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fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Trump Wants to Criminalize Dissent. This Texas Case Could Help Him Do It.

Hill is one of nine people currently standing trial for events stemming from a small protest that took place on July 4, 2025, at the Prairieland Detention Center just outside of Dallas, in which a police officer was non-fatally shot. According to participants, the protest was meant to be a noisy but peaceful show of solidarity with ICE detainees held in the prison.
US politics
NYC politics
fromPrism
2 days ago

New York 'buffer' bills part of wider crackdown on leftist protests

New York City proposed buffer zone legislation around houses of worship and educational institutions targeting pro-Palestine protests, but amendments rendered the bills redundant to existing NYPD procedures.
fromTruthout
2 days ago

The State Is Escalating Charges Against Protesters. Labor Must Defend Them.

It's my responsibility to protect them, and so I've been patrolling the city streets following armed, masked thugs trying to kidnap my neighbors. On July 10, Caravello was present at the site, and, according to witnesses, he was arrested directly after he attempted to dislodge a tear gas canister from underneath a protester's wheelchair.
US politics
Environment
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Climate Protesters Face Greater Risk of Crackdown Amid Rising Authoritarianism

Governments are increasing repression of climate and environmental protests through new laws, legal tactics, policing, vilification, violence, and killings.
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