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Occupy Wall Street movement: Repression and resistance
BY Freedom Road Socialist Organization | United States | 1/10/12
On Sept. 17, 2011, a group of protesters gathered in Zuccotti Park in New York City. Their intention: to expose Wall Street greed and corporate domination over the lives of working and middle class people, the 99%. Almost immediately, police responded to the protesters with repression and pepper spray.
Occupy Wall Street, political repression
Activists rally against state repression in Washington D.C.
BY Staff | Washington, D.C. | 9/12/11
More than 50 protesters came together here, in front of the U.S. Department of Justice on Sept. 10 for a rally in defense of Muslims, anti-war activists and immigrants facing state repression. Organizations supporting the rally included the National Jericho Movement, International Action Center, and the Committee to Stop FBI Repression, among others.
Committee to Stop FBI Repression, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, political repression
September 11 ten years later: Pretext for war and repression
BY Freedom Road Socialist Organization | United States | 9/09/11
Now that ten years are passed since the events of Sept. 11, 2001, we would do well to look back and take note of some of the causes and consequences. We need to sum up and draw lessons.
911, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Libya War, political repression, September 11, September 24 FBI Raids, war on terror
Palmera’s jailing and FBI raids send message
BY W. T. Whitney Jr. | United States | 9/03/11
In order to preserve democratic appearances, power brokers may limit repression to intimidation and creating divisions within dissident ranks.
Karen Sullivan, political repression, Ricardo Palmera, September 24 FBI Raids
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