Remaining J20 Cases Dismissed: Takeaways for Anarchists and our Social Movements
More than seventeen months after DC police “kettled” and arrested 234 protesters, journalists, medics, legal observers, and bystanders, subsequently charging them with several riot-related felonies, the Trump administration was forced to dismiss the remaining Inauguration Day (J20) cases. On Jan. 20, 2017, thousands of people protested the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington, DC and […]
The Intercept, “With Last Charges Against J20 Protesters Dropped, Defendants Seek Accountability for Prosecutors”
Last Friday afternoon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia dismissed charges against the 39 remaining J20 Inauguration Day protesters under indictment, bringing a close to a year-and-a-half-long saga marked by police aggression, prosecutorial overreach, and heartening displays of solidarity by the defendants and their supporters. “I was sitting in the front row of a […]
CTV News, “Police arrest eighth person in Hamilton vandalism spree earlier this year”
Hamilton police say they’ve arrested an eighth person in connection with a vandalism spree in the city earlier this year. Roughly 30 people descended on Hamilton’s Locke Street in early March, setting off fireworks and smashing windows of local businesses. Police say the incident was tied to a local anarchist book fair that took place […]
CP24 News, “Eighth arrest warrant issued in Hamilton vandalism spree”
Hamilton police have issued an arrest warrant for a 27-year-old man from London, Ont. wanted in connection with a vandalism spree that left businesses, homes and vehicles on Locke Street damaged. The warrant was issued Wednesday, three months after a group of about 30 individuals marched down Locke Street, setting off fireworks and throwing rocks […]
Global News, “Hamilton police arrest 3 in Locke Street vandalism”
Hamilton police say they have arrested three more people in connection with the Locke Street vandalism incident that occurred in March. At a press conference Friday, police announced they had arrested three people, and three others were wanted on charges. Read more
The Oregonian, “Antifa and Patriot Prayer demonstrators clash in downtown Portland; 4 arrested”
Dueling demonstrations faced off Sunday in downtown Portland, marking the first large street protest of the spring. The rallies drew hundreds to a pair of parks near City Hall, including right-wing Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson of Vancouver, his supporters and counter-protesters, including black-clad antifascists, known as antifa. The rallies began peacefully and escalated with shoving, […]
The New Yorker, “The Network: Russia’s Odd, Brutal, and Maybe Invented Pre-World Cup Terrorism Case”
On the evening on January 23rd, Viktor Filinkov, a twenty-three-year-old software engineer, was at the departures terminal in Pulkovo Airport, in St. Petersburg, waiting to board a flight to Minsk. From there, Filinkov planned to catch a connection to Kiev, where his wife, Alexandra, was living. He never made it. Filinkov was approached by several […]
Northwest Public Radio, “May Day Mob Breaks Windows, Skirmishes with Police in Olympia”
Shortly after this photo was taken, this group of anarchist-type youth went on a destructive rampage through Olympia’s downtown. Continue Reading