Red_Action_(Croatia)

Red Action / Red Initiative

Red Action / Red Initiative

Far-left political organization in Croatia and Serbia


Red Action / Red Initiative (Serbo-Croatian: Crvena akcija / Crvena inicijativa) is a communist political organization active in Croatia (initially as Red Action) and Serbia (initially as Red Initiative). As a self-proclaimed anti-imperialist organization, it strongly opposes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is known for attacking NATO symbols with red paint.[1] It also considers the European Union to be an instrument for Western European imperialism and exploitation of Eastern Europe, along with the rest of the world.[2]

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Trade-union demonstration in September 2009

History

During the 2009 Israel-Gaza conflict, Red Action organized a protest of solidarity with Palestinians together with the Muslim community in Zagreb.[3] It supports LGBT rights and is an active participant in Zagreb Pride events.[4] Red Action attends workers' protests and is highly critical of trade union officials.[5] This organization was an active participant in the 2009 student protests in Croatia and was described by the media as one of key organizers during the 2011 anti-government protests in Croatia.[6][7][8]

Internationally, Red Action supports guerrilla movements such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia,[9] the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Kurdistan Workers' Party,[10] and the Naxalites.[11] They also supported the 2008 Greek riots and have participated in protests of solidarity with Serbian anarchists accused of attacking Belgrade's Greek embassy[12] during an anti-NATO protest in 2011.[13][14]

In 2020, Red Action merged with the Serbian organisation Red Initiative (Crvena inicijativa) to form Red Action/Red Initiative (Crvena akcija / Crvena inicijativa).[15]

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References

  1. "Zagreb: NATO tramvaj poliven crvenom bojom". Ezadar.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. "Nećemo Europu kapitala, već radničku Europu!". Novossti.com. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. "PHOTO: Israel to Palestinians Like Hitler for Jews - Zagreb - Croatia - Dalje.com". Javno.com. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. Archived 28 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Istrošena HUS-ova snaga - H-Alter - Udruga za medijsku kulturu". H-Alter.org. 16 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. Vesna Zmijanac (27 June 2011). "Komunisti ruše HDZ! - Kurir". Kurir-info.rs. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. "Četrnaest saveznika za rušenje Vlade: Građanski udar crvenih i crnih, zelenih i žutih". 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. "Protiv diktature kapitala". Crvena-akcija.org. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. "Solidarity action with people of Kurdistan". 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  10. Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Protiv diktature kapitala". Crvena-akcija.org. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  12. "Arrest at Anti-NATO protest in Belgrade". 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  13. "English". Crvena akcija / Crvena inicijativa (in Serbian). 12 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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