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resist-iconStrategic direct action and civil disobedience such as strikes, sit-ins and occupations can expose injustice, slow down or stop harmful practices and win specific demands. Below is an archive of articles covering resistance groups in the United States and internationally. If you are inspired by a campaign, perhaps you will join or support it. If you like the tactics being used, you can adapt them for your own struggle. Check out our Resources Page for links to tools that may be helpful in your resistance.

Syrian Alawites Begin Mass Protests Against Government Violence

December 28, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Syrian citizens of the Alawite minority sect took to the streets on 28 December to protest against government violence and sectarian persecution, in line with a call made by the community’s religious leader a day earlier. Members of the minority sect protested in the Alawite neighborhoods of the central governorate of Homs, and in several towns and cities on the country’s coast, including Tartous, Jableh, and Latakia. Protests also erupted in Hama governorate, including in the city of Masyaf. Alawite Syrians held up banners reading “Federalism is the solution” and “the blood of Alawites is not cheap,” among other slogans.

Hunger Striker Loses Ability To Stand As Strike Hits Day 55

December 28, 2025 Willem Moore, The Canary. , , , ,
Prisoners for Palestine have announced that hunger striker T Hoxha has lost the ability to stand. Hunger striker Heba Muraisi, meanwhile, is losing the ability to speak. The hunger strikers have endured 18 months in prison without trial. As a consequence of this and other instances of alleged mistreatment, they recently launched legal action against justice secretary David Lammy. Notably, these activists were imprisoned before the government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

Venezuela: UN Report Demonstrates Illegality Of US Blockade

December 28, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. , , , , ,
The Venezuelan government stated that the recent report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) constitutes a resounding legal and political condemnation of the armed blockade imposed by the United States. The report demonstrates that this policy gravely violates international law and the Charter of the United Nations. On Wednesday, December 24, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil highlighted that the statement by independent UN experts confirms what Venezuela has been stating for years: that Washington is carrying out a colonial-style strategy of threats, force, and plunder against the nation.

In 2025, Educators Didn’t Just Endure Repression; They Built Resistance

December 28, 2025 Jesse Hagopian, Truthout. , , , ,
On a humid June afternoon, I arrived at Florida International University expecting to give what I thought would be a standard talk on my new book, Teach Truth, about the escalating assault on antiracist education. But when historian and freedom fighter Dr. Marvin Dunn took me to the campus, he made clear this would be no ordinary event. “This is Florida,” he said. “They banned saying ‘systemic racism’ in the classroom.” I knew this was true in theory. But when he locked eyes with me and I saw the turmoil beneath his composure, it became profoundly real.

Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s Family Demand His Release From Israeli Prison

December 27, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Exactly one year after Israeli forces kidnapped Kamal Adwan Hospital director Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, relatives and health officials renewed demands for his release on 27 December, citing his deteriorating health. The anniversary prompted statements from Gaza authorities and international rights groups calling for disclosure of his fate and an end to his arbitrary detention. Occupation forces took Dr. Abu Safia on 27 December 2024 during a military raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. At the time, the hospital was the last operational medical center serving northern Gaza. Witness accounts said he was detained while actively carrying out his medical duties.

Economists Call For The Suspension Of Sri Lanka’s Debt

December 27, 2025 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. , , , , , ,
The Institute of Political Economy (IPE), Sri Lanka and the UK-based Debt Justice issued a joint statement demanding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspend Sri Lanka’s debt repayment to help it tackle its prolonged economic crisis compounded by Cyclone Ditwah. The statement, signed by over 120 well-known economists from across the world including Jayati Ghosh and Utsa Patnaik from India, Nobel-prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, and French economist Thomas Piketty, asks the IMF to prioritize the welfare of people and their development over financial obligations to external creditors.

No To The Re-Militarization Of Puerto Rico

December 27, 2025 Berta Joubert-Ceci, Struggle La Lucha. , , ,
We are now on the threshold of a new year, and for the Puerto Rican people, it means a renewal of our struggle for independence and sovereignty. With renewed vigor, we may resume the battle against the militarization of our archipelago.  In 2003, we were able to expel the most powerful naval force in the world, the U.S. Navy, after four years of relentless struggle. The entire population, regardless of political beliefs, bravely united, facing beatings and arrests at the hands of U.S. security forces. The people were determined to close the bases that stored deadly weapons and from which the Navy bombed the pristine beaches of our small island of Vieques, sowing pain, disease, and death among its inhabitants.

Nurses At 12 New York City Hospitals Vote To Authorize A Strike

December 27, 2025 Barbara Russo-Lennon, Portside. , , ,
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)voted overwhelmingly on Monday to authorize a strike for 20,000 nurses in NYC — a move made just two weeks before their contract expires. The nurses, all from private hospitals throughout the five boroughs, cited staffing issues, safety concerns, fair wages and other reasons for considering a strike. The union’s vote on Dec. 22 now gives its bargaining committees the authority to call a strike if a contract that protects safe patient care is not settled by the end of the year.  

Shinnecock Nation Fights New York State Over Signs And Sovereignty

December 27, 2025 Levi Rickert, Native News Online. , , ,
The Shinnecock Indian Nation’s battle to keep its two electronic signs operational will move to federal court next Tuesday, December 30, 2025. The tribal nation, located about 90 miles east of Manhattan at the gateway to the Hamptons on Long Island, is a federally recognized tribe in an area known for estates owned by the wealthy and famous. At issue is a New York state court ruling earlier this year that found the tribe did not have the right to construct and operate the billboards and ordered them shut down. Last month, the judge in the case said the company that operates the billboards and sells advertising on them was in contempt of court and again demanded that the signs be shut down.

Algerian Parliament Declares French Colonial Rule A Crime

December 26, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Algeria’s parliament unanimously passed legislation on 24 December declaring France’s colonization of Algeria a crime, stating that “full and fair compensation for all material and moral damages” is an inalienable right of the Algerian state and people. The law was adopted by Algeria’s lower house in Algiers, with lawmakers voting in favor of a bill explicitly assigning France “legal responsibility for its colonial past in Algeria and the tragedies it caused.”  The vote took place on Wednesday inside the Algerian parliament, with MPs marking the moment by standing in the chamber wearing national colors, chanting “long live Algeria,” and singing the national anthem before and after the vote.

At UN, Venezuela Accuses US Of Oil Theft, Colonial Blockade

December 26, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
Tuesday, during an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting, Venezuela condemned what it called the “confession of a crime of aggression” by the United States. Ambassador Samuel Moncada detailed US crimes in region, including a declared naval blockade of Venezuela, the theft of four million barrels of Venezuelan oil, and electronic warfare in Venezuelan airspace, all of which constitute violations of international law and threats to peace. Venezuela noted that on December 16, US President Donald Trump publicly declared the following: “Today, I am ordering a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.”

Workers Picket American Airlines

December 26, 2025 Joe Piette, Workers World. , , , ,
Philadelphia — A loud, spirited picket line of hundreds of workers marched in front of American Airlines Terminal C at Philadelphia International Airport on Dec. 20, one of the busiest air travel days of the year. The protesters coordinated with other demonstrations ranging from pickets to street theater to die-ins taking place in Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Seattle the same day. The labor actions were organized to support 10,000 UNITE HERE members working for LSG Sky Chefs. They provide food and beverages served aboard flights for American, Delta, United, Alaska and other major U.S. airlines.

Christmas Is Not A Western Story; It Is A Palestinian One

December 24, 2025 Rev Dr Munther Isaac, Al Jazeera. , , ,
Every December, much of the Christian world enters a familiar cycle of celebration: carols, lights, decorated trees, consumer frenzy and the warm imagery of a snowy night. In the United States and Europe, public discourse often speaks of “Western Christian values”, or even the vague notion of “Judeo-Christian civilisation”. These phrases have become so common that many assume, almost automatically, that Christianity is inherently a Western religion — an expression of European culture, history and identity. It is not.

Venezuela Warns The World About US State-Sponsored Attacks And Piracy

December 24, 2025 Alba Ciudad, Orinoco Tribune. , , , , , , , , , ,
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter on Monday to the heads of state of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as to the 194 nations that make up the United Nations General Assembly. The document, read by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil from the Yellow House in Caracas, warns of an escalation of aggression by the US government that threatens to destabilize the security of the entire region and the international legal order. The letter’s central complaint focuses on the US military’s so-called “Operation Southern Spear,” a naval and air deployment that includes the presence of nuclear submarines off the coast of Venezuela, under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.

Anthony Aguilar Wins Sam Adams Award For Integrity

December 24, 2025 Sam Adams Associates For Integrity In Intelligence, Consortium News. , , , ,
We are honored to give this year’s award to Anthony Aguilar (LTC, USA, ret.) for exposing some of the more egregious brutalities of the genocide in Gaza, including the U.S. role. Asked why he has spoken out about what he witnessed — like the corralling of starving people into four distribution sites and sometimes shooting them indiscriminately. Aguilar explained, when “I hung up my uniform. I didn’t hang up my oath to the Constitution.” A 25-year Army Special Forces veteran, Aguilar agreed to work with the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” with the thought that “there is nothing more Christian than feeding the hungry.”
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