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Police Mass Arrest Protesters Again After Whipple Protest, Ending Week of Action
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (777+ words) Minneapolis, MN " A Sunday morning march to the Whipple Federal Building ended with state police and sheriff's deputies making mass arrests once again, continuing a trend among state and local law enforcement that has been kept consistently alongside the federal…...
Making Another Murderer: The Captivating Case of Temujin Kensu
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1780+ words) Nearly a dozen witnesses have placed Temujin Kensu 450 miles away from a 1980s murder in Michigan. Yet, 40 years later, his conviction stands. Nearly a dozen witnesses have placed Temujin Kensu 450 miles away from a murder committed about 40 years ago, and a…...
Rojava Pushed to the Brink as Syrian Government Advances
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1078+ words) Over 16 years have passed since Mohamed Bouazizi " a Tunisian street vendor " self-immolated in protest against longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. This pivotal moment served as the beginning the "Arab Spring" " a series of global political revolutions that began…...
'Melt the ICE' Organizers Share Lessons Ahead of Week of Action Against ICE
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1031+ words) Minneapolis, MN " As the Twin Cities prepares for an upcoming week of action scheduled to take place from February 25 through March 1, organizers with the group behind the initiative, "Melt the ICE," shared some reflections and lessons on ICE resistance tactics…...
Glyfada Floods Reveal Greece’s Deep-Rooted Infrastructure Failures and Social Inequality
1+ week, 3+ day ago (342+ words) In the following days, the Mayor of Glyfada publicly targeted Greece's main electricity distributor " Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO). They called for legal actions due to the assumption of the company's infrastructure negligence. In the past, labor conditions at…...
'I’m a U.S. Citizen and I was arrested by ICE,' A Statement from a Legal Observer in Minneapolis
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1408+ words) Two months after their arrest and charges of assaulting a federal agent, their criminal complaint was dismissed with prejudice by U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank because the government failed to file an indictment within thirty days of arrest. More than 20 others…...
Judge Declares Mistrial on First Day of Prairieland Trial
1+ week, 4+ day ago (426+ words) Fort Worth, TX " The trial of nine protesters accused of a laundry list of extreme charges stemming from a noise demo outside the Prairieland ICE detention facility last year began and was abruptly delayed Tuesday when the judge declared a…...
Parallel Crimes: Novi Sad, Tempi and the Architecture of Neglect in the Balkans
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1706+ words) The station in Novi Sad had just been renovated " financed through an agreement with China whose details still remain strictly confidential. For protesters, the collapse illustrates how corruption in Serbia has become an increasingly life-threatening issue." In Greece, the railway…...
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (879+ words) Within a wooded area, the occupation sits on the other side of the Whipple Federal Building, which is the headquarters of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Operation Metro Surge, as well as a detention center for immigrant detainees…...
ICE in Minnesota — Days 69-71: Hints of Fed Withdrawal Teased; Homeland Security Chiefs Grilled in Congress
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1036+ words) Minneapolis, MN " Politicians are hinting Operation Metro Surge could wind down, but any change in the situation remains vaporous for now. A growing immigration caseload has put mounting pressure on federal prosecutors, causing many to fold their cards and resign…...