Repression
The U.S. is Putting Journalism on Trial: Interview with Kevin Gosztola
Left Voice spoke with journalist Kevin Gosztola about the political nature behind the trial of Julian Assange, the threat that extradition poses to international press freedom, and how the Biden administration has advanced other attacks on press freedom.
Samuel Karlin
February 28, 2024Attacks on the Pro-Palestine Movement Are Attacks on the Right to Protest
As the movement for Palestine against Israel’s brutal military invasion of Gaza and attacks on the West Bank continues at a lower intensity than last fall, the State is cracking down on the leaderships of the movement and rolling back gains made by the Black Lives Matter uprising of 2020. The movement must grow in order to fight back against repression and protect our democratic right to protest.
Carmin Maffea
February 10, 2024Ohio State University Suspends Student Group for Supporting Palestine
Ohio State University joins a growing list of universities who are clamping down on the movement for Palestine. Yet the movement in Ohio is fighting back.
Tristan Taylor
January 4, 2024An Attack on One is an Attack on All: Academic Workers and Students Pledge to Fight Attacks Against Pro-Palestinian Organizers
The following pledge, signed by dozens of pro-Palestine organizations and counting, states that we will unite to fight against the repression under the principle that if you touch one of us, we all rise up. It launches a network of students, faculty, and staff fighting repression on their college campuses. We invite you to sign the statement and pledge to stand up against repression on campus and for a free Palestine.
CUNY4Palestine
November 21, 2023Echoes of the War on Terror: U.S. State and Media Go on the Offensive Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters
The U.S. government, mainstream media, and several Zionist organizations are waging an strong attack on the basic democratic right of people to support Palestine. The movement must support one another against these attacks, and everyone must defend the right to free speech.
Samuel Karlin
October 14, 2023Germany Is Threatening to Deport Palestinian Refugees for Their Activism
#StandWithZaid: Zaid Abdulnasser, the coordinator of the Palestine solidarity network Samidoun Germany, is a Palestinian refugee from Syria. The German are threatening to revoke his residence permit due to his political activism.
Tom Krüger
September 18, 2023Argentinian Journalist and Activist Facundo Molares Murdered by Buenos Aires Police
Yesterday, Facundo Molares, a political activist and journalist was suffocated to death by Buenos Aires police, echoing the police murder of George Floyd in 2020. Today, social and political organizations across Argentina are mobilizing in response and calling for justice for Facundo Molares.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
August 11, 2023Canadian Dock Workers Set to Return to Picket Lines and Facing State Repression
Port workers in British Columbia, Canada, have been on strike for over two weeks. This strike parallels many struggles of the working class in the U.S., and it offers useful lessons for fighting back against worsening conditions.
Matthew Walters
July 20, 2023Federal Charges of Political Activists Show the Racist and Repressive Nature of the Capitalist State
Black nationalist organizations in the United States have been the target of what is a clear, politically motivated attack by the FBI in an attempt to silence voices of dissent against the U.S. government.
Tristan Taylor
May 17, 2023At Least 39 Migrants Die in Fire at Detention Center in Mexico. The State Is Responsible.
The events of March 27 marked one of the darkest chapters in the Mexican State’s anti-immigrant policy, a policy that is increasingly subordinated to the interests of U.S. imperialism.
La Izquierda Diario Mexico
March 30, 2023