State Violence

What Really Happened In Portland Before Trump Deployed National Guard

November 9, 2025 Rob Davis and Steve Suo, ProPublica. Resist! Donald Trump, ICE, National Guard, Oregon, Portland, State Violence

President Donald Trump and officials in his administration say National Guard troops are needed in “War ravaged” Portland, Oregon, to protect a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that he described as being under siege. But a ProPublica review found a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by the president and the Department of Homeland Security, which said ICE facilities like Portland’s were under “coordinated assault by violent groups.” We reviewed federal prosecutions and local arrests, internal protest summaries by the Portland Police Bureau, sworn testimony from local and federal officials as well as more than 700 video clips containing hours of footage posted to social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.

The US And Israel: Tale Of Two Rogue Settler-Colonial States

October 31, 2025 By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. Educate! Donald Trump, Gaza, Genocide, Iran, Israel, Israeli Imperialism, Palestine, Settler colonialism, State Violence, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Over the last two weeks, images of starving Palestinians in a dystopian backdrop of bombed out buildings reflect the horrific reality of a terrain that has experienced the equivalent of six Hiroshima atomic bombs. It is a reminder that the genocide in Gaza continues even as the pathetic zealous characters surrounding the U.S. President spoke of a ceasefire, an end to the assault on Gaza, and Trump as the peace president. That cynical game was finally brought to an end with the unsurprising announcement by Benjamin Netanyahu, the indicted war criminal and Prime Minister of the ethno-supremacist apartheid state of Israel, that Israel will resume the bombing of the occupied Palestinian people.

Noboa’s Iron Fist Forces End Of CONAIE’s National Strike In Ecuador

October 25, 2025 Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch. Resist! CONAIE, Daniel Noboa, Ecuador, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Lenin Moreno, National Strike, Neoliberalism, State Violence

After more than 30 days of demonstrations, roadblocks, military convoys, repression, clashes, marches, sit-ins, and more, the national strike called by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) has ended. The strike was initially called to protest against the elimination of the diesel subsidy by the right-wing government of Daniel Noboa. Diesel is the most widely used fuel among farmers, peasants, and transporters, and it is also the cheapest. The CONAIE Statement A few days ago, negotiations between the government and CONAIE were suspended due to a lack of agreement and, according to the government, as a result of the continued roadblocks carried out by several Indigenous communities.

More Than 170 US Citizens Have Been Held By Immigration Agents

October 17, 2025 Nicole Foy, ProPublica. Educate! Detention, Human Rights, ICE, Immigrants, State Violence

When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned. “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “they promptly let the individual go.” But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

October 14: National Call To Action In Memory Of George Floyd

October 13, 2025 the United National Antiwar Coalition. Resist! Charlie Kirk, George Floyd, Racism, State Violence

October 14 is not really about honoring Charlie Kirk. The white supremacists who control the government with the support of the super-rich want to prevent a reawakening of the movement catalyzed by George Floyd’s murder. This is what’s behind the deployment of troops on the streets in our cities and the racist war against immigrant workers. These reactionary forces are co-opting Kirk’s birthdate to strengthen white supremacy, anti-LGBTQIA2S+ bigotry, and war at home and abroad. They want the corporate media to focus on Kirk instead of genocide in Gaza; war plans against Venezuela; ICE raids and deportations; deploying troops in our cities such as Portland, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles; and preparing to declare martial law on a wide-spread basis.

From The Atlanta Race Massacre To Cop City: The AJC Incites Harm

July 16, 2025 Aja Arnold, Scalawag Magazine. Educate! Atlanta, Cop City, Media, Racism, State Violence

On Aug. 21, 2021, the editorial board of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) published its support for "Cop City"—a then-proposed $90 million training facility for police and fire personnel; the cost of which has since ballooned to over $109 million, according to the most recently available reports. The Atlanta City Council had tabled a vote on a lease agreement for the proposed Cop City facility just days earlier after receiving tremendous opposition from residents, activists, and environmentalists. In its letter, which ran in the legacy paper's Sunday edition, the editorial board—whose members included Kevin Riley, the paper's editor-in-chief—argued that a "crime wave" necessitated the facility's quick approval and pleaded with the city council to revisit the vote as early as its next meeting.

Global Rights Index 2025 Reveals Worsening Crisis For Workers

June 4, 2025 International Trade Union Confederation. Educate! Labor Movement, State Violence, Unions, Worker Rights

This is the 12th edition of the ITUC Global Rights Index, the only comprehensive, worldwide annual study of the violation of workers’ rights – freedoms that form the basis of the democratic rule of law and fair working conditions for all. This year’s Index reveals a stark and worsening global crisis for workers and unions. In 2025, average country ratings deteriorated in three out of five global regions, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index’s inception in 2014. Alarmingly, only seven out of 151 countries surveyed received the top-tier rating. The data shows a sharp escalation in violations of fundamental rights, including access to justice, the right to free speech and assembly, and the right to collective bargaining.

Syrian Bloodbaths: From Nefarious To Benign

June 3, 2025 Gregory Shupak, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Educate! Corporate Media, Media, Propaganda, State Violence, Syria

In The Political Economy of Human Rights (South End Press, 1979), Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman argued that the American ruling class and corporate media regard bloodbaths as being constructive, nefarious or benign. A constructive bloodbath is typically carried out by the US or one of its proxies, and is endorsed in establishment media. The most obvious contemporary example is the genocidal US/Israeli campaign in Gaza, approved by media commentators in the New York Times (2/11/25), Wall Street Journal (3/20/25) and Washington Post (10/24/23). The two other approaches that Chomsky and Herman outline illuminate the corporate media’s approach to Syria.

Reports Of Killings, Abductions, And Missing Persons At US-Run Aid Center

May 29, 2025 Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss. Educate! Gaza, Genocide, Humanitarian Aid, Israel, Private Mercenaries, Rafah, State Violence

Muhammad Imad Abdel Hadi traveled from Khan Younis to Rafah on May 27 to obtain food after hearing that the American and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was distributing aid in the Tal al-Sultan area. Amid the chaos that erupted at the distribution point, starving Palestinians desperate for food stormed the site and forced the American mercenaries manning it to retreat. Muhammad was one of the people who managed to secure a food parcel for his family. He was on his way back with the joyful news when the Israeli army killed him before he could deliver it. Muhammad’s mother, Rehab Abdel Hadi, dressed in black, now carries her son’s coffin at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and walks in his funeral procession.

Black Alliance For Peace And MANE Reflect On Ecuadorian Elections

April 15, 2025 Black Alliance for Peace and MANE, Popular Resistance. Educate! AfroEcuadorians, Democracy, Ecuador, Elections, Racism, State Violence

The Black Alliance for Peace and Movimiento Afrodescendiente Nacional Ecuatoriano (MANE) reported back on the Ecuadorian presidential elections held on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Despite the fact the current president, Daniel Noboa, issued a last-minute decree (Decree 597) that sealed the northern and southern borders, intending to deny entry to international observers, the election team for the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) was able to enter and observe the elections on the ground. The National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral) has declared Daniel Noboa the winner of the second round of elections, with over an 11-point lead. With this win, it is certain that Noboa’s declared “internal armed struggle” will continue to negatively and disproportionately impact Ecuador’s poor and AfroEcuadorian communities.

Ecuador Votes Sunday Amid Corruption Scandals And Violence

April 11, 2025 Greg Grandin and Mark Weisbrot, Miami Herald. Educate! Corruption, Ecuador, Elections, State Violence

Ecuadorians will return to the polls this Sunday for a decisive presidential runoff between the right-wing incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist challenger Luisa González. The closely contested race follows a first-round election in February where neither candidate secured the required majority, with Noboa receiving 44.17% of the vote and González 44%. The election unfolds against a backdrop of escalating violence, including by state security forces, rising poverty, power outages and widespread public discontent. Noboa, son of the richest man in the country, was elected 18 months ago in a special election to serve out what remained of the term of Guillermo Lasso, who called a snap election to avoid a likely impeachment trial on corruption charges.

As Elections Near, Ecuador’s Working Poor And Colonized Under Siege

March 28, 2025 Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. Educate! Ecuador, Elections, militarism, Poverty, State Violence

As Ecuador heads into a very important run-off election on April 13, the issues of security, state violence and the economy remain at the forefront for many Ecuadorians. Dollarization, submission to U.S. dictates, the proliferation of arms shipments through privately owned ports, and the expansion of international drug cartels to justify military presence have all combined to make the living conditions of the poorest unbearable, especially for African and indigenous communities with a constant war directed at them from the militarized structures of the state, like the case of the Guayaquil Four.

As Elections Near, Ecuador’s Poor, African And Colonized Under Siege

March 21, 2025 Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. Educate! Daniel Noboa, Ecuador, Elections, State Violence

As Ecuador heads into a very important run-off election on April 13, the issue of security and state violence, as well as the economy, remains at the forefront for many Ecuadorians. In January 2025 alone, over 750 homicides were registered in Ecuador. Economic dollarization and submission to U.S. dictates the proliferation of arms shipments through privately owned ports, and the expansion of international drug cartels to enforce an atmosphere of violence and a military presence to combat them have all combined to make the living conditions of the poorest and vulnerable unbearable, especially for African and Indigenous communities with a constant war directed at them from the militarized structures of the state.

Solidarity With Argentine People Against The Fascist Government

March 15, 2025 Resumen English. Resist! Argentina, Austerity, Fascism, Javier Milei, Solidarity, State Violence

We, the social organizations of the Alba-Movimientos., strongly condemn the brutal repression unleashed by the government of Javier Milei and his Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich against pensioners, football fans and social organizations that mobilized peacefully to reject the neoliberal austerity to which the government of La Libertad Avanza is subjecting the Argentine people. The excessive use of force, with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon, resulted in 114 people being illegally detained — including children — 20 people being injured and the photographer Pablo Grillo being seriously injured after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister.

UK Lifts Sanctions On Syria’s De Facto Government; Massacres Continue

March 7, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Sanctions, State Violence, Syria, United Kingdom (UK)

The British government has lifted sanctions on 24 entities in Syria, including the country’s central bank, coming during a severe economic crisis and an indiscriminate government crackdown on the uprising launched this week by elements of the former Syrian military. The UK is the first country to unfreeze all Syrian central bank assets. Sanctions on the state airliner and state-owned oil firms were also removed on 6 March. “This approach underscores our commitment to help the people of Syria rebuild their country and economy, including through support for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition process,” a UK government spokesman said.

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