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FRSO stands in solidarity with anti-racist activists arrested in Denver

The Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the repression of the people's movement that occurred in Denver, Colorado on September 17. Six organizers were arrested at their homes, in parking lots,...

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Resist U.S. government repression, build a revolutionary movement

Across the country the U.S. government is unleashing a wave of repression attempting to criminalize those who protest against police killings of Black men and other oppressed people. We call on people...

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Wisconsin: Mass arrests, tear gas, National Guard used against protesters

Milwaukee, WI - Protests in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa ramped up over the past two nights. On October 7, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm ruled that although the shooting death...

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Tampa activists rally against anti-protest bill

Tampa, FL - On October 10, members of the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee and others rallied at Tampa City Hall to protest Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' proposed anti-protest bill. On September...

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State attorney reduces some charges; refuses diversion to Tally 19 felony...

Tallahassee, FL - All spring and summer, organized groups of anti-police crimes protesters took to the streets, including the intersection in front of the historic capitol for over an hour at a time...

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Baltimore: Facebook shuts down support for ‘If Trump steals the election’...

Baltimore, MD - On the evening of October 28, 14 organizers who were affiliated with the Baltimore March and Car Caravan for November 4 had their Facebook pages disabled. All were administrators or...

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The people must stand up and fight back against Trump stealing the election!

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression condemns...

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Tampa students rally against political repression and Gov. DeSantis’...

Tampa, FL - On November 17, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a “Students Against Political Repression” protest in front of the Sam M. Gibbons Federal Courthouse in downtown Tampa....

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Jacksonville protests FL governor’s anti-protester bill, demands justice for...

Jacksonville, FL - On November 21, the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC), alongside other organizations and over 250 community members, gathered at the Duval County Courthouse to rally...

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One year after refounding the National Alliance Against Racist and Pollical...

Fight Back! Interview with Frank Chapman, the Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.Fight Back!: Could you say a few words about the refounding of NAARPR...

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One month after mass arrests, protesters demand all charges be dropped

Minneapolis, MN - About 50 people gathered for a noon press conference on the frontage road above Interstate 94 to demand that charges be dropped against the 646-plus protesters who were arrested there...

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National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression demands release of...

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) demanding the release of jailed trade union leaders in the...

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Solidarity with the trade unionists in the Philippines, Human Rights Day 7

We strongly condemn the repression that has been unleashed against leading trade unionists in the Philippines and stand in solidarity with the militant labor federation Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) / May...

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Right-wing protesters storm DC Capitol, Tally 19 still face charges

Tallahassee, FL - I found out about the right-wing attack on the U.S. Capitol while casually scrolling through social media on my phone. It started off as one Facebook post about Mike Pence being...

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate asks President Trump to “Free Simon Trinidad”

Chicago, IL - Prominent Argentinian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel and 43 other human rights activists from 18 countries have written to President Donald Trump asking him to free...

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Facebook shuts down community, women’s groups and activists’ pages without cause

Minneapolis, MN - On January 22, Facebook disabled the main pages of two major community organizations, Peoples Power Assembly and Women In Struggle/Mujeres En Lucha, as well as activists around the...

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Tampa activists rally against police brutality and Gov. DeSantis’...

Tampa, FL - On January 30, the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC), alongside other local organizations and around two dozen people gathered near city hall to demand that state legislators...

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Jacksonville, FL: No to Governor DeSantis’ repressive and anti-speech HB1...

Jacksonville, FL - On January 30, the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC) organized a protest against Florida House Bill 1 (HB1/SB484): Combating Public Disorder. This bill is a 60-page...

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Protest to drop charges against Amina McCaskill and all of the MN-646

Minneapolis, MN - More than 50 protesters rallied out in the blistering cold in downtown Minneapolis on Friday, February 5 to demand that the trumped-up charges against Amina McCaskill be dropped...

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MN-646 defendant rejects plea bargain

Minneapolis, MN - On February 8, over 100 people attended the court support for Amina McCaskill. McCaskill and over 646 others are targets of political repression from the November 4, 2020 national day...

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