(2026-01-31). US charges prominent journalist. tribune.com.pk 
The Trump administration on Friday charged a prominent journalist with civil rights crimes over coverage of immigration protests in Minneapolis, as the US president branded a nurse shot dead by federal agents in the city an "agitator." | The arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon came as President Donald Trump walked back his conciliatory tone following public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and another American citizen in the Minnesota city. | Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Lemon and several other people had been arrested "at my | direction" in connection with what she called a "coordinated atta…
(2026-01-31). Thousands march in Minnesota and across US in nationwide strike to condemn ICE tactics. tribune.com.pk 
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis, and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the fatal shootings of two US citizens. | Students and teachers abandoned classes from California to New York on a national day of protest, which came amid mixed messages from the Trump administration about whether it would de-escalate Operation Metro Surge. | Under a national immigration crackdown, President Donald Trump has sent 3,000 federal officers to the Minneapolis area who are patrolling the streets in…
(2026-01-31). Brief US government shutdown begins after funding deadline lapses. aljazeera.com US gov't funding impasse driven by Democratic anger over federal agents killing two people during immigration crackdown.
(2026-01-31). Continuity Of Social Control From Slave Patrols To Policing To ICE. popularresistance.org The Trump regime's anti-immigrant program is being carried out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and local police in cities like Minneapolis, Austin, and New Orleans, among others. Many of the people recruited by these agencies today are members of the white supremacist militias who were involved in the January 6 attempted insurrection and were later pardoned, who have been deputized en masse by these agencies, that relaxed or eliminated application and acceptance requirements to grow their battalion of race warriors swiftly.
(2026-01-31). Tens of thousands of students across US join Minneapolis movement against ICE. wsws.org Reporters from the WSWS will be intervening on the ground in Minneapolis and around the country as tens of thousands call for a general strike to abolish the immigration gestapo and bring down the Trump government.
(2026-01-31). US govt starts likely brief shutdown as Congress fails to approve deal. geo.tv 
A Capitol Police officer patrols the east front of the US Capitol in Washington. — Reuters/FileShutdown in effect as House of Representatives fails to act in time.Senate approves spending deal ahead of midnight deadline.Shutdown buys time to debate immigration enforcement…
(2026-01-31). Michigan immigrants face increasing repression from federal agents. wsws.org ICE arrests in Michigan were up 230 percent in 2025 compared to 2024, and included immigrants with legal status and those with spouses or children who are US citizens.
(2026-01-31). He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti's Killing. theintercept.com 
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Pretti's death.
(2026-01-31). 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 (…) | – |
(2026-01-31). 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 (…) | – |
(2026-01-31). 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…
(2026-01-31). New York City Mayor Mamdani prepares for austerity following NYPD raid against anti-ICE protesters. wsws.org The most overt expression of Mamdani's prostration before and political integration into the capitalist establishment is his ongoing relationship with Donald Trump.
(2026-01-31). Mvllah 4D Chess: Israel, Reza Pahlavi and the Iranian "Protest Trap" muslimskeptic.com At the time of writing this piece, the protest cycle in Iran appears to have subsided. The mobilization of these protests initially emerged from certain material and distributive grievances (currency instability, price inflation, and declining purchasing power). They were notably sustained, at least in their early phase, by segments of the bazaar and commercial middle …
(2026-01-31). 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…
(2026-01-31). The Farcical Case Against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for Protest Reporting. theintercept.com 
Journalist Georgia Fort, right, and Minnesota State Senate candidate Jamael Lundy hold leave the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, January 30, 2026. Photo: Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images | The FACE Act was written with a very specific purpose: to protect those seeking abortions without restricting First Amendment-protected speech.
(2026-01-31). Thursday 1/29: Protest @ Press Conference. indybay.org Mexican Heritage Plaza…
(2026-01-31). Insights | Unfinished wishes: Filipino 'comfort women' demand Japan's long-awaited apology. ecns.cn Filipino "comfort women" have spent decades seeking justice for the atrocities they endured during Japan's occupation of the Philippines, with many protesting until their final days, according to Sharon Cabusao-Silva, a coordinator of Lila Pilipina.
(2026-01-31). Students Join Nationwide Strike to Abolish ICE. indybay.org On the national day of the Free America Walkout strike, students from elementary to high school rallied and protested calling for ICE to leave communities across the country.
(2026-01-31). Pezeshkian Claims U.S., Israel, and Europe Instigated Protest Tensions. moderndiplomacy.eu Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused U. S., Israeli, and European leaders of exploiting Iran's economic issues to incite unrest and provide tools to disrupt the nation during recent protests. These protests, which began over a rising economic crisis marked by high inflation, resulted in significant violence and loss of life, with conflicting reports on the …
(2026-01-31). Iran president says US, Israel, Europe exploited unrest, economic woes. tribune.com.pk 
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that US, Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran's economic problems, incited unrest and provided people with the means to "tear the nation apart" in recent protests. | The two-week-long nationwide protests, which began in late December over an economic crisis marked by soaring inflation and rising living costs, have abated after a bloody crackdown by the clerical authorities that US-based rights group HRANA says has killed at least 6,563, including 6,170 protesters and 214 security forces. | Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told CNN Turk that…
(2026-01-31). Convocan a dos días de protestas en todo EEUU contra violencia del ICE. cubadebate.cu "No queremos el futuro que nos dicen que debemos aceptar. Tenemos compañeros ausentes, tratan de provocarnos miedo todos los días, no lo vamos a aceptar", declararon Ria y su colega Josie, dos estudiantes de preparatoria en Mineápolis y organizadores del movimiento de oposición en esa ciudad de Minesota, que han captado la atención nacional e internacional.
(2026-01-31). Unite to Fight the Far Right Rally J24. indybay.org On January 24 activists counter protested the annual "West Coast Walk for Life"
(2026-01-31). Friday 1/30: Noisemaker protest at the Israeli Consulate. indybay.org 456 Montgomery, San Francisco…
(2026-01-31). Journalist Don Lemon, anti-ICE protesters arrested on orders of Trump administration. wsws.org The arrests of these protesters and journalists mark a massive escalation in the Trump administration's criminalization of dissent and assault on core democratic rights.
(2026-01-30). The Cerberus of the state. workers.org 
Once again, the repressive state has committed another crime against the people. This time, it was the recorded execution of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse in Minneapolis, on Jan. 24, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation storm troopers. These forces have taken it upon themselves, with . . . |
(2026-01-30). Blackout Procedures Make It Hard for Families to Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees. truthout.org Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband's feeble voice through the phone. A week earlier, immigration agents had grabbed Julio César Peña from his front yard in Glendale, California. Now, he was in a hospital after suffering a ministroke. He was shackled to the bed by his hand and foot, he told Romero, and agents were in the room, listening to the call. He was scared he would die and wanted… |
(2026-01-30). In battle to stop ICE, Democrats just gave up their leverage…again. peoplesworld.org 
While millions of working people and immigrant communities demand real accountability and even abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appears poised to deliver another win for Republicans and the Trump White House as he surrenders what little leverage Democrats have to actually rein in ICE brutality. Schumer has cut …
(2026-01-30). Expected ICE presence at Italy's Winter Olympics should expose Europe's own anti-migrant path. peoplesdispatch.org European left groups are calling for solidarity with movements in the US by mobilizing against ICE presence at Italy's Winter Olympics and Europe's own right-wing turn.