Elijah McCLain
227 environmental defenders killed in record attacks in 2020 and other stories

Today we look at the Global Witness report on attacks on environmental defenders, the dropping of all charges against 3 Denver PSL organizers in the US, and more

All charges dropped against activists who fought for justice for Elijah McClain

The 12 remaining charges against Joel Northam, Lillian House and Terrence Roberts were dropped close to a year after their arrest. The decision comes weeks after the indictment of three police officers and two paramedics for the murder of Elijah McClain

US jury indicts police and medics in the killing of Elijah McClain and other stories

Today we look at the indictment of police and paramedics in the killing of Elijah McClain, the new abortion law enforced in the US state of Texas, and more

After months of protest, officers and paramedics indicted for Elijah McClain’s death

Five people – three police officers and two paramedics – were indicted by a grand jury in the US state of Colorado, two years after Elijah McClain’s death. They face charges on a total of 32 counts, including manslaughter and negligent homicide

Felony charges against activists seeking justice for Elijah McClain withdrawn

The three activists, members of the local chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), were among the six arrested and charged last year for organizing a protest at the Aurora police station near Denver in June and July 2020.

Felony charges against Denver anti-racist organizers withdrawn

The withdrawal of felony charges against Terrance Roberts, Joel Northam, and Lillian House comes nearly three weeks after a judge dismissed kidnapping charges against them. The trio were actively involved in organizing protests seeking justice for Elijah McClain

Anti-racist organizers in Denver released after a week in jail

A week after their arrest, the anti-racist organizers from the Party for Socialism and Liberation in Denver were finally given a bond hearing and released from jail

No to criminalization of anti-racist movement in US

Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a rally on Sept 19 demanding the release of four of their activists.

“In US, those demanding justice are more criminalized than killer cops”

Eugene Puryear looks at the arrests of Party of Socialism and Liberation activists in the context of the assault by the US establishment on protesters across the country, and calls it an attack on ideologies that resist the right-wing.

Party for Socialism and Liberation denounces arrests of anti-racist organizers in Denver

The party which has been at the forefront of the anti-racist protests since May denounced that the arrests are part of efforts to crack down on the Black Lives Matter movement

Trump visits Kenosha and justifies police shooting while protests continue

Trump’s visit was followed with demonstrations against him by supporters of Jacob Blake, while the Blake family refused to meet him and instead held a community service

Black Lives Matter protests continue in cities across the US

Over a month after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, protests continue to rage on in dozens of cities across the United States with demands for structural change