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anarchic struggle outside of western countries: a thread
many of these struggles cite anarchism as their foundation explicitly, and many practice stateless egalitarianism in methods that predate the term anarchism or communism
anarchist struggle in west papua has largely been through anti fascism and through labor rights and has been around since the 1920s, it also has a long history of resistance against japanese and western imperialism https://twitter.com/submedia/status/1363650755589246978?s=19
the kabylia region in north afrika is home to Barbacha, an autonomous region free of police and run through democratic assemblies https://crimethinc.com/2017/11/02/other-rojavas-echoes-of-the-free-commune-of-barbacha-an-autonomous-uprising-in-north-africa-2012-2014
cheran, michoacan, mexico which ran out narcos, cops, and politicians and runs its affairs through decentralized and leaderless assemblies. informed by indigenous teachings and the anarchist theories of ricardo flores magon https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/03/mexico-indigenous-town-banned-politicians-cheran
a resurgent and militant strain of anarchist feminism is taking root in mexico, brazil, uruguay, argentina, chile, ecuador and across latin america. with campaigns against femicide& sexual assault and for reproductive health. https://www.revistalevel.com.co/contenido/el-anarquismo-en-america-latina-mujeres-borradas-de-la-historia
Igbo communalism which has many communal and anti authoritarian elements, predates the concepts of communism and anarchism
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ft/article/download/110121/99852/0&ved=2ahUKEwidpYSWmJ3wAhXPHzQIHVFjDlYQFjAAegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw16W-2WkDani-5fjkr3fneg
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ft/article/download/110121/99852/0&ved=2ahUKEwidpYSWmJ3wAhXPHzQIHVFjDlYQFjAAegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw16W-2WkDani-5fjkr3fneg
In the Sudanese Revolution in 2018 anarchists played a central role https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2019/06/11/rebellion-in-sudan/
Brazil has a history with anarchism dating back to the 1800s, communes, antifascist resistance, syndicalism, and resistance to state repression https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism_in_Brazil#CITEREFSamis2004
In China, there is a complicated and long history of anarchism in relationship to nationalist ideas and its conflicts with marxism, but nonetheless several anarchists were majorly influential in the revolution https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/robert-scalapino-and-george-t-yu-the-chinese-anarchist-movement
one of these prolific figures was he zhen, an anarcha feminist https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Zhen_(anarchist)
another was ba jin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_Jin
the complicated relationship between being opposed to american intervention and state repression in iran
https://anarchistnews.org/content/interview-anarchist-union-iran-and-afghanistan
https://anarchistnews.org/content/interview-anarchist-union-iran-and-afghanistan
on the anarchist participation in the cuban revolution and their subsequent repression. critiques of the concept of "critical support"
https://www.inventati.org/ingobernables/textos/anarquistas/Colectivo%20Guangara%20Libertaria%20-%20El%20Movimiento%20Anarquista%20en%20Cuba.htm
https://www.inventati.org/ingobernables/textos/anarquistas/Colectivo%20Guangara%20Libertaria%20-%20El%20Movimiento%20Anarquista%20en%20Cuba.htm
japanese and korean anarchism developed in tandem during the japanese occupation of korea. the two distinct but complomentary strains bolstered connections throughout east asia, including china and taiwan https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/dongyoun-hwang-anarchism-in-korea-book
another compelling book showing the work of anarchists in the philippines to resist colonialism and their ideological struggles with maoists and the fascist government of duterte in the country
https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1096
https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1096
anarchic struggle in haiti has resisted neoliberalism, government corruption, gangs, and colonialism
https://blackautonomynetwork.noblogs.org/post/2018/12/18/haiti-in-revolt/
https://blackautonomynetwork.noblogs.org/post/2018/12/18/haiti-in-revolt/
