State repression
Vigil for Vigário Luís Balanta in Guinea-Bissau Political activist in Guinea-Bissau found beaten to death

Vigário Luís Balanta was widely known for his political organizing and outspoken opposition to the regime in Guinea-Bissau, which has been accused of staging a coup to maintain the existing status quo after losing an election.

Organizaciones de derechos humanos realizan un acto de conmemoración en la fosa común de Vargas, en Tucumán, Argentina. La destrucción de una generación de revolucionarios: la dictadura argentina

En este artículo revisamos cómo operó la dictadura argentina, quiénes estuvieron detrás de su existencia y cuáles fueron sus propósitos.

Mass grave in Tucuman Argentina How the Argentine dictatorship annihilated a generation of revolutionaries

50 years have passed since the coup d’état which installed the last civic-military dictatorship in Argentina which, with US support, used all means to eliminate political opposition. The impacts of this extermination campaign are still felt deeply in Argentine society today.

Mass demonstration in Rome against Giorgia Meloni’s “authoritarian” reforms and war

Twenty thousand people took to the streets in Rome to oppose Giorgia Meloni’s authoritarian reforms.

Members of the Jordanian Communist Party Jordan arrests three Communist Party members without charge

The move was seen as part of a broader campaign that aims to restrain political parties and activists in Jordan amid serious regional geopolitical developments.

Six indicted on federal charges in Chicago over anti-ICE protests

Of the six protesters indicted, several are involved in progressive politics in Chicago, including congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh

Political prisoner and activist from Benin denounces “fascist methods” of Talon government

Damien Dégbé told Brasil de Fato about the crackdown on opponents three months before he was arrested; he was detained on October 21

statue of people in a concentration camp German court sides with Buchenwald Memorial in controversial keffiyeh ban

The decision highlights the tension between freedom of expression and the state’s role in shaping historical memory at former concentration camps.

Trump takes over US capital’s police force, deploys National Guard in effort to restore “law and order”

Police date points to a downward trend in crime as Trump declares “crime emergency” in Washington, DC

Indian state accused of extrajudicial killings and aiding resource plunder, under pretense of anti-Maoist crackdown Indian state accused of extrajudicial killings and aiding resource plunder, under pretense of anti-Maoist crackdown

The military operation against so-called Maoist groups in the mineral rich central India is widely seen as a move to clear all forms of opposition to colonization and resource grabbing in the region.

Jordanian authorities arrest prominent left leader Dr. Issam Khawaja

The detention of Dr. Khawaja is suspected to be based on political grounds amid a growing crackdown on freedom of expression in Jordan.

Pro-Palestine student Rumeysa Ozturk released from ICE detention

Ozturk’s “continued detention potentially chills the speech of the millions and millions of people in this country who are not citizens,” said a federal judge in the ruling