(2025-10-03). Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates — how did this become normalised? |
(2025-10-03). Tuesday 10/21: Immigrant Voices Film Series: Terrenos Fuera y Dentro & Sui Generis. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California)…
(2025-10-03). Feds terrorize Chicago neighborhoods: Legal immigrants kidnapped, apartments ransacked, children zip-tied. wsws.org One man pulled from his home and made to stand on the street in handcuffs said, "We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."
(2025-10-03). Sunday 10/12: Free Training: ICE and Your Workplace: What You Need to Know. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
(2025-10-03). 12 I was scrubbing floors, at 15 I was a secretary. At 18 I ran. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A Russian immigrant in Israel eager to make life interesting, and a lawyer-turned-fitness coach who believes mistakes are what drive you forward…
(2025-10-03). Cuba condemns interception of flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. radiohc.cu Cuban authorities strongly condemned Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. | Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, described these events as deplorable and stated that they "confirm Israel's genocidal nature, which knows no bounds." | The head of state also expressed his support and solidarity with the flotilla's crew (approximately 400), who were transferred to the port of Ashdod, Israel, for their upcoming deportation. | For his part, Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secreta…
(2025-10-03). Friday 10/3: Palantir Protest on UC Berkeley Campus – NO AI FOR ICE. indybay.org Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley…
(2025-10-03). Last flotilla boat sails to Gaza after Israeli interceptions. jagonews24.com The only remaining boat in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza sailed towards the war-torn Palestinian territory on Friday, after Israeli navy interceptions of its fellow vessels drew worldwide protests.
(2025-10-03). Morocco: End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demands social justice. fidh.org Human rights organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn the repression carried out by the Moroccan authorities against peaceful demonstrations organised by the 'Generation Z 212' movement, in which minors and human rights defenders participated. They call for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
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(2025-10-03). Global outcry: Israel's Gaza flotilla interception sparks protests, strikes, diplomatic expulsions. radiohc.cu Israel's seizure of a civilian flotilla bound for the besieged Gaza Strip has unleashed global backlash, sparking protests and strike calls across Europe and Latin America as well as diplomatic expulsions, with governments denouncing the move against unarmed activists. | The Israeli navy intercepted 13 boats from the 50-vessel flotilla — Global Sumud Flotilla — as they neared Gaza's coast, arresting activists and jamming communications to block live-stream coverage of the incident. | According to flotilla spokesperson Saif Abukeshek, Israeli forces detained more than 200 participants, including groups f…
(2025-10-03). Wednesday 10/15: ACLU Protest Safety, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training Webinar (Oct 15). indybay.org Online | RSVP: act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-kyr-eng2 | Traducción al español estará disponible. | ASL interpretation…
(2025-10-03). Nine Ways Hope is Being Systematically Depleted and How to Reclaim It. counterpunch.org 
"They sowed fear in us, we grew wings," goes the song in Spanish by Vivir Quintana, about women in Mexico resisting femicide. Amid the protests, a global collective hope crisis is also simmering, with many people hurting, criminalized, repressed, and doubting that justice and dignity are possible. The old fable of a stable job, home,
(2025-10-03). Monday 10/6: ACLU Protest Safety, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training Webinar. indybay.org Online | RSVP: act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-kyr-eng1 | Accessibility: ASL interpretation | Traducción al español estará disponible.
(2025-10-03). Why has Pakistan-administered Kashmir erupted in protest again? aljazeera.com Communications blackout and deadly clashes grip the region as protesters present 38 demands to the government.
(2025-10-03). Global protests erupt over Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla. aljazeera.com Crowds in Europe, South America and beyond rally to support Gaza, which faces famine after two years of bombardment.
(2025-10-03). Israeli documentary filmmakers support boycott of Israeli film industry over genocide. wsws.org Earlier this month, more than 50 Israeli documentary filmmakers issued an open letter calling for support of a boycott of the Israeli film industry by film professionals to protest the genocide in Gaza.
(2025-10-03). Nationwide protests erupt in France against proposed budget cuts. albawaba.com
(2025-10-03). Morocco: Two protesters killed after attempted attack Royal Gendarmerie site. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Two protesters were shot dead by security forces in Morocco on Wednesday evening as they attempted to storm a Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie site in the south of the kingdom, local media reported. Unrest and violent attacks have spread across Morocco following calls for demonstrations launched by the "Generation Z 212" youth movement. The Gen Z protests started on Sept. 27 as demonstrators peacefully rallied against corruption and chanted to enhance education, employment and health sectors in the country.‚≠ïÔ∏è ŸÖŸÇÿ™ŸÑ ÿ¥…
(2025-10-02). New Jersey Lawmakers Condemn "Inhumane" Conditions for Visitors to ICE Jail. truthout.org A group of New Jersey Democratic congress members are condemning the treatment of visitors to Delaney Hall, the immigration jail in Newark run by the for-profit private prison company GEO Group. "It has come to our attention that individuals visiting their loved ones have been routinely subjected to inhumane and unsafe conditions while waiting for entry into the facility," the group wrote in… |
(2025-10-02). Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Request To Reopen His Case Rejected As Trump Admin Continues To Seek His Deportation To Africa. latintimes.com An immigration judge rejected Kilmar Abrego Garcia's request to have his case reopened, claiming he is now eligible to apply for asylum…
(2025-10-02). Holding the Line Through Tear Gas and Censorship. truthout.org "You're either on the side that is singing and showing up and holding other people, or you're on the side of the helicopters and the gas canisters and the guns," says Eman Abdelhadi. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Abdelhadi, Maya Schenwar, and host Kelly Hayes discuss immigration raids and the violent repression of protesters in Chicago, the administration's war on free speech and the… |
(2025-10-02). US Citizen Detained at Work Files Class-Action Suit to Stop Raids. truthout.org A U.S. citizen detained by federal agents during anti-immigrant raids of construction sites has filed a class action suit against the Trump administration on behalf of "all those who stand in his shoes" — U.S. citizens or those otherwise lawfully present in the United States who are working on construction sites in the Southern District of Alabama. Leo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. |
(2025-10-02). Paris' new Chinese immigrants spawn 'authentic' restaurant boom. scmp.com A set of heavy Chinese wooden doors, slightly incongruous with the classical European streetscapes most associated with Paris, separates Sun Yiwen's restaurant from the wine and cheese vendors that are traditional culinary landmarks in the French capital. | Visitors crossing its threshold find themselves transported to a world of kaochuan — seasoned meat skewers popular in northeastern China — grilled chicken ribs and frozen pears.
(2025-10-02). How Trump's $100K price tag for H-1B work visas could impact Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? About 20 years ago, when "If you have the power to turn off a gene, I think that's just amazing," he said. "It still gives me goosebumps because this is an extremely important way…
(2025-10-02). Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start. aclu.org A federal judge in Seattle "Immigrants are threaded through the fabric of our communities and threatening them tears communities apart," says Clarissa Doutherd, a leader in parent advocacy. | Head Start is a federal program providing free education and development services to families…
(2025-10-02). EVENT: Anthony Aguilar on Gaza's Death Traps, live in Washington D.C. rightsanddissent.org Anthony Aguilar is speaking out about war crimes he witnessed in Gaza. A former Special Forces Green Beret, Aguilar was a security subcontractor for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, supposedly established to help deliver life-saving aid to starving Palestinians earlier this year. But he quickly saw that the GHF's 'aid' sites were actually "designed as death traps," violating the Geneva Convention, at Israel's behest. Israeli soldiers and American contractors have killed hundreds and injured thousands of unarmed Gazans just trying to access food and supplies. Aguilar resigned in protest and is exposing what he sa…
(2025-10-02). Six years on, Iraq's 'Tishreen' protesters still face repression. newarab.com 
Six years on since "the Tishreen protests" that erupted in October 2019, Despite repeated government pledges, accountability for the hundreds killed and thousands wounded during the uprising remains absent, while activists and their families continue to face intimidation, arrest, and exile. | T…
(2025-10-02). 12 civilians killed as anti-government protests turn violent in PoK. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: At least 12 civilians have been killed in protests in Pakistan occupied Kashmir after Pakistani security forces opened fire on protesters. The protests erupted over government's failure to meet 38 key demands, have now snowballed into extensive agitation against excesses by the military in the region. | The unrest entered its third day on Thursday, with violent clashes breaking out between protesters and the army in Dadyal. The government deployed thousands of additional troops in an attempt to restore order. Besides Muzaffarabad, the violence has spread to Rawalakot, Neelum Valley, and Kotli. Rep…
(2025-10-02). Sunrise Movement, Founded to Fight Climate Change, Pivots to Fighting Trump. theintercept.com 
The youth-led climate activist group Sunrise Movement is expanding its mission to battle "authoritarianism" as the Trump administration targets left-leaning organizations and puts one of the group's major funders in the crosshairs. | "There is no serious way to think about stopping the climate crisis under a fascist government," Sunrise executive director Aru Shiney-Ajay told The Intercept. "The path to climate lies through getting rid of the authoritarian government we're in." | The move comes as President Donald Trump furiously dismantles the green energy initiatives that Sunrise fought to see enshrined in P…
(2025-10-02). Microsoft cancels Israeli spy unit access after tech worker revolt. therealnews.com 
"This decision only cuts off a few services to a single military unit, [so] we will not stop organizing. We will not stop protesting until all of our demands are met, which includes cutting off all Azure services and contracts with the Israeli government and military." | "This decision only cuts off a few services to a single military unit, [so] we will not stop organizing. We will not stop protesting until all of our demands are met, which includes cutting off all Azure services and contracts with the Israeli government and military." Gaza,Israel,labor,October 7: One Year Later,Palestine,video,No Azure for Apartheid
(2025-10-02). Peace activists expose glorification of war at Oregon Air Show. peoplesworld.org 
McMINNVILLE, Ore.—Predatory recruiting practices, the normalization and glorification of war, the climate impact of the U.S. military machine, and ongoing lethal U.S. aid to Israel were all targeted by peace activists who gathered in McMinnville, Oregon, on Sept. 27 to protest the Oregon Air Show. There were plenty of local complaints that made the agenda …