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Gaza First Amendment Alert!
🔹UK journalist @salhachimi.bsky.social finally released
🔹Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre detained for Instagram posts & likes
🔹New @aaup.org report on free speech repression
🔹Texas targets Muslim civil rights group
& much more: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/gaza-fi...
🔹UK journalist @salhachimi.bsky.social finally released
🔹Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre detained for Instagram posts & likes
🔹New @aaup.org report on free speech repression
🔹Texas targets Muslim civil rights group
& much more: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/gaza-fi...
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Gaza First Amendment Alert!
🔹UK journalist @salhachimi.bsky.social finally released
🔹Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre detained for Instagram posts & likes
🔹New @aaup.org report on free speech repression
🔹Texas targets Muslim civil rights group
& much more: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/gaza-fi...
🔹UK journalist @salhachimi.bsky.social finally released
🔹Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre detained for Instagram posts & likes
🔹New @aaup.org report on free speech repression
🔹Texas targets Muslim civil rights group
& much more: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/gaza-fi...
We’re deeply disturbed by Trump’s comment that “things happen” regarding the Saudi killing of Wash. Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who Trump also posthumously smears.
Khashoggi’s assassination remains a horrific crime for which the crown prince must be held to account. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Khashoggi’s assassination remains a horrific crime for which the crown prince must be held to account. www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We’re deeply disturbed by Trump’s comment that “things happen” regarding the Saudi killing of Wash. Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who Trump also posthumously smears.
Khashoggi’s assassination remains a horrific crime for which the crown prince must be held to account. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Khashoggi’s assassination remains a horrific crime for which the crown prince must be held to account. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Washington DC! Join us Thursday for a new documentary & panel discussion on the Occupy movement that mobilized millions to take to the streets for a better world
FREE TO ATTEND! October 23rd, 7pm @ips-dc.org w/ @arunguptareporter.bsky.social,@chipgibbons.bsky.social, Omar Ocampo, & Margaret Flowers
FREE TO ATTEND! October 23rd, 7pm @ips-dc.org w/ @arunguptareporter.bsky.social,@chipgibbons.bsky.social, Omar Ocampo, & Margaret Flowers
October 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Washington DC! Join us Thursday for a new documentary & panel discussion on the Occupy movement that mobilized millions to take to the streets for a better world
FREE TO ATTEND! October 23rd, 7pm @ips-dc.org w/ @arunguptareporter.bsky.social,@chipgibbons.bsky.social, Omar Ocampo, & Margaret Flowers
FREE TO ATTEND! October 23rd, 7pm @ips-dc.org w/ @arunguptareporter.bsky.social,@chipgibbons.bsky.social, Omar Ocampo, & Margaret Flowers
"It is the responsibility of the State Department to advocate for American journalists."
With @penamerica.bsky.social, @freedom.press & more, we wrote to Sec. Rubio over the Americans and others who Israel illegally abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/rights-...
With @penamerica.bsky.social, @freedom.press & more, we wrote to Sec. Rubio over the Americans and others who Israel illegally abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/rights-...
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"It is the responsibility of the State Department to advocate for American journalists."
With @penamerica.bsky.social, @freedom.press & more, we wrote to Sec. Rubio over the Americans and others who Israel illegally abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/rights-...
With @penamerica.bsky.social, @freedom.press & more, we wrote to Sec. Rubio over the Americans and others who Israel illegally abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/rights-...
NEWS: Judge to drop the RICO charges against all 61 Cop City protesters accused of racketeering!
These charges were always an absurd affront to the First Amendment and should never have been looming over these activists' heads for so long.
apnews.com/article/atla...
These charges were always an absurd affront to the First Amendment and should never have been looming over these activists' heads for so long.
apnews.com/article/atla...
September 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NEWS: Judge to drop the RICO charges against all 61 Cop City protesters accused of racketeering!
These charges were always an absurd affront to the First Amendment and should never have been looming over these activists' heads for so long.
apnews.com/article/atla...
These charges were always an absurd affront to the First Amendment and should never have been looming over these activists' heads for so long.
apnews.com/article/atla...
The people have a right to transparency and a functioning Congress. We don’t know what’s in the Epstein files, but depriving the people of a functioning legislature in order to hide these secrets is outrageous.
July 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The people have a right to transparency and a functioning Congress. We don’t know what’s in the Epstein files, but depriving the people of a functioning legislature in order to hide these secrets is outrageous.
BREAKING: Defending Rights & Dissent Lawsuit Uncovers FBI Surveillance of Journalists and Peace Activists at Left Forum
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks down our discovery that 2 FBI agents secretly attended a panel on WikiLeaks at the 2018 conference www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks down our discovery that 2 FBI agents secretly attended a panel on WikiLeaks at the 2018 conference www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
July 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
BREAKING: Defending Rights & Dissent Lawsuit Uncovers FBI Surveillance of Journalists and Peace Activists at Left Forum
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks down our discovery that 2 FBI agents secretly attended a panel on WikiLeaks at the 2018 conference www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks down our discovery that 2 FBI agents secretly attended a panel on WikiLeaks at the 2018 conference www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
Defending Rights & Dissent in June:
🔹Investigating Our Govt's Role in Gaza “killing fields”
🔹Filed amicus brief supporting Khalil et al's case against Columbia
🔹War on Iran, CIA analyst sentenced, 'No Kings' rallies, GTMO expansion, CBS settlement & more
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/newslet...
🔹Investigating Our Govt's Role in Gaza “killing fields”
🔹Filed amicus brief supporting Khalil et al's case against Columbia
🔹War on Iran, CIA analyst sentenced, 'No Kings' rallies, GTMO expansion, CBS settlement & more
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/newslet...
July 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Defending Rights & Dissent in June:
🔹Investigating Our Govt's Role in Gaza “killing fields”
🔹Filed amicus brief supporting Khalil et al's case against Columbia
🔹War on Iran, CIA analyst sentenced, 'No Kings' rallies, GTMO expansion, CBS settlement & more
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/newslet...
🔹Investigating Our Govt's Role in Gaza “killing fields”
🔹Filed amicus brief supporting Khalil et al's case against Columbia
🔹War on Iran, CIA analyst sentenced, 'No Kings' rallies, GTMO expansion, CBS settlement & more
www.rightsanddissent.org/news/newslet...
We have a right to know the extent of our government's involvement in the killing of unarmed, starving Palestinians just trying to access food in Gaza.
Read our full press release here: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
Read our full press release here: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We have a right to know the extent of our government's involvement in the killing of unarmed, starving Palestinians just trying to access food in Gaza.
Read our full press release here: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
Read our full press release here: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defendi...
The second requests all State Department, Department of Defense, and (the now-defunct) United States Agency for International Development contracts with the group or its subcontractors for services performed in the Gaza Strip
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The second requests all State Department, Department of Defense, and (the now-defunct) United States Agency for International Development contracts with the group or its subcontractors for services performed in the Gaza Strip
The first FOIA request seeks internal State Department reports and communications about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, as well as the U.S. government’s communications with Israel about the organization.
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The first FOIA request seeks internal State Department reports and communications about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, as well as the U.S. government’s communications with Israel about the organization.
THREAD: With Palestinians being killed at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, we filed two FOIA requests last week to expose our government's complicity in Israel's killing fields in Gaza.
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
THREAD: With Palestinians being killed at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, we filed two FOIA requests last week to expose our government's complicity in Israel's killing fields in Gaza.
CBS is considering settling for $20 million in Trump's anti-free press lawsuit, reportedly in exchange for FCC approval of their corporate merger. That's an attack on press freedom that we can't afford.
Take action now! Tell CBS not to settle! secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/cbs-dont-s...
Take action now! Tell CBS not to settle! secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/cbs-dont-s...
July 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
CBS is considering settling for $20 million in Trump's anti-free press lawsuit, reportedly in exchange for FCC approval of their corporate merger. That's an attack on press freedom that we can't afford.
Take action now! Tell CBS not to settle! secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/cbs-dont-s...
Take action now! Tell CBS not to settle! secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/cbs-dont-s...
The Trump administration wants to review every post, like, and retweet of everyone applying for educational, vocational, or cultural exchange visas.
Why?
To police political thought.
Why?
To police political thought.
June 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Trump administration wants to review every post, like, and retweet of everyone applying for educational, vocational, or cultural exchange visas.
Why?
To police political thought.
Why?
To police political thought.
Khalil's case involves a fast-developing immigration process in Louisiana and a slow-moving habeas case in New Jersey. Other high-profile detained protesters were set free, while Khalil, a new father, was kept in jail.
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks it down:
jacobin.com/2025/06/khal...
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks it down:
jacobin.com/2025/06/khal...
June 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Khalil's case involves a fast-developing immigration process in Louisiana and a slow-moving habeas case in New Jersey. Other high-profile detained protesters were set free, while Khalil, a new father, was kept in jail.
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks it down:
jacobin.com/2025/06/khal...
@chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks it down:
jacobin.com/2025/06/khal...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Legal Battle Is Far From Over
After 104 days in ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil was released on a judge’s order last weekend. But the Trump administration remains committed to deporting him.
After 104 days in ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil was released on a judge’s order last weekend. But the Trump administration remains committed to deporting him.
June 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Mahmoud Khalil’s Legal Battle Is Far From Over
After 104 days in ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil was released on a judge’s order last weekend. But the Trump administration remains committed to deporting him.
After 104 days in ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil was released on a judge’s order last weekend. But the Trump administration remains committed to deporting him.
One year ago today, Julian Assange walked free after a decade and a half of persecution.
Today, we are actively suing the FBI in court to compel them to release their files on Assange and WikiLeaks.
They still hope to keep secret the full story of their dirty war against journalism.
Today, we are actively suing the FBI in court to compel them to release their files on Assange and WikiLeaks.
They still hope to keep secret the full story of their dirty war against journalism.
June 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
One year ago today, Julian Assange walked free after a decade and a half of persecution.
Today, we are actively suing the FBI in court to compel them to release their files on Assange and WikiLeaks.
They still hope to keep secret the full story of their dirty war against journalism.
Today, we are actively suing the FBI in court to compel them to release their files on Assange and WikiLeaks.
They still hope to keep secret the full story of their dirty war against journalism.
Trump says he'll decide on whether to attack Iran within the next 2 weeks. Congress needs to remind him that it isn't up to him and put a stop to this reckless saber-rattling immediately.
Write your reps NOW, urge them to say NO WAR ON IRAN loud and clear secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
Write your reps NOW, urge them to say NO WAR ON IRAN loud and clear secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
June 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trump says he'll decide on whether to attack Iran within the next 2 weeks. Congress needs to remind him that it isn't up to him and put a stop to this reckless saber-rattling immediately.
Write your reps NOW, urge them to say NO WAR ON IRAN loud and clear secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
Write your reps NOW, urge them to say NO WAR ON IRAN loud and clear secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
Take action immediately: As Trump weighs joining Israel’s war with Iran, Congress must tell him NO!
secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
June 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Take action immediately: As Trump weighs joining Israel’s war with Iran, Congress must tell him NO!
secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/urgent-act...
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the city received no advance warning of the National Guard from Gov. Abbott www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
June 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the city received no advance warning of the National Guard from Gov. Abbott www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbot announced plans to deploy the National Guard across the state ahead of this weekend’s planned protests.
This needless escalation will only heighten tensions and increase the potential for violence.
Respect free speech and the right to protest!
This needless escalation will only heighten tensions and increase the potential for violence.
Respect free speech and the right to protest!
June 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbot announced plans to deploy the National Guard across the state ahead of this weekend’s planned protests.
This needless escalation will only heighten tensions and increase the potential for violence.
Respect free speech and the right to protest!
This needless escalation will only heighten tensions and increase the potential for violence.
Respect free speech and the right to protest!
Trump seems to think he can dictate where and when people can protest his policies.
Thankfully, the First Amendment doesn’t work that way. Protest is not a crime, no matter how much Trump doesn’t like it.
Thankfully, the First Amendment doesn’t work that way. Protest is not a crime, no matter how much Trump doesn’t like it.
June 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Trump seems to think he can dictate where and when people can protest his policies.
Thankfully, the First Amendment doesn’t work that way. Protest is not a crime, no matter how much Trump doesn’t like it.
Thankfully, the First Amendment doesn’t work that way. Protest is not a crime, no matter how much Trump doesn’t like it.