Unicorn Riot

Saint Paul, MN — More than 100 people filed into the Minnesota State Capitol on Feb. 26 to protest the prolonged detainment of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities around the country.

The crowd, led into the capitol building by the immigrant rights-oriented nonprofit…

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Politically motivated charges during the height of anti-ICE protests targets a wide range of community leaders and members of the press with felony charges.

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Fort Worth, TX – After two days of deliberations, a jury in the contentious Prairieland trial found all nine defendants guilty on a list of federal crimes. The decision marks a significant blow to protest movements under the Trump administration, which has used the case…

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Minneapolis, MN — During a press conference on March 12, 2026, near eviction court in the Hennepin County Government Center, renters, tenant union members, and elected officials gathered to speak about the importance of an eviction moratorium following Operation Metro Surge, the deadly multi-month-long federal…

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Kenneth 'Swift Justice' Traywick started starving himself November 20, 2025, striking in solidarity with 'prisoners' across Alabama and the United States.

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On February 13, farmers across Greece mobilized, converging from Afidnes toward Syntagma Square in Athens after a nationwide committee organized roadblocks.

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“From Iran to Palestine, stop the U.S. war machine,” chanted hundreds in Minneapolis on Feb. 28 during an emergency anti-war protest against the US and Israeli war on Iran.

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Dozens of people were arrested by state police and Hennepin County sheriff's deputies after a march against ICE to the Whipple Federal Building on Sunday, March 1, during the last planned protest of the 'Bring the Heat Melt The Ice!' week of action in Minnesota.

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Nearly a dozen witnesses have placed Temujin Kensu 450 miles away from a 1980s murder in Michigan. Yet, 40 years later, his conviction stands.

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The Syrian government initiated a full-scale invasion of Rojava, starting with the Kurdish-dominated neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyah in Aleppo city.

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Organizers with "Melt the ICE" shared some reflections and lessons on ICE resistance tactics in the lead-up to a week of action in Minnesota.

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On January 21, streets in Athens turned into deadly rivers at night, spotlighting infrastructure failures and social inequality.

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One of the 206 U.S. citizens who have been hauled off the streets by masked federal agents over the past three months in Minnesota shared their story.

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The trial of nine protesters facing extreme charges stemming from a noise demo outside the Prairieland ICE detention facility was abruptly delayed Tuesday when the judge declared a mistrial.

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An alleged collision between a Greek Coast Guard vessel and an inflatable boat carrying three dozen migrants left 15 migrants dead.

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Continuing our news briefs documenting ICE in Minnesota, catch up on some of the ICE activity in the state during days 72-77.

The post ICE in Minnesota — Days 72-77: ICE Raids Continue After Politicians Declare Operation Over, Food Security Plummets as Economy Damaged appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Two recent deadly incidents in the Balkans shocked Greece and Serbia, leaving questions of political responsibility that quickly ignited massive protest movements.

The post Parallel Crimes: Novi Sad, Tempi and the Architecture of Neglect in the Balkans appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota people, and invite state officials like Gov. Tim Walz, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to have a conversation.

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Politicians are hinting Operation Metro Surge could wind down, but any change in the situation remains vaporous for now.

The post ICE in Minnesota — Days 69-71: Hints of Fed Withdrawal Teased, Homeland Security Chiefs Grilled in Congress appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Facing new felony charges in Minnesota, white supremacist grifter and agitator Edward "Jake" Lang continues to rack up some embarrassing moments.

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