(2026-01-30). Don Lemon and Black Critics of the Trump Administration Arrested. capitalbnews.org 
The fallout from a Jan. 18 protest at a Minnesota church continues following the arrests of Black journalists and activists critical of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X on Friday morning that, at her direction, federal agents had arrested former CNN anchor Don Lemon, independent journalist Georgia Fort, …
(2026-01-30). 'Not Welcome': Italy Rejects ICE Role At Winter Olympics. popularresistance.org The Trump administration's plan to embed agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the security detail for the U.S. delegation at next month's Winter Olympics in Italy has triggered international outrage, uniting officials, activists, and ordinary Italians in protest. | The scandal broke after the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that ICE agents would operate alongside the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service at the Milan-Cortina Games, supposedly "to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations," according to a Department of Homeland Security st…
(2026-01-30). Palantir Using US Health Data To Provide ICE With Deportation Targets. popularresistance.org Palantir Technologies, the CIA-linked technology firm, has come under fire for its role in helping US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) track and arrest undocumented immigrants targeted for deportation using information from government databases, Fortune reported on 28 January. | ELITE, a tracking tool used by ICE and developed by Palantir, uses data from the government healthcare program Medicaid and other government databases to generate profiles of individuals ICE believes may be deportable. | "ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest," the El…
(2026-01-30). ICE thugs assault old lady for filming peaceful protest. thecanary.co 
ICE's war on the US people — under the guise of a racist 'immigration' purge — continues to spread. After murders and maimings in Minnesota and the tear-gassing of peaceful protesters in Texas, the viciousness has hit Colorado. Citizens of Durango, a small Colorado town of fewer than 20,000 people, were holding their weekly peaceful […] | By
(2026-01-30). Democrats reach deal with White House to keep immigration Gestapo funded. wsws.org The deal provides a 2-week extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security while locking in full funding for the Pentagon and the national security state as the Trump administration prepares for war with Iran.
(2026-01-30). We Cannot Separate Imperialism From Domestic Militarization. popularresistance.org This week, over 1,000 advocacy organizations sent a letter to Congress demanding that lawmakers stop funding United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. | The call comes amid widespread protests over the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. | "How many more people have to die, how many more lies have to be told, and how many more children must be used as bait and abducted before Congress fulfills its responsibilities and stops these out-of-control agencies from continuing to violently attack our immigrant communities and communities of color, as well as their many a…
(2026-01-30). Capital B Condemns Arrests of Journalists Over Minneapolis Coverage. capitalbnews.org 
Capital B stands in solidarity with journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who were arrested today in connection to their coverage of an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest earlier this month at a Minneapolis church — an act of journalism unequivocally protected by the First Amendment. We join this statement by the National Association of …
(2026-01-30). ICE Agents Film Minnesota Protesters Immigrants as Part of Massive Facial Recognition Push. scheerpost.com In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a By ICE and CBP are using facial recognition technology to facilitate President Trump's mass deportation campaign. With a smartphone app, immigration officers can scan faces of peopl…
(2026-01-30). Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown. whyy.org Democrats and the White House struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday as they consider new restrictions for President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement. | As the
(2026-01-30). Sudanese man jailed in UK for murdering asylum hotel worker. newarab.com 
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(2026-01-30). Albanese ploys betray Bondi victims. onlineopinion.com.au Albanese's responses to Bondi hew to a script. Unpopular mass migration must continue — at any cost. Citizens must be socially 'cohesive' – else we're racist.
(2026-01-30). NYC: Mass march for Venezuela. Abolish ICE -Sat., 1/31, 2 PM, 43rd B'way. iacenter.org As part of the Week of Resistance in Solidarity with Venezuela (Jan 23—31), we are marching to demand the freedom of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, an end to U.S. imperialist war and sanctions, the demilitarization of the Caribbean, and the withdrawal of U.S. military forces surrounding Venezuela. U.S. imperialism abroad is inseparable from ICE terror at home—the same system that wages war and enforces sanctions abroad criminalizes, cages, and deports working-class and migrant communities here. One struggle, one fight. No War — Venezuela, Gaza, Iran. Abolish ICE. Saturday, Jan 31 2: 00 PM Times…
(2026-01-30). 350,000 Haitians in U.S. "at Risk of Losing Everything" After Trump Revokes Legal TPS Status. democracynow.org 
An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their temporary protected status, or TPS, on February 3, 2026, after President Trump signed an executive order to revoke their TPS shortly after coming into office. TPS holders live and work in the United States legally. During the 2024 presidential election, candidates Donald Trump and JD Vance spread racist invective about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Illinois. Now ICE is reportedly planning to begin extensive raids on Haitian American communities like Springfield. "We are living under a cloud of terror," says Guerline Jozef, the co-found…
(2026-01-30). Centro cubano de ajedrez categorizado con máximo rango de la Fide. radiohc.cu 
La acreditación del Centro de Estudios de Ajedrez ISLA como Academia Fide Tipo 1, la más alta distinción que otorga la Federación Internacional de ese deporte para entidades dedicadas a la enseñanza, colmó de regocijo a la familia del llamado juego ciencia en Cuba. | Pese a que la noticia había sido dada a conocer desde hace varias jornadas a las autoridades del deporte en la mayor isla de las Antillas, fue este jueves cuando oficialmente se entregó el certificado con la autenticación del nivel que solo ostentan otras 45 instituciones de este tipo en el mundo, y ninguna de habla hispana. | El acto se celebró en l…
(2026-01-30). Saturday 3/28: No Kings 3: Nationwide Day of Protest – No ICE! Save Democracy! indybay.org SF Bay Area, California and nationwide…
(2026-01-30). Firefighter protest in Lille escalates France's social unrest. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Thousands of French firefighters staged a confrontational protest in the northern city of Lille on Thursday, denouncing chronic staff shortages, a lack of equipment, and worsening working conditions.Demonstrators blocked sections of the city's ring road, set fire to tires, and clashed with police near the headquarters of the departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS), highlighting growing anger over public sector austerity under President Emmanuel Macron's government.Firefighters' unions say years of budget cuts have stretched emergency services to breaking point, noting that more than 5,000 firefight…
(2026-01-30). Monday 2/2: No Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco. indybay.org At the Tesla Dealership, 999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell), San Francisco…
(2026-01-30). Students, educators cite impact on Black students and lack of transparency in rally against proposed Philly school closures. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? More than 100 students, educators and advocates rallied before Thursday night's Philadelphia Board of Education meeting to protest the school district's recent proposal to shut down 20 schools. | The district's proposal was met with "How do you have buy-in when you don't involve the community that you are engag…
(2026-01-30). Workers World says "Hands off Venezuela" and "Abolish ICE" workers.org 
Workers World newspaper has been on top of reporting the news and analyzing two of the primary issues being addressed by anti-imperialist, anti-racist forces in the U.S. today. Our articles and editorials strongly demand "U.S. out of Venezuela!" and "No ICE on our streets!" and support the activists fighting back . . . |
(2026-01-30). Headlines for January 30, 2026. democracynow.org Senate Democrats & Trump Reach Deal to Split Off Funding DHS to Avert Shutdown, Minneapolis Mayor Calls for Nationwide End to "ICE Siege", "No, No. Not at All": Trump Denies He Plans to Pull Back Federal Agents from Minnesota, Protesters Call for National Shutdown Today to Protest ICE, Sen. Collins Claims DHS Has Paused Operation Catch of the Day, Financial Times: Private Companies Reaped $22B in Contracts with ICE & CBP Last Year, Iran's Top Diplomat in Turkey as Trump Keeps Threatening to Attack Iran, U.S. Lifts Some Sanctions on Venezuela After Interim Leader Signs Bill Opening Do…
(2026-01-30). Iran is said to be rounding up thousands after crushing bloodiest unrest in years. scmp.com Plain clothes Iranian security forces have rounded up thousands of people in a campaign of mass arrests and intimidation to deter further protests after crushing the bloodiest unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, sources told Reuters. | Modest ‚protests that began last month in Tehran's Grand Bazaar over economic hardship unleashed long-suppressed wider grievances and swiftly escalated into the gravest existential threat to Iran's Shiite theocracy in nearly five decades, with protesters…
(2026-01-30). Large "Invasion Day" protests held in Australia amid unprecedented assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The platforms were dominated by a privileged layer of the Aboriginal elite who framed oppression in racial terms and promoted the dead-end of Treaty, court cases, petitions and support for the very Labor governments attacking democratic rights.
(2026-01-30). Thursday 1/29: Protest @ Press Conference. indybay.org Mexican Heritage Plaza…
(2026-01-30). Nationwide protests begin over ICE actions in Minneapolis. newarab.com 
(2026-01-30). Iran must be held accountable for mass killings of protesters and restoration of Internet services. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with undersigned organisations, expresses grave concern over the Iranian authorities' nationwide repression of peaceful protests and their systematic use of lethal and excessive force against civilians. As Iran faces a deepening economic crisis, thousands of protesters have reportedly been killed, arbitrarily detained, or subjected to torture, while authorities have imposed an internet shutdown to conceal serious human rights (…) | – |
(2026-01-30). Giant portrait of Hind Rajab unfurled on Barcelona beach. newarab.com 
Protesters unfurled a giant portrait of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind's anguished final pleas for help while being trapped in a car under Israeli fire have been retold in the film
(2026-01-30). Protesters channel Marie Antoinette at Murdoch's London HQ. thecanary.co 
Activists staged a Marie Antoinette-themed performance at the office of Rupert Murdoch's News UK today, 30 January. They disrupted staff and visitors with theatrical calls to address deep power inequality throughout UK society. "Stop printing Murdoch's lies" "Stop printing Murdoch's lies" and "They are eating all the cake, take the power back" echoed across the […] | By
(2026-01-30). "Prevent the Bloodshed" : Filmmaker Sepideh Farsi on Iran Protests & U.S. Threats of Military Strikes. democracynow.org 
The latest reliable estimates of the death toll in Iran's recent nationwide protests are growing, potentially reaching the tens of thousands. Some estimates place the number of civilians killed by government forces at 30,000 or more. We play a rare eyewitness account of the deadly massacre of protesters in Rasht, Iran, and speak to the Iranian filmmaker and political dissident Sepideh Farsi, who says U.S. military intervention "would only worsen the situation." She warns that President Trump's interest in U.S. military action on the country is "for business," and "not for…
(2026-01-30). Widespread condemnation and protests against the "absurd conviction" of human rights lawyers in Pakistan. peoplesdispatch.org Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were sentenced to 17 years in prison last week for their social media posts condemning enforced disappearances and false blasphemy accusations in the country.
(2026-01-30). Iran: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 23 January 2026, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement during the 39th Special Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. The statement highlighted the Iranian government's "extraordinarily harsh crackdown" on protesters, which included thousands of summary killings and arbitrary detentions, and called for the release of all those detained in connection with the protests. Read the (…) | – |
(2026-01-30). Unite to Fight the Far Right Rally J24. indybay.org On January 24 activists counter protested the annual "West Coast Walk for Life"
(2026-01-30). Governing crisis: Sanctions, austerity and social unrest in Iran. links.org.au 
Ida Nikou — Recent protests triggered by currency collapse and price shocks expose how sanctions have reconfigured state power, enabling austerity and insider accumulation rather than relief.