(2025-09-04). Daily Memo: Rapid Responders Beat ICE at Some Home Depot Raids, but Car Washes Keep Getting Rocked. lataco.com On Day 90, ICE raids and scouting were reported across Southern California, with multiple people taken from car washes, Home Depots, restaurants, and warehouses, including as many as 10 from an Olympic Blvd. car wash in Los Angeles. In other news, Trump is retaliating against immigration protesters—including veterans—while ICE has gained access to powerful Israeli spyware capable of hacking encrypted apps, and L.A. TACO confirms that TSA officers on METRO are not conducting immigration operations.
(2025-09-04). Thousands protest after courts deal new blow to Turkey opposition. newarab.com Thousands rallied in protest late Wednesday after a court ousted the main opposition CHP's The
(2025-09-04). UK Police Raids Home Of Palestine Action Supporters. popularresistance.org Counterterrorism police in the UK arrested five members of Defend Our Juries (DOJ) in dawn raids on 2 September, just hours before the group was due to announce details of a mass protest in London. | The press conference, which had been set to confirm that the threshold for Saturday's action had been met, was postponed until Wednesday after UK police raided the homes of the five DOJ spokespeople, including former government lawyer Tim Crosland and law student Paddy Friend. | DOJ said those detained were "key spokespeople," including former government lawyer Tim Crosland and law student Paddy Friend. Witnesses rep…
(2025-09-03). Faculty Want Answers on University Supplying Equipment for "Alligator Alcatraz" truthout.org Florida International University (FIU) is under fire from one of its own faculty members after news reports detailed that the school provided equipment to the Everglades immigration detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The disclosure intensified existing anger over FIU's police partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ongoing labor disputes… |
(2025-09-03). The Los Angeles Schoolteacher Leading the Fight Against ICE. theintercept.com The Trump administration's war on immigrants is expanding. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed its deportation operations would ramp up in Chicago and other major U.S. cities in the coming weeks. When the new fiscal year kicks in October 1, Immigration Customs and Enforcement can begin
(2025-09-03). Webinar: Sunday, Sept 7: Troops Out of Our Cities! ICE Out of Our Communities! iacenter.org The Wars come Home Troops Out of Our Cities! ICE Out of Our Communities! A UNAC Webinar United National Antiwar Coalition Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST Click Here to Register Click here to register Speakers: Ajamu Baraka — Directory of Black Alliance for Peace's North-South Project, UNAC Administrative Committee Cristobal Cavazos — Immigrant Solidarity, DuPage Frank Chapman — Executive Director, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Monica Moorehead — Workers World Managing Editor Click Here to Register…
(2025-09-03). Appeals court rejects Trump's wartime deportation claim under Alien Enemies Act. nationofchange.org Fifth Circuit finds no "invasion" or "predatory incursion," blocks Alien Enemies Act removals from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi while due process issues return to lower court.
(2025-09-03). Army Vet Charged With "Conspiracy" for ICE Protest Amid Trump's War on Dissent. truthout.org A 35-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant, Bajun "Baji" Mavalwalla II, faces up to six years in prison for protesting against ICE deportations in what legal experts are calling a test case for the Trump administration's attempts to criminalize and punish dissent. Mavalwalla was arrested and charged with "conspiracy to impede or injure officers" after he was identified in a video taken at the protest… |
(2025-09-03). Philadelphia: 'Nasty Work' demo targets siege of Gaza, racism in U.S. workers.org Larry Holmes from Workers World Party speaking at "Nasty Work" protest in Philadelphia, Aug. 21, 2025. Philadelphia Under the theme of "Nasty Work," speakers and members from the Philadelphia community and radical organizations gathered at the intersection of 52nd and Market streets Aug. 28 to demand an end to the . . . |
(2025-09-03). Indonesian journalists attacked while covering nationwide protests. cpj.org Bangkok, September 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports of journalists being assaulted, harassed, and threatened while covering recent nationwide protests in Indonesia, and calls on authorities to swiftly investigate the incidents and hold those responsible to account. At least 16 journalists have reported physical attacks, verbal threats, equipment confiscation, and other…
(2025-09-03). Indonesia: End Crackdown on Protesters, Arbitrary Detention. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Protesters brandish brooms as a symbol of their calls for reform, and ending police brutality and lawmakers' perks, outside the Indonesian parliament building in Jakarta, September 3, 2025. | © 2025 Willy Kurniawan/Reuters…
(2025-09-03). Inside Indonesia's Growing Class Struggle. counterpunch.org Less than a year after taking office, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is facing the most militant anti-government protests in years. Recent street actions are caused by the country's incredible inequality and rule by an entrenched political class. Inequality in Indonesia is extreme, and the gap between rich and poor is widening. While the middle class is shrinking, the elite is becoming ever more wealthy, and arrogantly so. The parliament recently voted themselves a substantial hike in monthly housing allowances, bringing their total monthly income to over 100 million rupiah, more than $6000. Meanwhile, the…
(2025-09-03). Tajikistan: Investigate Deaths of Five Pamiri Political Prisoners. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The Tajikistan flag. | © 2022 Maksim Konstantinov, Sipa via AP Images | (Berlin, September 3, 2025) — Tajikistan authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the deaths in custody of five ethnic Pamiri activists during 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.The deaths highlight grave concerns about the Tajik authorities' treatment of ethnic Pamiris, a historically persecuted cultural, religious, and linguistic minority. All five men had been detained following the government's violent crackdown on protests in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in May 2022. Some di…
(2025-09-03). Day of Jerusalem protests for Gaza deal peaks with mass rally outside residence. haaretz.com 'Netanyahu, you didn't dare to come to us, so we came to you': As thousands protested in Jerusalem, the PM called the protesters 'fascist militias' and slammed police for not cracking down — prompting one hostage's mother to respond, 'our loved ones don't have a battery of bodyguards paid from the state coffers to protect them'…
(2025-09-03). Netanyahu slams police failure to crack down on protesters who act fascist as thousands rally for Gaza deal near his home. haaretz.com Opposition MK Yair Lapid responded that Netanyahu is 'the most protected man in the Middle East,' adding that 'the families of the real victims are standing outside your fortified, luxurious residence' as tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated for a Gaza hostage deal in Jerusalem…