Venezuela's repressive system still active, Amnesty International says

Amnesty International said Venezuela has not dismantled its "repressive apparatus" nearly four months after ex-President ...

Woodrow Wilson's War at Home

When Sen. Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr. opposed American entry into the Great War, the Wisconsin Republican warned ...
India West

Sikh Coalition Report: There Is Transnational Repression Against US Sikhs

WASHINGTON, DC – The Sikh Coalition, the US-based Sikh advocacy organization, has released a comprehensive report exploring both historical and recent transnational repression against Sikhs in the ...
The Financial

STATEMENT: Afgan Sadygov’s deportation represents a stark example of transnational repression

IPI is joined by undersigned MFRR partners, and other media freedom, journalist and freedom of expression organisations in condemning the arrest and deportation of Afgan Sadygov, founder of ...
The New Yorker

Life in Iran, Amid Repression and War

You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. Hours after the U.S. and ...
Variety

Susan Sarandon Says She Was Banned From Hollywood After Calling for Gaza Ceasefire: I Feel ‘Repression and Censorship’ in United States

Susan Sarandon is speaking out about her current film and television career, saying that after she spoke out and called for a ceasefire in Gaza that she was unable to take on roles in the United ...
Forbes

Iran’s Digital Repression Has Entered A New Phase

The graph shows the state of the internet network in Iran on a smartphone screen with an Iranian flag reflected on it. According to the organization NetBlocks, internet access is completely cut off in ...
The New York Times

How a Water Balloon Fight in Venezuela Ended in Charges of Treason

Venezuela’s interim government has been praised by President Trump. It has also maintained its state security apparatus to stamp out any perceived dissent. Venezuela’s interim government has been ...
New Republic

Size, Fear, Anger, Repression, and More: Key Factors to Watch in Iran

Iran may be closer to a revolutionary moment than at any point since 1979—but it is not yet in a revolutionary transition. The mistake many observers make is to treat visible unrest as evidence of ...
The Nation

This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation.

The Iranian people are caught between severe domestic repression and external powers that exploit their suffering. Ad Policy A protester holds up crossed out portraits of US President Donald Trump and ...
Waging Nonviolence

Social strikes are emerging as a defense against ICE and authoritarianism

As authoritarian politics harden in the United States, familiar channels of resistance are proving dangerously inadequate. Elections are constrained, courts are under siege, and dissent is ...