Southeast Asia

The UAC has released its first edition of the "Platform and Organisational Principles of the Union Anarchist Communist (UAC). The UAC formed on January 1st 2025. The first UAC local in Naarm is still formative and the document is provisional, still to be ratified by a general assembly of the UAC. The document will soon appear as a hard copy pamphlet and as an e-book.

From Etniko Bandido Infoshop

Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 20-21, 2026

It was great that Etniko Bandido Infoshop managed to experienced the first ever Anarchist Zine Fair in Thailand. Independent publications, writers, researchers and DIY zinester coming from different countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan and Thailand to showcase their work.

From Freedom News UK by Simoun Magsalin

Popular uprisings in the Philippines, Nepal and Indonesia need no help to be leaderless

From Freedom News UK

Anarchism in Southeast Asia was totally demobilized and almost eradicated after the sunset of classical anarchism before the Second World War. Across the world we are seeing an “anarchist turn” in radical politics today, in which anarchism has seen a resurgence and remobilization not seen since the time of classical anarchism.

From Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies Journal, Vol. 2023 No. 1 (2023): Anarchy in Southeast Asia

Anarchism in Vietnam
Claudia Lodia interviews Mèo Mun*

CL:
Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed.

James (any/all):
You’re welcome. And thank you so much for reaching out to us and for the opportunity to talk to you about anarchism in Vietnam.

From Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies

Original title: Vol. 2023 No. 1 (2023): Anarchy in Southeast Asia

Guest Editor: Claudia C. Lodia

Cover: Anonymous, Mèo Mun (‘Meow Moon’) logo, digital artwork, 2022

Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (ADCS) is an international peer reviewed and open access journal to the study of new and emerging perpsectives in anarchist thought. ADCS is an attempt to bring anarchist thought into contact with innumerable points of connection.

From The Final Straw Radio

This week we’re sharing an interview that we conducted with anarchists and abolitionists mostly in and around Manila, the capital of the Philippines. You’ll hear from K, Honey, Adrienne, Castle, Magsalin and Raj. During the chat they share about their projects, discussions of abolitionism in the Philippines, decolonization discourse, informal organizing, accountability and challenging patriarchal dynamics in the traditional left and more.

From The Commoner

We are honoured to present this interview with Mèo Mun, an anarchist group who focus specifically on archiving, translating, and disseminating anarchist texts. You can find their work on Libcom, the Southeast Asian Anarchist Library, and follow them on Twitter. In July, we published one of their pieces on LGBT+ liberation and the fight for partial freedom in Vietnam. Credits for the banner art go to u/anarchist_snufkin on Reddit.

via It's Going Down

Original title: Q&A with a Librarian of the Newly Announced Southeast Asian Anarchist Library

We were delighted to receive news of a newly launched "Southeast Asian Anarchist Library", a resource helping promote Southeast Asian Anarchist ideas and texts in multiple languages.

from Bandilang Itim

The Southeast Asian Anarchist Library is the newest offering from The Anarchist Library which features multilingual anarchist literature from Southeast Asia or in Southeast Asian languages.

Visit the Southeast Asian Anarchist Library!