Red Action (Croatia)

Red Action (Croatia)
Trade-union demonstration in September 2009.
Abbreviation	CA
Formation	October 2008 in Zagreb
Type	Far-left political organization
Purpose	Marxism–Leninism
Membership	157
Leader	Collective
Website	Crvena akcija

Red Action (Croatian: Crvena akcija) is a far-left political organization in Croatia. As a self-proclaimed anti-imperialist organization, it strongly opposes the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (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]

During the 2009 Israel-Gaza conflict, it 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 an 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 guerilla 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]

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