Repression

Federal Agents Can Search Your Phone At The US Border — Here’s How To Protect Your Personal Information

March 27, 2019 Rebecca Harrington, Businessinsider.com Educate! Border, Repression, Surveillance

When you're entering the United States, federal agents have broad authority to search citizens and visitors alike — but a new lawsuit filed Wednesday is trying to change that. The lawsuit, filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks to prevent agents from flipping through your phone, computer, and any other electronic devices you have with you without getting a warrant first. As the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) outlines in a tearsheet it provides to people at the border, federal agents today can seize and search your phone, and even make a copy of it to have forensic experts analyze its contents off-site.

French Army Receives Authorization To Shoot “Yellow Vest” Protesters

March 27, 2019 Alex Lantier, Wsws.org Educate! Class Struggle, France, Military, Repression, Yellow Vest

Yesterday, the governor of the Paris military district told France Info that soldiers of the Operation Sentinel counter-terror mission had been authorized to fire today on the “yellow vests.” Asked about whether soldiers were capable of carrying out law enforcement duties, General Bruno Le Ray replied: “Our orders are sufficiently clear that we do not need to be worried at all. The soldiers’ rules of engagement will be fixed very rigorously.” “They will have different means for action faced with all types of threats,” he continued. “That can go as far as opening fire.”

Unsealed Documents Shed Light On State Conspiracy Against Chelsea Manning

March 26, 2019 Kevin Reed, Wsws.org Educate! Chelsea Manning, Repression, Whistleblowers

On Wednesday, the U.S. Eastern District Court of Virginia unsealed several filings concerning Chelsea Manning’s legal challenge to the subpoena attempting to force her to testify before a grand jury involved in fabricating charges against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Among the unsealed documents is Manning’s legal motion of March 1 to have the subpoena thrown out on the grounds that it violates her First and Fifth Amendment rights, that it is an abuse of the grand jury process and that it is the product of illegal electronic surveillance by the government.

Stop Holding Chelsea Manning In Solitary Confinement

March 26, 2019 Staff, Chelsea Resists Resist! Chelsea Manning, Repression, Solitary Confinement

Chelsea Manning has been incarcerated for more than two weeks, since March 8. The lack of media coverage of her case is important to note since her questioning is about Freedom of the Press in the 21st Century. She is being questioned in an effort by the government to prosecute the publisher of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, for reporting stories that show US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, violations of human rights at the Guantanamo Bay prison,and the corruption of US foreign policy by corporate power. Wikileaks has published documents concerning many countries as well as US political figures.

Media Justice Sues FBI Over Surveillance Of Black Activists

March 22, 2019 Nusrat Choudhury and Malkia Cyril, Aclu.org Resist! FBI, Lawsuit, Racism, Repression, Surveillance

At a time when violence by white supremacists is on the rise, the FBI appears to be targeting Black people in a secret intelligence program concerning so-called “Black Identity Extremists”— an inflammatory term for a group that doesn’t even exist. The bureau’s practice echoes earlier, shameful government surveillance programs that sought to discredit civil rights and Black power activists who were critical to advancing racial equality — and it echoes modern-day spying that impacts immigrants and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities.

Marty Gottesfeld: Another Whistleblower In Solitary Confinement

March 20, 2019 By John Kiriakou, Mintpressnews.com Educate! political prisoners, Repression, Solitary Confinement, Whistleblowers

Last year I wrote about a whistleblower from New England who took direct action to save a child’s life and who paid for it with his freedom. Marty Gottesfeld is now serving 10 years in prison for trying to save Justina Pelletier from abuse at the hands of her doctors at Children’s Hospital in Boston. At the age of 14, Justine developed searing stomach pain and inexplicable digestive problems. Her parents took her to a series of doctors until a metabolic geneticist at Tufts Medical Center diagnosed her with mitochondrial disease, a genetic malady that can lead to weakened muscles, neurological problems and dementia.

Chelsea Manning And The New Inquisition

March 19, 2019 Chris Hedges, Truthdig.com Educate! Chelsea Manning, Repression, Wikileaks

The U.S. government, determined to extradite and try Julian Assange for espionage, must find a way to separate what Assange and WikiLeaks did in publishing classified material leaked to them by Chelsea Manning from what The New York Times and The Washington Post did in publishing the same material. There is no federal law that prohibits the press from publishing government secrets. It is a crime, however, to steal them. The long persecution of Manning, who on March 8 was sent back to jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury, is about this issue.

John Pilger: ‘Defy The Thought Police’, Stand With Assange

March 19, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Resist! Julian Assange, Repression, Wikileaks

John Pilger says of Assange that the room he's held in resembles "Room 101" from the famous novel "1984" by George Orwell. Whenever I visit Julian Assange, we meet in a room he knows too well. There is a bare table and pictures of Ecuador on the walls. There is a bookcase where the books never change. The curtains are always drawn and there is no natural light. The air is still and fetid. This is Room 101. Before I enter Room 101, I must surrender my passport and phone. My pockets and possessions are examined. The food I bring is inspected. The man who guards Room 101 sits in what looks like an old-fashioned telephone box. He watches a screen, watching Julian. There are others unseen, agents of the state, watching and listening.

Support Continues To Pour In For Julian Assange And Chelsea Manning

March 19, 2019 Staff, Wsws.org Resist! Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, Repression, Wikileaks

Workers and young people across the world continue to speak out against the jailing of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who courageously refused to testify in a secret grand jury against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. WikiLeaks and Assange brought to light the war crimes of US imperialism in Iraq with the publication in 2010 of the “Collateral Murder” video, among other leaked documents of US war crimes. Students and young people spoke out at demonstrations and meetings across the US sponsored by the World Socialist Web Site and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE).

Two Former US Soldiers Have Been Arrested After An Alleged Security Breach At Shannon Airport This Morning.

March 18, 2019 Michael Staines, Newstalk.com Resist! Repression, Veterans, Veterans for Peace

The pair are members of ‘US Veterans for Peace’ – an international organisation dedicated to “building a culture of peace and exposing the true costs of war.” The group has been in Ireland in recent days giving public talks on the “disrespect shown by the US military for Ireland's traditional neutrality.” They were arrested under the Air Navigation and Transport Act this morning under suspicion of breaching the airport perimeter in an attempt to reach a civilian plane carrying around 300 US soldiers.

Free Chelsea Manning (Again)!

March 13, 2019 Staff, Couragetoresist.org Resist! Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, Repression, Whistleblowers, Wikileaks

U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been sent back to jail after refusing to answer questions before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange. The Trump administration is pushing forward on its plan to prosecute WikiLeaks and Assange for publishing the thousands of top-secret documents that Chelsea anonymously provided them in the spring of 2010. The documents provided an overview of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the “Collateral Murder” video, as well as State Department cables and Guantanamo prisoner information. Chelsea’s 35-year prison sentenced was commuted by President Obama in the final days of his presidency.

Judging U.S. War Crimes

March 12, 2019 Kathy Kelly, Counterpunch.org Educate! Chelsea Manning, Courts, Repression

Chelsea Manning, who bravely exposed atrocities committed by the U.S. military, is again imprisoned in a U.S. jail. On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2019, she was incarcerated in the Alexandria, VA federal detention center for refusing to testify in front of a secretive Grand Jury. Her imprisonment can extend through the term of the Grand Jury, possibly 18 months, and the U.S. courts could allow formation of future Grand Juries, potentially jailing her again. Chelsea Manning has already paid an extraordinarily high price for educating the U.S. public about atrocities committed in the wars of choice the U.S. waged in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chelsea Manning was a U.S. Army soldier and former U.S. intelligence analyst.

Leaked Documents Show The U.S. Government Tracking Journalists And Immigration Advocates Through A Secret Database

March 9, 2019 Tom Jones, Mari Payton and Bill Feather, Nbcsandiego.com Educate! Immigration, Repression, Surveillance

Documents obtained by NBC 7 Investigates show the U.S. government created a secret database of activists, journalists, and social media influencers tied to the migrant caravan and in some cases, placed alerts on their passports. At the end of 2018, roughly 5,000 immigrants from Central America made their way north through Mexico to the United States southern border. The story made international headlines. As the migrant caravan reached the San Ysidro Port of Entry in south San Diego County, so did journalists, attorneys, and advocates who were there to work and witness the events unfolding.

How We’re Paying To Trample Our Rights + A Bright Future For Hemp

March 8, 2019 Eleanor Goldfield, Youtube.com Resistance Report Hemp, Repression, Rights

Dissent – protest, direct action, civil disobedience – these are the manifestations of our power. And they are the only things that the ruling elite truly fear. Which is why we're seeing a wave of legislation being introduced to try and crackdown on that power – to strangle our ability to affect change. Here's the scoop and how we should respond. Next, industrial hemp is now federally legal – but what does that actually mean? What's included in that? And how does this affect conflicting state or local laws? Ministry of Hemp editor-in-chief Kit O'Connell joins us to lay it all out.

Berta Caceres’ Daughter Demands Justice For Mother’s Murder On Death Anniversary

March 6, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Resist! Activists, Berta Caceres, Repression

The daughter of slain land and water rights activist, Berta Caceres says her mother’s murder must be brought to justice, including indicting the European banks that financed the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam that Caceres fought against until her death three years ago. Berta Zuñiga, daughter of Lenca Indigenous activist Caceres tells EFE: "We have always asked for comprehensive justice and true justice. We do not want a smoke screen or a justice that is only for appearances," Zuñiga stated.

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