State Violence

Black Alliance For Peace And MANE Reflect On Ecuadorian Elections

April 15, 2025 Black Alliance for Peace and MANE, Popular Resistance. Uncategorized 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.

Congo Activists To NBA: Black Lives Matter In DRC

February 21, 2025 Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. Resist! Black Lives Matter (BLM), DR Congo, Rwanda, San Francisco, Sports, State Violence

Activists protested the National Basketball Association's close relationship with Rwanda outside the NBA All Star Game at San Francisco's Chase Center on Sunday, February 16. Their action was complemented by an online appeal to the NBA via their social media platforms particularly on X. The NBA has a longstanding relationship with the Rwandan dictatorship despite decades of UN documentation of its human rights abuses inside Rwanda and war crimes in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo , where Rwandan troops and the Rwandan-commanded M23 militia now occupy the capital cities of Congo's North and South Kivu Provinces.

Biden’s Legacy: The World Is More Unsafe For Journalists

January 20, 2025 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. Educate! Joe Biden, Journalism, Journalists, Press Freedom, State Violence

President Joe Biden’s administration proclaimed numerous times that “journalism is not a crime” and that the United States government supports “free and independent media around the world.” Biden said the “free press is crumbling” in his farewell address. But the reality is that Biden and his administration helped make the state of the free press more fragile. Over 200 journalists in Gaza were killed by Israeli military forces armed by the Biden administration. Other client states, like India and Saudi Arabia, trampled on the human rights of reporters without fearing much criticism.

The War On Africans In Ecuador

January 16, 2025 Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. Organize! Afro-Ecuadorians, Ecuador, Racism, State Violence

Following the forced disappearance and extrajudicial killings of four AfroEcuadorian boys aged 11 to 15 in Las Malvinas neighborhood in southern Guayaquil, a predominantly African and impoverished community, families of the murdered boys, friends, human rights organizations and AfroEcuadorian popular organizations have come together to forcefully denounce this horrific state crime. On January 8th, one month after the disappearance of the boys, a chigualo commemorative march was held throughout the neighborhood of Las Malvinas.

The Unrelenting Violence Against Black Youth In Latin America:

January 11, 2025 Janvieve Williams Comrie, Black Agenda Report. Organize! Ecuador, Rascism, State Violence, Youth

The December 2024 murders of four Afro-Ecuadorian boys in Guayaquil’s Las Malvinas neighborhood have laid bare the entrenched racism and neglect faced by Black communities in Ecuador. Ismael and Josué Arroyo, of 15 and 14 years of age, Nehemías Arboleda, 15, and Steven Medina 11, disappeared on December 8th, their dismembered bodies discovered days later near a military base. This heinous act has drawn national and international condemnation, with demands for justice and accountability growing louder. The government’s response—a state of emergency and curfew in Guayaquil and other areas until at least March 3, 2025—has been criticized for its misplaced focus.

Nigerian President Enforced Violent Crackdown On Hunger Protests

December 3, 2024 Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. Educate! Austerity, Bola Tinubu, Hunger Strikes, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Nigeria, Police, police brutality, Repression, State Violence

Extrajudicial executions, mass arrests, custodial torture and charges of treason were among the methods used by the Nigerian government to crack down on protests this August against rising hunger and economic hardships. Nigerian civil society, demanding a reversal of President Bola Tinubu’s aggressive implementation of IMF policies that brought about this cost of living crisis on Africa’s largest population, led these protests for 10 days at the beginning of August. In a report released on November 28, titled “Bloody August,” Amnesty International (AI) documented 24 killings, while “scores of additional cases reported by activists and journalists” are yet to be verified.

University Of Pennsylvania Police Raid Pro-Palestine Students’ Home

October 27, 2024 Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine, Popular Resistance. Educate! Campus Movement, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Palestine, Police, State Violence, Student Activism, University of Pennsylvania

On Friday, October 18 at 6 am, 12 Penn Police officers and one Philadelphia Police officer raided the home of pro-Palestine Penn students organizers. After threatening to break down the door with a battering ram and pointing a gun at their neighbor, they stormed the house in full tactical gear. The police banged on each door as students were sleeping, pointing rifles and handguns at their heads as they exited their rooms with their hands raised. Officers refused to show a warrant to residents of the house, and refused to provide their names and badge numbers. While the students were corralled by police in a room, one student was separated and taken in for questioning.

2,800 Wounded, At Least Nine Killed In Lebanon After Pagers Explode

September 17, 2024 Sharon Zhang, Truthout. Educate! Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, State Violence, Terrorism

Thousands have been injured and at least nine killed after handheld devices exploded en masse across Lebanon, and in some parts of Syria, in an apparent attack on Tuesday. According to Lebanon’s health minister, Firas al-Abyad, at least 2,750 people have been wounded, while more than 200 are in critical condition. That count was preliminary, as the reported toll was rising rapidly shortly after the attack, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon local time. One of the eight people killed was an 8-year-old girl. Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was reportedly minorly injured in the attack.

Retaliatory Violence Grips Bangladesh Weeks After Hasina’s Resignation

August 18, 2024 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Educate! Awami League, Bangladesh, Elections, State Violence

The commemoration in Dhaka of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, considered to be the founder of the nation, was marked by violent attacks. Hundreds of people had gathered in Dhaka to honor Bangladesh’s first prime minister, but were met with large-scale violence by protesters, including students. The incident comes just two weeks after Sheikh Hasina stepped down as prime minister of Bangladesh. Those participating in the commemoration, which included members of Hasina’s Awami League, were reportedly attempting to reach Sheikh’s home but were prevented from doing so by students who also blocked journalists trying to cover the incident.

The Path For Abolishing The Police Already Exists

August 18, 2024 Joe Mayall, Scheer Post. Create! Accountability, Community Safety, Defund the police, Police, State Violence

America watched in horror this spring as armed phalanxes of police assaulted peaceful pro-Palestine protesters on campuses across the nation. The raids on student encampments ranged from dubious arrests to snipers on campus rooftops. This most recent episode of widespread police aggression only reinforced Americans’ belief that law enforcement is quick to violent escalation. Last year, a nationwide ABC News-Washington Post survey of 1,003 adults found that only 39% of Americans polled were confident police were adequately trained to avoid excessive force, and only 41% believed they treated Black and white people equally.

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