1st May International Workers Day

Update on anarchist prisoners Mpe, Dilan & Pablo – May Day 2026 (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/07/22 by darknights

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!

Update Tahanan Anarkis May Day Bandung 2026 / Freedom for Mpe and the Mayday defendants (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/05/28 by darknights

One of the detainees arrested during the May Day 2026 protests in Bandung, RR alias Mpe, who was previously accused of being the “leader of an anarchist group,” has now been charged by the police under terrorism laws. He has also reportedly been placed in isolation and denied access to legal counsel of his own choosing, raising serious concerns over the violation of a suspect’s right to provide testimony freely and without coercion, intimidation, or pressure.

In this case, the police appear to be employing the same narrative pattern used during last August’s unrest: identifying a supposed “mastermind,” “leader,” or individual believed to have planned and orchestrated the riots. Law enforcement authorities maintain that prosecuting those considered to be the driving force behind unrest can prevent similar incidents from recurring in the future. In practice, however, such an approach has often functioned as an authoritarian mechanism for criminalizing groups deemed disruptive to political stability, while simultaneously diverting public attention away from structural grievances and redirecting it toward specific individuals. Continue reading “Update Tahanan Anarkis May Day Bandung 2026 / Freedom for Mpe and the Mayday defendants (Indonesia)” →

Bandung: 7 comrades arrested during Mayday clashes (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/05/09 by darknights

Bandung, May 7, 2026 — The 2026 International Workers’ Day (May Day) commemoration in Bandung, West Java, ended in unrest that broke out in the late afternoon around the Dago Cikapayang Park area. Approximately 150 people had gathered at the location since 4:00 p.m. local time.

As night fell, the situation escalated. The crowd set fire to a videotron display, a police post, and several banners. Fires were also seen burning on the streets, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air.

The group was also involved in direct clashes with members of the Jaga Lembur community organization and police officers in the Tamansari–Cikapayang intersection area. Several road barriers were burned before the crowd gradually dispersed at around 9:00 p.m.

As of today, police have arrested seven individuals suspected of involvement in the vandalism that occurred during the May Day unrest in Bandung. Six of them have been named suspects, identified by the initials MRN, MRA, RS, MFNA, FAP, and HIS.

Palang Hitam

May Day in Bandung

More infos to follow…

Chile: Clashes in Santiago on May Day

Posted on 2024/05/07 by darknights

Clashes took place in Santiago as part of the commemoration of Workers’ Day from 10 a. m. until the afternoon. Clashes were reported in the midst of the demonstration called by the Central Clasista de Trabajadores, on both lanes of the Alameda, particularly in the section between Brasil and Matucana streets.

Carabinieri arrived at the scene, using water and gas cannons. Hooded anarchist demonstrators confronted the police with blunt instruments, Molotov cocktails and destroyed commercial premises and erected barricades in various areas

Anarchists threw incendiary devices inside the Central Station. The Carabinieri reported at least 16 arrests, including 5 for carrying incendiary bombs.

Source: Abolition Media

DN: Capitalist scum media footage of the clashes… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM32vE2elYE&pp=ygUPY2hpbGUgZGlzdHVyYmlv