political repression

Student protesters at the University of Michigan demanded that the university divest from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza
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Michigan 8 case is part of a broader pattern of repression

August 29, 2026 fwstaff
By Omar Zahzah A recent federal indictment against eight activists in Michigan could have critical implications for pro-Palestine activism across the US. On 10 June, the FBI undertook an aggressive raid of the homes of […]
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Freedom Inc: The City Arrested the Protesters. It Still Hasn’t Arrested the Murderer

August 25, 2026 fwstaff
By Freedom Inc On Friday night, August 21, while peacefully protesting the murder of Corey Ruiz at the State Capitol, Madison police arrested Hope Vang and Zon Moua, two Freedom, Inc. leaders, deployed pepper spray […]
The late Johanna Fernandez (right) and other Mumia supporters confront Pennsylvania prison official
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Renouncing magic | Grass-fed on paper books | To be or not to be on the blacklist | Love not phear after the funeral

August 20, 2026 fwstaff
Donations are being accepted for the reinstatement of the Richard Wright Library in Hinds County, MS, shut down for lack of funds and several times vandalized from 2020 onwards – a glass case with Richard […]
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Inside the case against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine activism recast as antisemitic terror

July 30, 2026 fwstaff
By Yarden Katz and Stephen M. Ward Eight Palestine solidarity activists in Michigan face decades in prison over property damage. The Justice Department’s disproportionate charges reveal a broader effort to crack down on Palestine solidarity […]
Photo featuring Salah Sarsour from Dr. Hatem Bazian’s Substack
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ICE out of Milwaukee: Free Palestine, free Salah Sarsour!

April 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Gregory E. Williams On April 6, almost a dozen ICE agents surrounded Muslim community leader Salah Sarsour in his car shortly after he left his Milwaukee home. They kidnapped him, first taking him to […]
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Hundreds Pack the Islamic Society of Milwaukee to Demand: ‘Free Palestinian Leader Salah Sarsour NOW!’

April 6, 2026 fwstaff
By WI Bail Out the People Movement Join Us in Standing with Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest mosque! https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/salah_sarsour_justice_fund Contribute to Salah’s Justice Fund & Help Us Defend […]
Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown at Hamilton Hall Columbia, 1968
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Assata Shakur and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (H. Rap Brown) Symbolized the Transformation of the Black Struggle

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Assata Shakur (formerly known as Joann Chesimard) and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (also known as H. Rap Brown) passed away during 2025 amid the rise of state repression and fascism in the United […]
Amy Ashwood Garvey with Paul Robeson and Claudia Jones in England
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Pan-Africanism, Garveyism and Women’s Rights

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Resistance to the enslavement and colonial domination over African people can be traced back to the wars and rebellions which took place on the continent as early as the 15th century. Even […]
Protesters rallied on the City Hall steps before the City Council Committee to Combat Hate's hearing took place
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75 New Yorkers Testify Against “Buffer Zone” Bills

March 4, 2026 fwstaff
PAL-Awda NY/NJ NEW YORK, NY, February 27, 2025 — On Wednesday morning, dozens of organizations rallied on the steps of City Hall to oppose two proposed anti-protest bills — Council Speaker Julie Menin’s buffer zone […]