Year: 2025

Federal agents, aided by local police, raid home and are confronted by protesters June 30, 2025.
Domestic News

Detroiter Demands Police Department Stop Aiding ICE

July 8, 2025 fwstaff
By Adam Barrett Appeal to Detroit City Council by Detroit resident Adam Barrett We’re at the point now where they’re going to have to clearly define what “assist” means when they say “DPD does not […]
Protesters conduct “die-in” to oppose Trump’s bill in Pennsylvania
Domestic News

People’s Organization for Progress Urges Congress to Kill the Bill

July 8, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS (POP) PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 973 801-0001 www.njpop.org CONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM   FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE Today the People’s Organization For Progress (POP) announced […]
U.S. Reps. Jonathan Jackson (left) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (right) speak Tuesday, June 17, 2025, after being denied access to a South Loop ICE facility
Domestic News

Immigrant Rights Advocates Release New Guide for Congressional Oversight of ICE Detention

July 8, 2025 fwstaff
By ACLU et al. press release The American Civil Liberties Union, Detention Watch Network, and the National Immigrant Justice Center today released a new guide for members of Congress to conduct vital in-person oversight visits […]
Iran mass funeral on June 30, 2025
Domestic News

Iran Remains Defiant as Millions Say Farewell to Martyrs of the 12-Day War

July 7, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On June 28, people in the Islamic Republic of Iran turned out in their millions to mourn the fallen leaders and fellow citizens who fell victim to the unprovoked war launched by […]
Firefighters burning a building of the Aryan Nations compound on June 29, 2001
Domestic News

Assassination of Idaho Firefighters Amid Generations of Nazi Hate

July 7, 2025 fwstaff
By Marta Ilyich On June 29, 2025  a 20 year old gunman named Wess Roley shot and killed two firefighters with a high powered sniper rifle. He had lured them into his ambush with a […]
Domestic News

Higher Education Under Fire from U.S. Government

July 7, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since taking office on January 20, the presidency of Donald J. Trump has launched a full-scale assault on higher educational institutions across the country. Perhaps the most striking attacks have been leveled […]
Domestic News

Detroit Police Commissioners Vote Against Cooperation with Trump Plan to “Unleach Police”

July 5, 2025 fwstaff
By Russ Bellant The Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) adopted a strongly worded resolution opposing Trump attempts to inject itself into police/community relations in Detroit as the very-White House seeks to exert power in police […]
Kenya demonstration against the killing of Albert Ojwang
International News

Kenyan Police Attack Youth-led Demonstrations Against Brutality

July 5, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Social unrest in the East African state of Kenya accelerated during mass demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of a police crackdown on youth protesters during 2024. In more recent developments, a blogger […]
Hurwitz and Syeda Davidson at the MCHR Annual Meeting, June 26, 2025.
Domestic News

Can the First Amendment Protect People from Imposition of Fascism?

July 2, 2025 fwstaff
  Note: These remarks were made during a panel discussion entitled “The Attack: Our First Amendment Rights” which was sponsored by the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) on Thursday June 26, 2025. The event […]
Rep. McIver arriving at court on June 25
Domestic News

Social justice group joins rally to support Congresswoman McIver

July 1, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization For Progress The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) is calling upon the public to rally in support Congresswoman LaMonica McIver during her federal court hearing today. The rally will take place Wednesday […]