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ANONYMOUS

Order-loving Swiss to host anarchist convention

Switzerland, a country known for order, will be host to an unlikely crowd of over 1,000 global anarchists for a gathering in early August.

Published: 31 July 2012 17:20 CEST

Between 1,000 and 3,000 anarchists are expected to descend on the northwest municipality of St-Imier, normally home to 4,800 people, for the International Anarchism Gathering from August 8 to 12.

"We wanted to meet up with anarchists of all persuasions and from different countries," said Michel Nemitz of the St-Imier anarchist and libertarian
cooperative Espace Noir, quoted by the Swiss ATS news agency. 

Participants will take part in talks, debates, shows and generally keep the anarchy flame alive.

The meeting comes 140 years after the umbrella group Anarchist International was formed in St-Imier following clashes between anarchist and
Marxist members of the International Workingmen's Association at the Hague Congress.

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HACKING

Anonymous hackers target Spain sites in Catalonia protest

Hackers from the Anonymous collective claimed responsibility for bringing down government websites in Spain on Monday in a protest against Madrid's efforts to block Catalonia's separatist drive.

Published: 21 August 2018 09:10 CEST
Anonymous hackers target Spain sites in Catalonia protest
A protester in a Guy Fawkes mask during last month's taxi strike, Barcelona. Photo: AFP

The sites, which included the official websites of the Constitutional Court and the economy and foreign ministries, went offline on Monday and could still not be accessed by early evening.

Anonymous, a loosely knit group that has attacked financial and government websites around the world, said it orchestrated the shutdowns.   

“Hey Spain, we see that you are still hurting the Catalan people. This is not a joke. We will hurt your government as well!,” the group wrote in a statement posted on its Twitter feed.

Anonymous temporarily blocked the Constitutional Court's website in October 2017 just as Spain's central government prepared to announce unprecedented measures to seize powers from Catalonia's regional government over its threat to break away from the rest of the country.

The hacker group originated in 2003, adopting the Guy Fawkes mask as its symbol. The mask is a stylised portrayal of an oversized smile, red cheeks and a wide moustache upturned at both ends.