“The first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard. The second is the rule of law. Both must be upheld. We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent.”
Joe Biden. May 2, 2024
Tag: freedom of Assembly
Milei Couples ‘Total Crackdown’ on Protest With Economic Shocks in Argentina
“Protest is elemental to Argentine social and political life, so it’s not difficult to imagine how this ends,” said one journalist.
Milei Couples ‘Total Crackdown’ on Protest With Economic Shocks in Argentina
FBI coerces antiwar activist into leaving the internet for months, advancing liberal fascism’s crackdown
In a development that parallels the experience of Alexander Finnegan—the communist who became a target for the FBI’s “counter-terrorism” stalking efforts due to his countering the Ukraine narrative—another individual has been revealed as a victim of such unconstitutional state intimidation. The person behind a Twitter account called “Islam, America, Liberty” was recently asked about why they had vanished from the internet for almost half a year, and this was how the exchange went…
FBI coerces antiwar activist into leaving the internet for months, advancing liberal fascism’s crackdown
Quora is infested with feds (so is 4chan, Reddit, Discord, etc).
The Maidan Massacre, Censorship & Ukraine: Interview with Ivan Katchanovski
By Natylie Baldwin, Consortium News, 10/20/23
Canadian-Ukrainian professor Ivan Katchanovski’s investigation of the Maidan massacre in Kiev in February 2014 found an organized mass killing of both protesters and the police, with the goal of delegitimizing the Yanukovych government and its forces and seizing power in Ukraine, as he wrote for Consortium News in an in-depth article in 2019. (On Wednesday three policemenwere sentenced for the massacre, one was acquitted and one was released for time served. The official investigation ignored Katchanovski’s academic research.)
The Maidan Massacre, Censorship & Ukraine: My Interview with Ivan Katchanovski
Craig Murray, defender of Julian Assange, detained under Britain’s anti-terror laws
The Socialist Equality Party denounces the British authorities’ menacing detention of Craig Murray under repressive anti-terror laws. The human rights activist and former British diplomat was detained and questioned under the Prevention of Terrorism Act at Glasgow Airport on Monday.
Craig Murray, defender of Julian Assange, detained under Britain’s anti-terror laws
Relations Sour Between US and Colombia Over Colombian President Petro’s Refusal To Condemn Hamas
“The only way for Palestinian children to sleep in peace is for Israeli children to sleep in peace. The only way for Israeli children to sleep in peace is for Palestinian children to sleep in peace. War will never achieve this.”
Relations Sour Between US and Colombia Over Colombian President Petro’s Refusal To Condemn Hamas
How US gov’t prosecution of Uhuru activists threatens a ‘First Amendment exception’
The Uhuru 3 are accused by the US DOJ of “sowing discord” on behalf of Russia. Their attorneys warn the case threatens to “blow a hole in the First Amendment.”
How US gov’t prosecution of Uhuru activists threatens a ‘First Amendment exception’
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Western Media’s Double Standards Exposed Amidst Violence Against Eritrean Communities in The West
Late last week, Eritrea Profile published “Words Matter: Double Standards in Mainstream Media,” a well-written article by Afabet Gebretinsae that decries media coverage of the recent spate of crime and terror perpetrated against peaceful Eritrean festivals in cities across the West. Not long after, The Grayzone, an independent news website producing original investigative journalism, released the article, “Western media glorifies TPLF mob violence against Eritrean festivals,” an enlightening commentary that similarly raised critical questions about how mainstream media in the West have reported recent events.
Western Media’s Double Standards Exposed Amidst Violence Against Eritrean Communities in The West
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Western media glorifies TPLF mob violence against Eritrean festivals
Motion shreds DOJ case attacking black free speech rights
The future of the first amendment of the U.S. constitution and the right to engage in peaceful activism and free speech activities hangs in the balance with the case of the Uhuru 3 that includes African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) Chairman Omali Yeshitela.
Motion shreds DOJ case attacking black free speech rights
UN Report Accuses Israel of ‘Silencing of Civil Society’ to Repress Palestinians
“We were particularly alarmed by the situation of Palestinian human rights defenders,” reads the report, “who are routinely subject to a range of punitive measures as part of the occupation regime.”
UN Report Accuses Israel of ‘Silencing of Civil Society’ to Repress Palestinians
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