Canada: Two Banks Attacked in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

from Abolition Media “This week there were two attacks against The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Montreal. The first occurred Friday, May 13 in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en land defenders. The red paint evoked the blood stains on the actions committed […]

Plan to Discharge Fukushima Water Into Pacific Gets OK From Regulators

by Julia Conley / Common Dreams Despite outcry from local leaders and the Japanese public and warnings from environmental campaigners, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday gave its approval for a plan to discharge contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the […]

Record Number of Dams Removed from Europe’s Rivers in 2021

by Graeme Green / The Guardian [All words in brackets added by EF!N editor] At least 239 barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed across 17 countries in Europe in 2021, in a record-breaking year for dam removals across the continent. Spain […]

Germany: Forest Anti-Spe Days; Chaos and Rage, Smash Every Cage

sent to Earth First! Newswire BORDERLESS CALL: JOIN US IN THE HAMBACHER FOREST FOR A GATHERING FOR ANIMAL LIBERATION! In the factory farms and vivisection labs, our nonhuman comrades are already fighting back. The time is ripe – let’s share skills and […]

France: Sixteen Rainbow Trout Liberated

from Anarchist Federation Received anonymously via email: “Liberation of 16 rainbow trouts 16 rainbow trouts obtained freedom on an April night. We were able to rescue them from their dirty pool where hundreds of them were surviving fattened to be eaten. We […]

Nighttime Visit at the Home of an RBC Executive

from MTL Counter-info Late in the night, on May 4th, individuals acting in the spirit of vengeance visited the home of Michael Fortier on Chester Avenue. Mr. Fortier was a federal cabinet minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Today, he is the […]

UK: Just Stop Oil Protesters Sabotage Petrol Pumps on M25 Motorway

by Damien Gayle / The Guardian Environmental activists have sabotaged petrol pumps at two motorway service stations, in what they described as a “significant escalation” in their campaign against fossil fuel distribution in England. About 35 supporters of the Just Stop Oil campaign staged blockades at […]

Russia: Anarchists Set Fire to Cell Tower in Belgorod

from Anarchist Federation Belgorod. Russia. We received information that a cell tower in the Belomestnoe village in the Belgorod oblast was set on fire in the night of April 17-18, 2022. The action was planned and carried out by the BOAK-Slobozhanshchina group. […]

Canada: RBC Branches Attacked for Funding Pipeline in Hamilton

from North Shore Info Anonymous submission to North Shore This week across southern ontario and quebec, we’ve lost count on how many RBC branches were targeted (we estimate 10+) for disruption and attack. So-called toronto, hamilton, montreal… friends in places as small […]