Gagged!

Gagged! is the South Wales Anarchist Newsletter, an anarchist periodical produced by  South Wales Anarchists. It is anti-copyright and published into the public domain.

5,000 paper copies of every issue are distributed throughout South Wales and beyond, bundles of copies are sent to subscribers. Over 2,000 subscribers recive Gagged! free via email, in plain text, PDF and audiobook format.

Gagged! is run entirely by unpaid volunteers, and exists financially by donation through the generosity of readers and subscribers. It does not receive any money through normal funding channels.

The first six issues were the Gwent Anarchist Newsletter, but as of issue 7 it became the Anarchist Newsletter of South-East Wales, before being renamed the South Wales Anarchist newsletter in issue 13.

Clearly influnced by Schnews and indymedia, the editorial stance is typical of the UK anarchist movement with an anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, anti-war, anti-statist agenda, concerned with social change. The content is mainly conerned with covering news of protests, civil disobedience, strike action, direct action, destruction of the natural environment and police misconduct in Wales.

The listing section at the end of the publication currently lists the four local anarchist groups (Cardiff, Gwent, Pembrokeshire and Rhondda Cynon Taf), as well as the Cardiff branch of the Rising Tide UK network, The Wales section of No Border network, South Wales Hunt Saboteurs Association, and the Cardiff social centre - People's Autonomous Destination (PAD) part of the UK Social Centre Network. In the past other listed organisations include: A local chapter of Food Not Bombs, the Cardiff branch of Queer Mutiny, a coalition of south wales against the G8 (SWAG8) and regional animal rights groups.

Issue 17 was produced in audio as well as paper and electronic format.