Tag: repression

  • Amid Trump’s War on Antifa, Activists Face Arrest for Zines and Group Chats

    Reproduced below is a January 10, 2026 publication from Truthout, authored by Brit “Red” Schulte. This article was originally published by Truthout I’ve been making zines since I was 14 years young. I’ve been distributing them since I was 16. I’m now 37 years old and pursuing a doctorate in art history studying communities of

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  • Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism

    Reproduced below is a December 18, 2025 publication from The Guardian, authored by Sam Levine. DoJ says a group of protesters at an ICE detention center was part of a terror cell; legal experts say case is an effort to crack down on leftwing groups and deter protesters After the assassination of Charlie Kirk in

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  • From “In Contempt”: December updates on the Prairieland case

    Reproduced below is a section from the December 10, 2025 publication of In Contempt, which is a monthly report on prison rebels, State repression, and news from an abolitionist perspective. There have been minor factual corrections to the number of defendants who pled guilty. Prairieland Defendants The state has seriously escalated repression over the now

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  • Anti-Repression Workshop in Dallas-Fort Worth

    Join us this Tuesday, December 9 for an in-person anti-repression workshop where we will contextualize the Prairieland cases within a larger pattern of state repression, and build skills and strategies to resist the attack on our communities together. This workshop will be hosted in Dallas-Fort Worth by the National Lawyers Guild’s Director of Mass Defense

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  • “I’m Not Fleeing” — Alleged Antifa Cell Member Says He Was Accidentally Released From Jail

    Reproduced below is a piece from a December 4, 2025 publication from The Intercept. It has been minorly edited for a typographical error. Daniel Sanchez Estrada, who was arrested for transporting anarchist zines after an ICE protest, turned himself in to the feds. For five months, Daniel Sanchez Estrada was the prisoner of a government

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  • The War on Terror Turns Left

    Reproduced below is a December 4, 2025 publication from Unicorn Riot, authored by L. Cam Anderson. Prairieland, TX – A sprawling court case from a protest at an immigration detention center could determine how the United States government deals with dissent. The charges originated from a protest at the Prairieland Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention

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  • Nine Defendants in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case Plead Not Guilty in Federal Arraignments This Week

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2025 CONTACT:DFW Support Committee dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Nine Defendants in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case Plead Not Guilty in Federal Arraignments This Week Federal Jury Trials Are Scheduled to Start January 5 for Nine Defendants, As Sentencing Hearings Approach in March for Seven Defendants Who Pleaded Guilty Last Month DALLAS-FORT WORTH,

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  • The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine

    Reproduced below is a piece from a November 23, 2025 publication from The Intercept. Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment. Federal prosecutors have filed a new indictment in response to a July 4 noise demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention facility

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  • November 17 Update on Prairieland Case

    This week, defendants Autumn Hill, Zachary Evetts, Benjamin Song, Meagan Morris, Ines Soto, Liz Soto, Savanna Batten, Maricela Rueda, and Daniel Sanchez Estrada were federally indicted together on the same case. These defendants, except for Sanchez Estrada, were indicted on a range of charges including riot, material support of terrorism, use of explosive, attempted murder,

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  • Twelve More People Federally Charged in the July 4 Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2025 CONTACT: DFW Support Committee dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com dfwdefendants.wordpress.com Twelve More People Federally Charged in the July 4 Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case Majority of Defendants Expected to Enter ‘Not Guilty’  Pleas December 3, Refusing Early Plea Offer of Up To 15 Years in Prison DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — Twelve people

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