tagged w/ antiwar protesters
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Newly obtained FBI documents show that the FBI's surveillance of a protest group in Iowa City prior to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., two years ago was far more extensive than initially reported.Newly obtained FBI documents show that the FBI's surveillance of a protest group... more
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From Marian Wang of ProPublica: A just released report by the Justice Department’s Inspector General has found that in recent years the FBI opened investigations into some American activists with little basis, unjustifiably extended the duration of the probes, improperly retained information about activist groups in its files, and classified its investigations of “nonviolent civil disobedience” as investigations into “acts of terrorism.”From Marian Wang of ProPublica: A just released report by the Justice... more
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Last week, FBI anti-terror units raided the homes of activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. Warrants suggest the agents who searched eight different addresses were looking for connections between anti-war activists and terrorist organizations in Colombia and the Middle East. Agents in Michigan and North Carolina had also questioned people in connection with the investigation.Last week, FBI anti-terror units raided the homes of activists in Minneapolis and... more
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From the Associated Press: Members of a Washington anti-war group are suing an Army intelligence analyst, as well as the city of Olympia and several of its police officials, claiming their organization was illegally infiltrated and that the information gathered was used to make wrongful arrests.From the Associated Press: Members of a Washington anti-war group are suing an Army... more
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Five protesters associated with an international peace movement were arrested last week after cutting through three security fences to reach an area where nuclear missiles are stored at US Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.Five protesters associated with an international peace movement were arrested last... more
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