Target of Injustice: Free Mahdi Ali Campaign Kicks Off

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…


Broken Scales: Seeking Justice for Philip Vance

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…

Published March 27, 2025

10 Years of Telling Your Stories. 10 Years of Unicorn Riot.

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…

Published March 18, 2025