Cairo, Egypt — Thousands of people departed Cairo on June 13 in an attempt to break the siege of Gaza and demand an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people by Israeli forces. The effort was led by the grassroots movement Global March to…
Minneapolis, MN — After fifteen and a half years in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit, a fresh burst of hope has worked its way into the cell of Mahdi Ali. His legal team has filed an application with Hennepin County’s new…
May 28, 2020, the third day of the George Floyd Uprising, was the most significant as the community continued directing its outrage at the Minneapolis Police’s 3rd Precinct, leading to it being ransacked and set on fire, something that has historically never been done in…
Gaza, Palestine — Amid Israeli war crimes and acts of collective punishment against the civilian population in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians amassed in multiple gatherings in late March to protest the war, Israeli occupation and the rule of Hamas.
Grassroots-led protests sprung up in Beit…
Gaza City, Palestine — Palestinian Christians gathered inside Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza’s Old City on April 13, 2025 to pray during Palm Sunday as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza extends beyond 18 months. Gaza’s Christian community has come under threat as a low estimate…
Palestinian Territories — Israel has banned the United Nations agency mandated to support Palestinian refugees and designated it a terrorist organization. The United Nations UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has vowed to continue its humanitarian work until…
Aurora, CO — On the evening of February 10, community members gathered for a vigil outside the for-profit GEO ICE Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado “to honor and spread love to immigrants” inside the facility. The event is called “Love Knows No Borders! No Walls!”…
St. Paul, MN — Following sustained opposition from Indigenous nations, community groups, and environmental advocates, Minnesota regulators rescinded a controversial permit that would have allowed Magellan Pipeline Company to reconstruct a petroleum pipeline near the Pipestone National Monument, a sacred resource to tribes conducting ceremony.…
Durban, South Africa — On May 28, 2024 South Africa made history by becoming the first African nation to formally legalize recreational cannabis drug use. The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill — otherwise abbreviated as “CfPPA” — was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa…
New details about a program from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are getting attention after the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) published a trove of internal documents about ICE’s ‘Citizens Academy’ programs. The academy trains civilians to operate multiple firearms,…
Gaza, Palestine — Monday, October 14, marked the beginning of the second round of a massive effort to vaccinate nearly 600,000 Palestinian children amidst an ongoing genocide in Gaza. After poliovirus type 2 appeared in the Gaza Strip in July 2024 for the first time…
White Mesa, UT — The White Mesa Mill was built in 1979 with plans to process uranium ore for 15 years. With the facility now well past its initial operational lifespan, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, other Indigenous tribes and allies continue their call for…
