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Feds Making Dozens More Arrests in Minnesota Church Anti-ICE Protest Case
TMZ Staff, TMZ
The feds are going hard on the anti-ICE demonstration Don Lemon covered at a Minnesota church ... because dozens more protestors are going to be arrested. According to a superseding federal indictment, obtained by TMZ, the feds are charging 30 new…
Feb 27, 2026, 7:58 PM
Congressman Al Green Thinks His SOTU Confrontation of Donald Trump Was Needed
TMZ Staff, TMZ
Democratic Congressman Al Green thinks peaceful protests still matter ... especially when it comes to President Donald Trump and his incendiary language and conduct. Green, a representative for the state of Texas, made headlines last night when he…
Feb 26, 2026, 1:00 AM
Iran’s government stresses ‘red lines’ as students protest in universities
Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English
Some protesting students have already been suspended, and the office of the prosecutor general is now overseeing cases.
Feb 24, 2026, 4:13 PM
Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities
BBC News
A fresh wave of anti-government protests at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has spread to more campuses.
Feb 23, 2026, 5:46 PM
University students hold new protests in Iran around memorials for those killed
The Associated Press, NPR
Iran's state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday.
Feb 22, 2026, 5:54 PM
Iranian students rally as universities reopen after nationwide protests
Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English
Many students remain incarcerated after being taken by security forces during and after the bloody protests in January.
Feb 22, 2026, 5:30 PM
After This One Comment From Trump Made A MAGA Throw His Red Hat Away, People Are Mercilessly Dragging Him
Lily Grossinger, Buzzfeed
"So, after walking through the ashes of a democracy they helped burn down, suddenly this is the line? This, the one thing we all warned them about, is where they decide to draw it?"View Entire Post ›
Feb 22, 2026, 2:16 PM
Iranian students hold first large anti-government protests since deadly January crackdown
Express Global Desk, The Indian Express
The protests come amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Feb 21, 2026, 11:50 PM
Iran demands ‘evidence’ as Trump, UN experts highlight protest killings
Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English
UN experts said discrepancy between official figures and grassroots estimates is compounding the anguish of families.
Feb 21, 2026, 11:54 AM
Masked protesters arrested outside Trump’s Board of Peace meeting
Al Jazeera English
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in downtown Washington, DC, outside Donald Trump’s Board of Peace event.
Feb 19, 2026, 7:38 PM
‘We Think They’ll Kill Someone’
Anjan Sundaram, The New York Review of Books
Indigenous communities in Mexico who oppose the construction of megaprojects on their lands do so at great risk.
Feb 19, 2026, 1:00 PM
It’s Correct and Moral to Use the Olympics to Speak Out About Politics
Alain Stephens, The Intercept
Sports can't be separated from politics, and athletes are well within their rights to criticize Trump on the world stage. The post It’s Correct and Moral to Use the Olympics to Speak Out About Politics appeared first on The Intercept.
Feb 17, 2026, 6:59 PM
Why Is ICE Still Jailing Leqaa Kordia? Palestinian Protester Suffers Seizure After 11 Months Locked Up
webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!), Democracy Now!
Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. Kordia, who was born in East Jerusalem, first came to police attention when she was arrested during the 2024 Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia Univers…
Feb 16, 2026, 1:20 PM
America Needs ‘Self-Evident’ Truths
Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic
The public reaction to the violence in Minneapolis suggests that we have held on to our sense of universal morality.
Feb 16, 2026, 1:00 PM
Iran, US spar as diaspora organises rallies abroad calling for action
Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English
Iranian families release footage online commemorating loved ones shot during nationwide antigovernment protests.
Feb 14, 2026, 5:32 PM
Authoritarianism from Below
Stuart Schrader, The New York Review of Books
As National Guard troops and federal officers swarmed Washington, D.C., in August, sent by President Donald Trump to confront what he declared a “crime emergency,” members of the city council expressed their outrage. Janeese Lewis George, who represents a nor…
Feb 14, 2026, 12:00 PM
TikTokers came to Springfield looking for ICE. Then the child trafficking rumors began.
Amanda Becker, Salon
The conspiracy theories have triggered chaos in the Ohio city, where Haitian immigrant families are already on edge
Feb 14, 2026, 11:00 AM
Crown prince urges the world to stand with the people of Iran as 250,000 rally in Munich
STANISLAV HODINA, Yahoo Entertainment
About 250,000 people demonstrated on Saturday against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, answering a...
Feb 14, 2026, 10:46 AM
I'm A College Professor In Trump's America. I Never Expected To Be Doing The Things I'm Now Doing.
Melanie Robinson, HuffPost
"The classroom is heavy with rumor and ominous unease."
Feb 13, 2026, 1:03 PM
Protesters march in Venezuela as National Assembly weighs amnesty bill
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
First major opposition protest since Maduro's abduction comes as lawmakers consider bill to free political prisoners.
Feb 12, 2026, 11:05 PM
Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Yahoo Entertainment
Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public ...
Feb 11, 2026, 10:36 PM
Texas “Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at Protests Against ICE
Matt Sledge, The Intercept
After a cop got shot, Prairieland ICE protesters face terrorism charges. Will Alex Pretti’s killing sway the jury? The post Texas “Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at Protests Against ICE appeared first on The Intercept.
Feb 11, 2026, 1:28 PM
Protest Concerts Are an American Tradition. The Gaza Ones Have Been Rather Quiet.
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic
Music history is full of united actions against war and humanitarian crises. So what’s changed?
Feb 11, 2026, 1:00 PM
Iran’s leaders rail against US, ‘sedition’ in 1979 revolution celebrations
Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English
A significant part of Iranian society is infuriated and grieving the killings of thousands during recent protests.
Feb 11, 2026, 12:46 PM