On repression
„I would rather die a lion than live the life of a dog“ – on the
repression against the 2nd international exchange against military
service and for the refusal of all militarism in Hamburg
„I’d rather die a lion…“ With these words, Emma Goldman in 1917
confronted the globally spreading militarism and spoke up against
conscription. More than a hundred years later, we are facing another
episode of massive militarization, hand in hand with new and ongoing wars and genocides.
Last weekend, 14th–16th November 2025, anarchists from different countries met for the second time for an international exchange to analyze, debate, and develop anti-militarist struggles. Contributions in person, via video, and in writing from comrades in the UK, Greece, Israel/Palestine, Italy, France, Finland, and Germany were presented. As we can easily understand, the enemies of freedom and their dogs are surely not fond of an international moment like this. Besides surveillance around our meeting, we want to make one incident known:
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