Minneapolis, MN — Despite his pleas of innocence, Mahdi Ali was 15 when he was arrested and subsequently convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a 2010 triple murder in Minneapolis. Fifteen years later, a new grassroots campaign called The Coalition to Free Mahdi…
Two decades ago, Philip Vance’s life was set on the scales of justice. And found wanting. Convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life in prison. A jury found him guilty on all three counts: second-degree intentional, first-degree intentional, and first-degree premeditated. In just eight…
Unicorn Riot has published an exclusive 5-episode series and feature-length documentary bringing front line perspectives from the historic George Floyd Uprising in Minneapolis in 2020.
The last and final episode of Reporter Reflection was released on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. A full-length…
This media guide is to provide context to each of the 73 videos worn by 45 Minneapolis Police officers during the largest mass arrest in Minnesota history of more than 646 protesters during a post-election protest against Donald Trump on Nov. 4, 2020. Full story…
For over a decade, Unicorn Riot has been on the frontlines of social and environmental movements covering stories that are often ignored in mainstream discourse, including alternatives to conventional normalcies. Our small, independent nonprofit media org provides ad-free, on-the-ground reporting consumed by millions published through…
Update – The Department of Justice, Department of the Army, and Department of the Interior released this joint statement on the morning of Monday, October 10:
We appreciate the D.C. Circuit’s opinion.
We continue to respect the right to peaceful protest and expect people to…
An Israeli spy software tech firm licenses web surveillance tools to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The software contract shows new details about this sensitive technology DHS has used to spy on activists during the last several years.
