Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Protesters across the United States are once again in the streets, demanding an end to police terror. The demonstrations have erupted in response to the police’s brutal and fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, TN. They also come on the heels of the murder of Tortuguita, a protester who…
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Peru Resists Coup, China’s Blank Paper Protests, Killer Robot Cops Blocked
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Enjoy the last regular Nonviolence News round-up for 2022. It’s a real feast of stories – creative, courageous, and extraordinary. Next week, we’ll be sharing the perennially fascinating, exciting end-of-the-year reports. Between now and 2023, we’ll dig into the archives and past issues to highlight the hundreds of successes. We’ll…
Argentine Women March Against Femicide, Chicago Students Resist School Cops, Paris Tree-Sitters Protect Eiffel Tower Trees
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Around the world, it’s clear that people are tired of having their rights – and even their very identities – denied and excluded. Thailand held its first-ever Pride Parade, bringing both LGBTQ+ and their allies out into the streets for a much-needed statement of visibility, acceptance, and support. Thousands of…
Rainforest Tree Seeks Asylum, Indian Autoworkers Protest, Thai Taxi Drivers Build Rooftop Gardens On Vehicles, 5K Cops Shifted Out Of School Policing
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Well, here’s one I’ve never heard before: A tree in Brazil has requested asylum at the Norwegian embassy. Threatened by the destruction of the rainforest, it – like many other species – is endangered. The Indigenous activists who brought the tree to the embassy say it needs protection. Indeed, the…
Election Uprisings
Editor’s Note Election uprisings are in the air. Mass protests in Belarus are decrying the elections results that claim Lukashenko won his sixth term with 80% of the vote while Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the opposition candidate, was forced into hiding for fear of her safety. With police crackdowns, arrests of journalists, and repression of protests rocking…