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San Diego Police Arrest Activists After Sit-In at Mayor Gloria’s Office

The mayor says city policy already bars SDPD from federal immigration enforcement.

Barbie Honors Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' With Inspiring Women Doll

Madonna Backs Iranian Protesters as Crackdown Deepens

Second Protester Reports Blinding as Videos Undercut DHS Account of Santa Ana Clash

Veracruz Journalist’s Hearing Reset to Dec. 30 as Rights Complaint Challenges Terrorism Charge

U.S. Imposes Visa Bans on Thierry Breton and Four European NGO Leaders, Prompting EU Rebuke

EU Condemns U.S. Visa Bans as Legal Fight by Targeted Activist Advances

On Tea Party Anniversary, Boston Protesters Dump Ice Into Harbor to Denounce Trump’s ICE Policies

Reports Name Ramzi Kassem as Mamdani’s Leading Choice for NYC Corporation Counsel

European Parliament Awards 2025 Sakharov Prize to Imprisoned Journalists From Georgia and Belarus

Belarus Frees 123 Detainees, Including Nobel Laureate, After U.S. Lifts Potash Sanctions

Iran Detains Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi at Mashhad Memorial

Mace Introduces Bill to Rename Former Black Lives Matter Plaza for Charlie Kirk

Senate Panel Sends Kaploun’s Antisemitism Envoy Nomination to the Floor in 14–8 Vote

More Than a Dozen Arrested After Protesters Block Federal Garage in Manhattan

Tunisia Releases Critic Sonia Dahmani After 18 Months in Prison

NIA Court Blocks Anand Teltumbde’s Kochi Trip, Calls Litfest Visit an ‘Academic Luxury’

Edem Bekirov, Crimean Tatar Activist Freed in 2019 Exchange, Dies in Istanbul

Retired Philippine Officers Urge Troops at Rally Outside Military HQ, Seek Marcos’s Resignation

DHS Accelerates Rule Expanding Federal Protective Service Powers and Mask Penalties