Submedia video about the case of the J20 resistance.
Trouble #16: Conspiracy to riot
Category: #DisruptJ20
Victory! #J20 Prosecutions Crumble: Down with the Courts, Up with Militant Defiance
Defendants in the J20 case and their supporters are elated to announce that the US Attorney’s office is dismissing the remaining 39 J20 cases! We fought these charges through solidarity and daily effort, with countless hours of logistical, legal, political, and emotional support. We know this victory isn’t a matter of “justice being served”, but rather the state conserving its resources and adjusting tactics in the face of our continued resistance.
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The Final Straw Radio: #OccupyICEPDX and #J20 case updates
This week, we’re featuring two interviews. The first was an an interview from the IGDcast with someone affiliated with #OccupyIcePDX blocking the immigration detention center in Portland, OR. The second was a chat we had with a supporter of the J20 arrestees, from among the 230 people rounded up during the Inauguration protests of January 20th, 2017, in Washington, DC and still facing over 60 years in prison each.
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Solidarity with #J20 Defendants from #Olympia GDC and Supporters
Statement about a solidarity with the J20 defendants action by the The General Defense Committee of Olympia Local 20.
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June 25: Call for Solidarity Actions for #J20 Defendants
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) are calling for an international day of action in solidarity with the J20 defendants on Monday, June 25th.
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Charges Dismissed Against 10 #J20 Defendants After Prosecution Lies About Hiding Evidence
DC: Charges dismissed against 10 inauguration day protest defendants after prosecution lies about hiding evidence. Four other Inauguration Day protest defendants await a jury verdict on several felonies, still facing decades in prison.
#DefendJ20: Prosecutors Illegally Withheld Evidence From #J20 Trump Inauguration Protesters
Washington, DC – The United States government has officially been put “on notice” for violating the constitutional rights of anti-Trump protesters. While the second trial of people mass-arrested at an “anti-capitalist, antifascist” protest march during President Trump’s inauguration in DC began last week, hearings for other protest trial groups have also been underway. At a trial readiness hearing today for the June 4 trial group, DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Morin delivered a major blow to the prosecution’s case, officially ruling that the US Attorney had illegally withheld evidence from protester defendants.
Six inauguration day defendants move for sanctions against a federal prosecutor and dismissal of their charges.
Next Group of #J20 Inauguration Protestors Prepare for Trial
Next group of J20 inauguration protestors prepare for trial. Jury selection begins May 14.
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Freedom for #J20 Defendants: Call to Action
Call to support the J 20 defendants: “To vanquish the J20 prosecution is to help topple the AmericanState, by attacking them at a point where they are weak. Where we
exploit the State’s weakness, we show our strength. And the strength of
all revolutionary struggle and every liberatory movement. (…) We are calling for an unrelenting, diffuse, solidarity campaign until our comrades are entirely released from their present repressive situation. For an up-tick of visibility to pervade our movements worldwide, and for concentrated actions in the days ahead of the May 14th trial, and then more one or two weeks ahead of each subsequent trial if the trials persist. “
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