upcoming Releases: The “Chaos Star” Direct Action Cases
Several comrades imprisoned in connection with the direct action cases are approaching their scheduled freedom:
•Rhexcy: Scheduled for release on July 29, 2026
•Tebe & Iyong: Scheduled for release on July 31, 2026
•Jalus: Scheduled for release on August 3, 2026
•Apip: Estimated release in September 2026 Continue reading “Approaching Release Dates for Bandung Anarchist Prisoners (Indonesia)”
ES/EN: Llamamiento de solidaridad con motivo del centenario de la muerte de Kaneko Fumiko – Call for Solidarity on the Centenary of Kaneko Fumiko’s Death
Llamamiento de solidaridad con motivo del centenario de la muerte de Kaneko Fumiko
Desde la Biblioteca Anarquista de Kamakura a lxs compañeros de Chile
Desde la Biblioteca Anarquista, situada en la lejana ciudad de Kamakura, Japón, enviamos un saludo de solidaridad a las y los compañeros de Chile
reunidos para recordar a Kaneko Fumiko.
A comienzos de la década de 1920, Kaneko Fumiko desarrolló su actividad como anarquista en Tokio. Llegó a la convicción de que una sociedad sin el emperador de Japón ni su familia imperial era la condición necesaria para construir una sociedad basada en la igualdad y el apoyo mutuo.
Esa idea era intolerable para los gobernantes del Imperio japonés. Fue condenada a muerte por el delito de alta traición, una ley que castigaba incluso el hecho de concebir la desaparición del emperador.
Posteriormente, por decisión de las autoridades, la sentencia fue conmutada por cadena perpetua. Sin embargo, cuatro meses después puso fin a su vida en una celda de aislamiento.
En aquella época, el Imperio japonés había colonizado Corea y ejercía una violenta represión contra la población coreana para impedir el movimiento por la independencia. Antes de ser arrestada, Kaneko Fumiko había iniciado su militancia anarquista junto a Pak Yol (Park Yeol), nacido en Corea, con quien compartió su vida y su lucha.
Continue reading “ES/EN: Llamamiento de solidaridad con motivo del centenario de la muerte de Kaneko Fumiko – Call for Solidarity on the Centenary of Kaneko Fumiko’s Death”
Update on anarchist prisoners Mpe, Dilan & Pablo – May Day 2026 (Indonesia)
Update: On Thursday, July 23, 2026, comrades from the Mayday 2026 Bandung anarchist prisoner cluster, namely Mpe, Dilan and Pablo, will begin their first trial at the Bandung District Court.
The detained anarchists were arrested in the days after the 1st May demonstration in Bandung. They are accused of riot, malicious destruction of public facilities, after a clash happened on May 1, 2026, at Jalan Cikapayang (Cikapayang Pasupati Intersection), Bandung City, during which the police were attacked.
The serious charges pertain to offenses causing fires or explosions endangering public safety, committing collective violence against persons or property in public, and criminal conspiracy. Plus, the comrades are accused of preparing and using molotovs. Mpe is accused of being the “leader”, which as an anarchist, is absurd. The arrested comrades were beaten and abused by cops over a three week period during their interrogations where a responsible lawyer was not present. Intense psychological pressure and physical violence was used against the detainees to try to make them give false statements.
A total of thirteen (13) individuals were arrested and detained during the investigation into the riot.
• Three (3) of them were juveniles and were subsequently released under mandatory reporting obligations.
• The remaining ten (10) detainees are:
1. Ripan Ripandi
2. Muhamad Rafly
3. Ismail
4. Dani Maulana
5. Rangga
6. Cikal
7. Haikal
8. Fadel
9. Fadil
10. Hadi Isan
Free the prisoners – Topple the state!
Chaos in the Archipelago of Fire: A Compilation of Texts from the 2025 Insurrection in Indonesia & Subsequent Repression
Click link: https://archive.org/details/archipelago-of-fire
Print-imposed & Read-only PDF’s of the zine “Chaos in the Archipelago of Fire: A Compilation of Texts from the 2025 Insurrection in Indonesia & Subsequent Repression,” Parts One & Two
Adapted from the French-language zine:
Chaos dans l’Archipel de Feu
Sur l’insurrection d’août 2025 en Indonésie et sa répression
Indonesia: Actualización Presxs Palang Hitam
Hemos estado inmersxs en las trincheras del apoyo legal estas últimas semanas. Acompañar a lxs secuestradxs por Densus (ndt: Densus 88, unidad especial policial anti-terrorista de Indonesia) no es solamente una cosa táctica — es como mapeamos sus métodos de represión para desmantelarlos. Por sobre todo, rehusamos abandonar a cualquiera a merced de la maquinaria del Estado.
Estamos disminuyendo el apoyo a Komar, puesto que ya está siendo asistido por ST (ndt: Setapol, Unión de Presos Políticos) y otrxs. Nuestra prioridad siguen siendo lxs presxs restantes del 1 de Mayo 2026 y todxs lxs que aún tienen que enfrentar los tribunales sin solidaridad. Por supuesto, esto incluye Adit, quien seguirá encerrado hasta el próximo año. Continue reading “Indonesia: Actualización Presxs Palang Hitam”
PDF: Detention figures report from Palang Hitam / ABC on the repression in Indonesia
Latest report from Palang Hitam on the repression in Indonesia
PDF: Indo-Report_07-10-26
DETENTION REPORT
Palang Hitam, July 10th, 2026
This document details the amount of cases currently being handled by Palang Hitam. If we had more funds at our access we would be able to provide more support for the other cases we continue to be made aware of. Please contact palanghitam (no scums) riseup (acab) net if you can help us help the comrades in prison. It is needed to supply the prisoners with funds for their costs, for their families, those who need it, and for those who need lawyers as the police appointed lawyers work with the cops and prosecutors to screw the defendants. When we are able to employ the professional lawyers, the torture and abuse is able to be stopped. This is important as many of the defendants are being hurt and threatened until they give false testimony. In one case in Surabaya, one young man died from his injuries due to torture. The Densus88 anti-terrorist unit are mapping the anarchist movement and its internal relationships using threats and torture. The unit are using widespread data surveillance and spyware software, which they send to blogs and social media accounts to infiltrate the phones and devices of the comrades. We recommend the use of computer and phone security, realizing its limits. Indonesian officials are reported to have attended the summit convened by the American administration against the “far-left terrorism” and we remind all those on the streets and those in cyberspace to remain aware to the strong possibility of further repression. When revolutions go half way, we dig our own graves.
Palang Hitam International
Jornada: Fumiko Kaneko – A 100 años de su fuego ($hile)
La memoria anárquica es porfiada e inquieta, imposible de ser encerrada justamente porque nuestra memoria negra apunta a destruir todas las jaulas, incluyendo aquellas en las que caemos por inercia. Pero como todas nuestras prácticas ejercitan la memoria, cual músculo fortalecido ésta es capaz de atravesar cien años, un océano y un sinfín de diferencias culturales para alcanzar entornos y compañerxs que ni el manto del tiempo es capaz de ocultar. Continue reading “Jornada: Fumiko Kaneko – A 100 años de su fuego ($hile)”
Black August 2026 – Call for a month of action and propaganda with comrades Lupi, Tortuga and Belén.
BLACK AUGUST 2026
Call for a month of action and propaganda with comrades Lupi, Tortuga and Belén.
«There is no fight without blood, without prison, without clandestinity, without dead… you always have to have this clarity.
(…) Talking about death and not cornering in the grief, talking about the lives of those who left, knowing that they know their blood, we have been watering the path of the struggle and continuing it is the best tribute to all those who are no longer there… the rest are just excuses.»
–Marcelo Villarroel, anti-authoritarian prisoner.
(Interview published as part of the call for a Black August 2025).
«In most of the days of violence (…) brochures or canvases related to anarchist causes have been exhibited.
In yesterday’s demonstration, hooded people held a banners with the legend ‘Black August’ and the name of 3 people linked to violent criminal acts, and even to the placement of explosive devices.»
-The bastard J. Bellolio.
(Referring to incendiary action from the Lastarria high school on 08/13/2025).
In August 2024, three anarchist comrades died in different circumstances suddenly and accidentally, after the events, we set ourselves the challenge of multiplying their ideas, their combat stories, those genuine contributions that in life they assumed with commitment, solidarity, seriousness and will. Continue reading “Black August 2026 – Call for a month of action and propaganda with comrades Lupi, Tortuga and Belén.”