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SJP WSU encampment
Domestic News

State Repression and Palestine Solidarity

May 31, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A nationally coordinated effort to shut down Palestine solidarity encampments across the United States on university and college campuses has further exposed the links between imperialism and the ongoing genocide which has […]
Nahel (l) and his mother
International News

NAHEL’S FRANCE: NEO COLONIALIZED AND PAN AFRICAN VOICES SPEAK UP

July 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Two days ago, my client told me he was thinking of committing suicide because his profession has been attacked for two to three weeks now even though he is convinced he acted […]
France struck by rebellion after police killing of North African youth
International News

Police Brutality, Racism and Poverty Underlie Youth Rebellion in France

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on June 27 sparking a nationwide series of mass demonstrations and rebellions throughout the […]
French victim's mother of police killing
International News

France Erupts in Rebellion After Police Killing of North African Youth

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A young person was brutally shot to death during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on June 27 prompting mass demonstrations and rebellions in various areas in France. On […]
Domestic News

Justice for Nizar Banat: National Tour for Palestine

June 18, 2023 fwstaff
  By Fighting Words staff Supporters of Palestine liberation gathered in Detroit tonight to hear the brother of slain Palestinian activist Nizar Banat and members of Lawyers for Justice who are touring the United States. […]
Atlanta Cop City banner at City Council meeting on June 5, 2023
Domestic News

Atlanta Struggle to Stop “Cop City” Continues After Council Approval

June 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There is much at stake for the ruling class and its law-enforcement surrogates in the mass campaign taking place in Dekalb County, Georgia to prevent the construction and operation of a police […]
Kansas City protest against the shooting of Ralph Yarl
Domestic News

Black Lives Remain in Danger Throughout the United States

April 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Even after three years of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in the United States, law-enforcement agencies and the entire legal system are still “justifying” the shooting deaths of African Americans and other […]
Justice for Tortuguita placard
Domestic News

Private Autopsy Reveals Activist Had Hands Up When Killed by Georgia Police

March 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There has been additional information which contradicts the state and local authorities’ statements in Atlanta, Georgia where an environmental activist was gunned down by the police. An independent autopsy requested by the […]
Environmental, trade union and cultural associations denounce genocide by poisoning, the harassment of activists
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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN AS AN ECO-DEFENDER

February 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright For Keziah Nuissier, Madly Etile and Mumia Abu-Jamal, Three generations of anti environmental racism warriors who never met but who by breaking silence organically interconnect their struggle For our young ancestors, Tortuguita. […]
Domestic News

The Police Murder of Tyre Nichols: The Sad, Yet Foreseeable Result of a Policing System Based on the “Slave Patrols”

February 18, 2023 fwstaff
By National Conference of Black Lawyers The National Conference of Black Lawyers extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old son and father who was viciously murdered by Memphis police officers. […]