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![Demonstrators from Jewish Voice For Peace protest the war in Gaza at the Canon House Building, the day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to speak before Congress, on July 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-israel-protest-400x300.jpg)
“Not in Our Name”: 400 Jewish Activists Arrested Protesting Netanyahu Address
Over a dozen rabbis were among the protesters arrested, wearing prayer shawls that said “Never Again for Anyone.”
![Bangladesh Cracks Down on Student-Led Protests Over Jobs, Inequality, Corruption](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg4-bangladeshfire-400x300.jpg)
Bangladesh Cracks Down on Student-Led Protests Over Jobs, Inequality, Corruption
At least 174 people have been killed after police and soldiers were granted “shoot-on-sight” orders.
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How Solidarity Falters Amid Repression and How We Can Do Better
“This system was designed to do exactly what it is doing,” says author and activist Dean Spade.
![Cops mill around behind police tape](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-ohio-cops-400x300.jpg)
Milwaukee Shipped in 4,500 Cops From Across the US to Suppress Protest at RNC
Despite efforts to corral and silence them, determined protesters marched close enough to be heard by RNC attendees.
![A protester chants while holding aloft the Palestinian flag](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-florida-palestine-400x300.jpg)
We Must Fight Repression With Solidarity — Not by Replicating Carceral Logic
A new tool helps activists think through the material impacts of the language we use to talk about protest and backlash.
![Kenya Protests: Police Abduct Activists as Pres. Ruto Rejects Tax Bill Linked to Foreign Debt Crisis](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/seg1-kenyaaabductions-400x300.jpg)
Kenyan Protesters Call to Dissolve Parliament and Hold New Elections
Many in the movement have been “abducted” during the police crackdown on demonstrations, says a Nairobi-based activist.
![A lone protester holds a Palestinian flag on a University campus](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0626-nc-protester-400x300.jpg)
North Carolina GOP Is Trying to Corner Prosecutors Into Charging Protesters
The new proposal is yet another disturbing development in the criminalization of dissent that has swept across the US.
![Caroline Morgan, a volunteer with Progressive Arkansas Women, holds an umbrella to block anti-abortion demonstrators as people sign petitions at an event at the Saline County Library in Bryant, Arkansas, on April 13, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0618-arkansas-400x300.jpg)
Some Organizers for Arkansas Abortion Ballot Measure Fear for Their Safety
The recent doxxing of signature gatherers is an outgrowth of increasingly aggressive tactics by anti-abortion groups.
![Students hold sign saying "Harvard: Divest from fossil fuels"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-660543058-400x300.jpg)
Divesting From Israel’s War Isn’t Naive. Students Did It With Fossil Fuels.
The success of the fossil fuel divestment movement shows why divestment is such a powerful and threatening demand.
![Students demonstrate during a pro-Palestinian protest during the University of Michigan's spring commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-palestine-students-400x300.jpg)
Future Generations Will See Students Backed Palestine as Admins Attacked Protest
These moments determine how history will remember each of us, as well as how we remember history in the future.