by Nicholas Kusnetz at Inside Climate News Bills to increase penalties for “impeding” the operations of a pipeline or power plant—in many cases elevating the offense to a felony—are pending in at least five states and have been enacted in 15 others. […]
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by Natasha Lennard–The Intercept Following President Joe Biden’s executive order to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, activists and organizers are escalating calls for similar actions to shutter other major pipelines. They are addressing projects like Enbridge’s Line 3 tar […]
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Climate activists Ruby Montoya, 30, and Jessica Reznicek, 39, were each indicted in September 2019 on nine federal charges, including counts for damaging an energy facility, use of fire in the commission of a felony and malicious use of fire. Court records show both women in the past three weeks have agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of conspiracy to damage an energy facility, with the remaining charges dismissed. Both are due to be sentenced May 28.
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by PrisonerSolidarity.com Steve Martinez is confined in Burleigh County Detention Center after refusing, on principle, to give testimony before a federal grand jury. This Grand Jury, like the one at which Martinez refused to testify three years ago, ostensibly involves a criminal […]
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by Chiapas Support Committee Dear friends & supporters of the EZLN and the struggle for autonomy by indigenous communities: The Chiapas Support Committee is inviting you to join us in person on October 13, 2020, at 1:30pm PST at the offices of […]
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by Chameleon Blockade October 8, 2020, The Capitol State Forest, WA: Early Wednesday afternoon just as the fog melted off, a convoy of trucks from at least four different law enforcement agencies parked on a logging road for an unannounced raid on […]
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by The Law Offices of Justin Rosas Facebook Press Release Regarding the Hawthorne Mutual Aid CampFrom Eight of Those Arrested on September 22, 2020 As a group working closely to provide aid to the homeless, several of my clients have repeatedly witnessed […]
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from AMW English 219 prisoners escaped from Moroto Prison on Wednesday after prisoners were exposed to coronavirus. One soldier was killed by prison rebels, who stormed an armory and seized over 15 weapons and ammunition. Only seven out of 219 prisoners who […]
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Terror returned to Tila, Chiapas, hand in hand with the resurgence of the paramilitary group named Desarrollo, Paz y Justicia (Development, Peace and Justice). One after another, armed attacks, assassinations, sieges and all kinds of aggressions take place against the 836 ejido owners who reclaimed their territorial rights.
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from / It’s Going Down Early Friday morning, police entered the building of the Human Rights Commission of Mexico State (CODHEM) in Ecatepec. The police evicted and beat the women who had taken over the building. The occupation of the building was […]
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