- The Observer,
- Sunday July 22, 2001
FAU (Freie ArbeiterInnen Union): German anarchist group with roots in squatter and anti-Nazi movements. Supports direct action, including boycotts and blockades. Rejects parliamentary structures.
AP (Arbeiter Partei or Workers Party): Party affiliated to the FAU.
TIKB (Union of Revolutionary Communists of Turkey): Militant Turkish Kurdish group, particularly active in Germany and the UK. Its banners were much in evidence during the violence.
AntiKapitalist/ISCI Demokrasisi: Turkish militant group.
Ya Basta!: Italian radical anti-globalisation group, declared war on G8.
Tute Bianche (White Overalls): Italian-based direct action group, using home-made equipment against alleged police violence.
Globalise Resistance: British-based socialist organisation, opposed to 'the global growth of corporate power'
This article appeared in the Observer
on Sunday July 22 2001 on p4 of the Business news & features section. It was last updated at 02:11 on July 22 2001.
