"A Russian journalist who faced up to 10 years in prison for criticising the army has escaped house arrest and is now wanted by police…

Ekaterina Barabash "had been an outspoken critic of Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine…

Rights groups said authorities are using the law to wage an unprecedented crackdown on dissent reminiscent of the Soviet era.

Fleeing house arrest is risky in Russia, but not unheard of. Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who protested against the Ukraine conflict during a live broadcast, escaped Russia in 2022 after fleeing house arrest.”

#russia #journalists #oppression
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/russian-journalist-facing-prison-on-the-run-after-escaping-house-arrest

Concern over #asbis after people #jailed for #feeding #birds

Almost 250 people #imprisoned for breaching #antisocial behaviour injunctions (asbis) since 2020; people being jailed for sleeping rough, begging, feeding birds & making a #noise

A man, who breached an injunction by continuing to feed pigeons on his balcony was imprisoned for 15 weeks

“I started feeding birds with my mum in the 1960s"

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/21/concern-over-asbis-after-report-finds-people-jailed-for-sleeping-rough-and-feeding-birds

Why someone ‘not minding’ isn’t a reason to ignore their needs, or take advantage of them in any way.

A thread.

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#Power #Exploitation #Oppression #MicroAggression
#Subordination #Capitalism #PowerDifferentials #Marginalised #Feminism #Sexism #Racism #BlackLivesMatter #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ActuallyAutistic

ART AGAINST FASCISM
defeat your oppressors

#Labor has #failed in its #promise to #protect #whistleblowers, which has made it clear only minority parties can achieve that goal.

https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-duopoly-crucifies-whistleblowers-a-robust-post-election-crossbench-would-protect-them/

https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/54703

#Queensland is implementing an #authoritarian #regime which further enhances #state control at the expense of fundamental civil #liberties.

https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/queensland-government-pushes-forward-with-its-authoritarian-agenda/

https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/54661

Maine Gov. Mills reacts to Justice Department suing the state over Title IX noncompliance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIVpvbogfqU

more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAB4Uj2u5uU

"This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, as has been claimed," Gov. Janet Mills said in response to the DOJ's civil lawsuit against the state.

excerpt:
#Punkrock’s rebellious anger aimed at the forces of #economic and #political #oppression and its #lofi, #DIY aesthetic are among the reasons the genre took hold with some #Indigenous musicians. It’s a connection that continues to resonate with both players and audiences. Kristen Martinez (#Yaqui and #Mexican) is both a #punk performer and a graduate student researching the #history of the Indigenous contributions to the legacy of punk, one short, loud, and angry song at a time.

https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/tuesday-april-1-2025-the-righteous-rebellion-of-indigenous-punk-rock/

#TimothySnyder has written an extremely relevant article concerning “state terror” which is being promoted by the US regime through dehumanizing language and their abandonment of the rule of law.

#fascism #authoritarianism #ruleoflaw #terrorism #tyranny #oppression #abuseofpower #gulags #concentrationcamps #foreignpolicy #AbregoGarcia #dueprocess

https://snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&r=1meiee

“ #Stateterror involves not just the malignant development of state organs of #oppression, such as masked men in black vans, but also the withdrawal of the state from its role as a guardian of #law.” snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

State Terror

"Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, has become a prominent yet controversial figure in Latin America. Calling himself 'the world’s coolest dictator'...”:
https://www.firstpost.com/world/nayib-bukele-meets-trump-5-things-to-know-about-worlds-coolest-dictator-13880067.html
Sitting next to Donald Trump, Bukele said: "I don't have the power to return him to the United States."

Stephen Colbert replied: "Yes, you do! You're a dictator!"
#politics #oppression #HumanRights #KilmarAbregoGarcia #FreeHimToday

"Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That’s likely illegal":
https://apnews.com/article/trump-citizens-prison-el-salvador-illegal-79113d0ccefefd1f7d8e51c3a4c3defd
#politics #oppression #HumanRights

The Kenyan government, under the orders of the dictator William Ruto, has been brutalizing, abducting and killing Kenyan citizens. #RutoMustGo

In this case, and not for the first time, he's attacking children.

'Kenya police fire tear gas during school drama competition'

Link below:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxnnd3v2n2o

LOUDER
sing the songs of fascist government

> Tell No Lies, Claim No Easy Victories : Libraries as Sites of Oppression and Resistance https://librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/tell-no-lies-claim-no-easy-victories-libraries-as-sites-of-oppression-and-resistance/ by #LibrarianShipwreck

STAND UP FIGHT BACK

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GwTT7WYJ-yI

In Boston hundreds of students and workers demanded the release of detained student Rumeysa Ozturk.

All over the West, free speech is falling victim to pro-Israel supporters in government and institutions, and anything related to the Gaza genocide is being severely punished and suppressed with the blanket accusation of 'antisemitism'.

c: @5149jamesli on IG

“Taking Down Everything Black”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQOTjtH5xg

President Donald Trump’s efforts to take over cultural institutions and attack diversity, equity and inclusion programs has centered on the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…

Fired Kennedy Center VP Marc Bamuthi Joseph on Trump’s Takeover