{"id":3278,"date":"2025-03-08T11:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/?page_id=3278"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:23:26","slug":"week-of-solidarity-with-anarchist-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/index.php\/week-of-solidarity-with-anarchist-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ceeff5;padding-top:6vw;padding-right:6vw;padding-bottom:6vw;padding-left:6vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90655181 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h6 id=\"ecosystem\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.196), 16px);\">Annual<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:6vw\"><strong>International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9577cae7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-24230f2d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.38%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.88), 1.6rem);\">Since summer 2013 members of several Anarchist Black Cross groups discussed the necessity of introducing an International Day for Anarchist Prisoners. Given there already established dates for Political Prisoners Rights Day or Prison Justice Day, we found it important to emphasize the stories of our comrades as well. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/poster_WOSWAP_2026_FRE_web-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cyanotype from different plants. Text:International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoner 2026 August 23-30, 2026 https:\/\/solidarity.international\" class=\"wp-image-4200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/poster_WOSWAP_2026_FRE_web-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/poster_WOSWAP_2026_FRE_web-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/poster_WOSWAP_2026_FRE_web-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/poster_WOSWAP_2026_FRE_web-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/poster_WOSWAP_2026_FRE_web-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/poster_WOSWAP_2026_FRE_web.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.62%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-1600x1131.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plakat-pl-web-780x551.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3aa6e92 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:69%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-2048x1466.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-1200x859.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/solidarity.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kranich2021-1-1980x1418.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.88), 1.6rem);\">Many imprisoned anarchists will never be acknowledged as \u00b4political prisoners\u00b4 by formal human-rights organizations, because their sense of social justice is strictly limited to the capitalist laws which are designed to defend State and prevent social change. At the same time, even within our individual communities, we know so little about the repression that exists in other countries, to say nothing of the names and cases involving many of our incarcerated comrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-78bee44f wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/index.php\/calls-to-the-week-of-solidarity-with-anarchist-prisoners-from-previous-years\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:48px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 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has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:6vw\"><strong>Call WOSWAP 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1\"><strong>We call you for actions during Week of Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners!<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Solidarity is key\u00a0to be able to fight this repressive system!<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89463222 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marius Mason, an environmental and animal rights activist, anarchist, writer, artist and trans advocate, was serving the longest sentence to date for acts of environmental sabotage.&nbsp;After 17 years of incarceration, we celebrate his release as he was moved to a half way house on May 14 this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside prison, he never gave up, but stood up for himself and others, advocated for trans prisoners and strongly resisted the prison system. All the years before for International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners and Trans Prisoner Day of Action, we called to write to him. Now, we are excited to remove him from our letter writing list and instead join forces again on the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still,&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;many&nbsp;remaining&nbsp;in&nbsp;prison&nbsp;and&nbsp;on&nbsp;our&nbsp;letter&nbsp;writing&nbsp;list,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ever&nbsp;new&nbsp;ones are being&nbsp;added.&nbsp;Solidarity is key&nbsp;to be able to fight this repressive system. Solidarity can&nbsp;carry&nbsp;us&nbsp;through&nbsp;the darkest times &#8211; a postcard or&nbsp;a letter, a ralley in front of the prison, a visit means the world and gives energy.&nbsp;A story of a comrade in prison shared on an event multiplies with those present. It is our responsibility to let their ideas and with them the persons themselves travel beyond the prison walls. By not forgetting those in prison, solidarity can grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s why we call every year for the International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Times are getting harder, fascism is rising,and states, fascists and conservatives make&nbsp;us&nbsp;again&nbsp;the&nbsp;targets&nbsp;of&nbsp;their opposition&nbsp;&#8211; as&nbsp;progressive forces, Queers, Antifas, and Anarchists. They&nbsp;try&nbsp;to&nbsp;crush&nbsp;us&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;recent convictions at the Prairieland case where people are facing up to 100 years in prison.&nbsp;Or the attempt to suppress the anarchist movement in Indonesia, where again after the May Day clashes ten anarchist are imprisoned and face serious charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;the&nbsp;face&nbsp;of&nbsp;that&nbsp;adversity, we need to stick together and act&nbsp;in solidarity. To&nbsp;strengthen our communities&nbsp;and support the most&nbsp;vulnerable. Let&#8217;s&nbsp;not forget the prisoners and&nbsp;instead fight side by side. People are not just prisoners, they are our comrades. Marius showed a great example&nbsp;of how&nbsp;we can reach out to each other to fight a shared struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join the International Week of Solidarity for Anarchist Prisoners!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organize a letter writing, solidarity event, film screening, direct action, ralley, or\u00a0whatever comes to your mind and send us pictures and a small report!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Here you can find the <a href=\"https:\/\/solidarity.international\/index.php\/week-of-solidarity-with-anarchist-prisoners\/international-week-of-solidarity-with-anarchist-prisoners-2026-23-30-august\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">call in different languages.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners Since summer 2013 members of several Anarchist Black Cross groups discussed the necessity of introducing an International Day for Anarchist Prisoners. 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