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State Department Arrests Venezuelan Embassy Protectors (Video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Sat, 05/18/2019 - 00:15

A small army of DC police, Secret Service and State Department security, some in tactical gear, take away the remaining four members of the Embassy Protection Collective from the Embassy of Venezuela. Attorney Mara Verhayden-Hilliard describes the potential consequences of the US administration violating a foreign embassy.

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Chelsea Manning sent back to jail after resisting second grand jury

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 23:32

On the 16th of May, Chelsea Manning was sent back to jail after refusing to testify before a second Federal grand jury asking the same questions as the first grand jury whose term ran out the previous week. She had only been free a week after two months in the hands of Virginia's jailors.

HD Video-Chelsea Manning speaks outside the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse before being jailed again 4 min 40 sec

Chelsea Manning speaks in front of the Federal Hall of Injustice in Alexandria, VA

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Police raid Embassy of Venezuala for second time, arrest remaining Embassy Defenders

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 23:10

Shortly before 10AM on the 16th of May, police raided the Embassy of Venezuala a second time. On territory where no US law enforcement has any jurisdiction unless invited by the government of the day(that's Maduro's government), they arrested the four remaining Embassy Defenders.

HD Video: Protesters at Venezualan Embassy shout down False Ambassador Carlos Vecchio after police raid 2 min 13 sec

DC Media Group video of police entering only to be effectively escorted out by a Partnership for Civil Justice attorney 30 seconds

29th st (backside of embassy area) about an hour after cops smashed their way in with a battering ram. Unknown who the ambulance was for

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Defenders of Venezualan Embassy DEFEAT police raid w help from attorneys

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 19:29

At about 7PM on the 13th of May, police commenced a raid on the Embassy of Venezuala. The next few hours were very tough going as police sought to enter an embassy, which is far better protected than a normal office building, At around 9:40PM, police abandoned their failed raid as attorneys got control of the situation. The efforts of embassy protectors to deny the police "facts on the ground" bought time for attorneys and legalities to stop the raid.

Update May 15: Ongoing support rallies 6-8PM nightly

1 min clip from Ford Fischer's video of cops cutting rope to block food delivery

Some of the victorious defenders of the Embassy

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Cops cut food haul rope at Venezualan Embassy to assist coup supporter's blockade

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 18:34

On the morning of May 13, supporters of the beseiged Embassy of Venezuala tried to again deliver food to the Embassy Protection Collective. This time around, police overtly supported the siege by grabbing and cutting the haul rope that was to be used to haul food to a window too high for coup supporters to enter by. Cops and the far-right always work hand in hand, blue uniforms by day and blue armbands by night(or in this case broad daylight.

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Still from Ford Fischer's video of the cops cutting the rope to keep food out of the Embassy of Venezuala

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Police assault activist at Venezualan Embassy rally after power and water cutoffs

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/11/2019 - 19:51

On the 11th of May, activists held a rally at the Embassy of Venezuala to respond to the now-confirmed water cutoff as well as the power cutoff. Things again got nasty as police threw down an activist for trying to deliver food to the beseiged embassy. This is at least the second time police have met food with violence at this embassy

Compilation video of the day's events including the police assault (2 min 53 sec)

Video of assault by police on activist 16 sec, cut from longer twitter clip by Morgan Artyukhina

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Chelsea Manning released, but maybe for only a week

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 23:57

On the 9th of May, grand jury resistor Chelsea Manning was released from jail as the grand jury investigating Julian Assange had ended its term. She has already received a new subpeona (for a new grand jury) for the 16th of May and is expected to be going back to jail at that time, as she has sworn never to cooperate with any grand jury.

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Press Conference Outside the Venezuelan Embassy 5/2/19

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Fri, 05/03/2019 - 23:08

Civil Liberites/Constitution

Pro-Guaido Protesters and Thugs Protected by the Secret Service Descend on the Venezuelan Embassy (Video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Wed, 05/01/2019 - 22:24

Guaido supporters rally in front of the Venezuelan Embassy calling for the removal of the Embassy Protection Collective. Secret Service has allowed them control of the front door of the embassy and also full access to the back door where they are free to harrass, intimidate and block anyone trying to enter the embassy or record their actions. Supporters of the embassy residents have been corralled to the opposite side of the street, giving opposition thugs complete control of the perimeter of the embassy.

Civil Liberites/Constitution

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