#politicalrepression — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/africa/458254/ Amnesty raises alarm over arrests, alleged crackdown on dissent in Borno #amnesty #Borno #ChiefMagistrateCourt #GovernorBabaganaZulum #Maiduguri #Nigeria #PoliticalRepression #Zulum

https://www.europesays.com/iran/312055/ Motorcycle patrols swarm Iranian cities, checkpoints rise as regime braces for unrest #Basij #FoxNewsDigital #Iran #IranInternational #IranianSecurityForces #IRGC #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #PoliticalRepression #SecurityPersonnel #Tehran

With no real opposition, Putin’s United Russia wins election but can’t hide cracks

With no real opposition, President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party was assured a clean sweep in the parliamentary…
#EuropeSays #Russia #kremlin #politicalrepression #Putin'sGriponPower #russianeconomy #Russianelections #systemicopposition #Ukrainewar
https://www.europesays.com/russia/66928/

Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns repression, denial of free speech at Northern Arizona University

https://frso.org/statements/freedom-road-socialist-organization-condemns-repression-denial-of-free-speech-at-northern-arizona-university/

Trump Is Manufacturing an Election Crisis to Justify Military and ICE Power

Trump is manufacturing claims of foreign interference and noncitizen voting to discredit future election losses and prepare Americans for authoritarian federal action.

California academics and socialist groups in Russia, France and Turkey demand freedom for Bogdan Syrotiuk https://www.byteseu.com/2314258/ #BogdanSyrotiuk #FreeSpeech #PoliticalRepression #Russia #Turkey #Ukraine

https://www.europesays.com/africa/387921/ Tunisia opposition protests against president amid economic discontent #democracy #EconomicDiscontent #PoliticalRepression #Protests #Tunisia #TunisianPresident

Opposition mounts worldwide against 15-year sentence for Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk

Bogdan Syrotiuk with an image of Leon Trotsky in an old Soviet edition of John Reed’s Ten Days…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #antiwar #BogdanSyrotiuk #freespeech #politicalrepression
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/28142/

https://www.europesays.com/people/183718/ Putin intensifies crackdown on opposition ahead of Russia’s State Duma elections / The New Voice of Ukraine #PoliticalRepression #PutinWarStrategy #RussianOpposition #RussianStateDuma #VladimirPutin

Putin intensifies crackdown on opposition ahead of Russia’s State Duma elections / The New Voice of Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has become more sensitive even to controlled criticism, writes The Telegraph (Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool…
#EuropeSays #Russia #politicalrepression #Putinwarstrategy #RussianOpposition #RussianStateDuma
https://www.europesays.com/russia/49051/

https://www.europesays.com/3184980/ Putin intensifies crackdown on opposition ahead of Russia’s State Duma elections / The New Voice of Ukraine #PoliticalRepression #PutinWarStrategy #Russia #RussianOpposition #RussianStateDuma

No, Trump Has Not Locked Antifascists Inside America—But the Machinery Being Built Is Dangerous

By Victor Laszlo, WPS News Special Anti-Fascist Correspondent

BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, PHILIPPINES — July 20, 2026

A claim circulating on TikTok says the Trump administration is preventing antifascist and left-wing political activists from leaving the United States.

That claim is not supported by the available evidence.

The United States has not established an exit-visa system for its citizens, and neither President Donald Trump nor Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a blanket policy prohibiting left-wing Americans, antifascists, journalists, protesters, or administration critics from traveling abroad.

That does not mean there is nothing to worry about.

What the administration has actually announced is a broad international campaign directed at what it calls “far-left terrorism.” Rubio unveiled a new visa-restriction policy on July 16 targeting foreign nationals connected to alleged far-left terrorist organizations and other “aligned” groups. The administration is also seeking additional terrorist designations, financial sanctions and international cooperation against selected left-wing organizations (U.S. Department of State, 2026).

Those visa restrictions govern who may enter the United States. They do not create exit visas for American citizens, nor do they automatically invalidate the passports of Americans who oppose Trump.

The viral version therefore gets the immediate mechanics wrong. But it points toward a genuine danger: an administration deliberately erasing the line between political violence and political opposition.

A Campaign Against the Political Left

Rubio convened representatives from more than 60 countries in Washington for a ministerial meeting focused on alleged left-wing political terrorism. Associated Press and Reuters reported that the administration presented left-wing extremism as a major transnational security threat, despite criticism that it was minimizing or ignoring the longer and deadlier record of far-right violence in the United States (Madhani & Lee, 2026; Reuters, 2026).

Trump officials have already declared “Antifa” a domestic terrorist organization, although Antifa is not a single incorporated organization with leaders, membership rolls or a central command structure. It is a broad political label used by people and groups opposing fascism.

The United States also lacks the same clear statutory system for designating domestic organizations as terrorist organizations that it uses for foreign organizations. Legal specialists and civil-liberties advocates have warned that attaching the terrorist label to a loosely defined political movement creates opportunities to investigate lawful protesters, journalists, donors and advocacy organizations (Brennan Center for Justice, 2025).

That is the central issue. The administration does not have to announce, “We are criminalizing dissent.” It can instead expand the definition of terrorism until dissent falls inside it.

How an American Could Actually Be Prevented From Traveling

An American citizen generally needs a valid U.S. passport to enter or depart the United States. Federal law states that, with limited exceptions, a citizen may not leave or enter the country without one (8 U.S.C. § 1185, 2026).

Consequently, the government does not need an official exit visa to prevent someone from traveling. It could accomplish much the same result by denying or revoking that person’s passport.

Existing grounds for passport denial or restriction include an active federal arrest warrant, certain court orders, extradition proceedings and probation or parole conditions prohibiting international travel. Passports may also be affected by serious delinquent federal tax debt or substantial unpaid child-support obligations (U.S. Department of State, 2026).

Political criticism, progressive beliefs, antifascism or opposition to Trump are not currently listed as independent legal grounds for passport revocation.

That distinction matters.

Someone facing criminal charges, a warrant or a court-imposed travel restriction could be stopped from leaving. Someone merely publishing articles criticizing Trump does not automatically lose the right to travel.

The danger would arise if the government began manufacturing terrorism investigations, material-support allegations or criminal cases around constitutionally protected political activity. A passport restriction could then become one part of a larger campaign of prosecution and intimidation.

Not an Exit Ban—Not Reassuring Either

The proper conclusion is not that Trump and Rubio have already locked the American left inside the country.

They have not.

The proper conclusion is that the administration is assembling political, financial and law-enforcement tools aimed explicitly at the left while using terminology broad enough to threaten people who have committed no violence.

TikTok compressed that complicated and troubling reality into a sensational claim that is easier to understand but factually wrong.

That exaggeration is counterproductive. Authoritarian conduct must be reported precisely. When critics repeat claims that cannot be supported, the administration gains an opportunity to dismiss legitimate warnings as hysteria.

The verified facts are serious enough.

The government is portraying the political left as an international security threat. It is using visa restrictions, terrorist designations and financial measures against loosely defined “aligned” networks. Its officials frequently speak as though democratic socialism, antifascism, protest activity and terrorism belong on the same continuum.

There is presently no general prohibition against American leftists leaving the United States.

But when a government begins defining its political opponents as enemies of civilization, the public should not wait for the airport gates to close before recognizing where that language can lead.

Victor Laszlo has left the country. His passport remains valid. His typewriter remains operational.

For now.

References

Brennan Center for Justice. (2025, October 9). Trump’s orders targeting anti-fascism aim to criminalize opposition.

Madhani, A., & Lee, M. (2026, July 16). Rubio gathers countries on left-wing political violence as it becomes a Trump focus in elections. Associated Press.

Reuters. (2026, July 16). U.S. will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says.

U.S. Department of State. (2026, July 16). Visa restriction policy targeting far-left terrorist and other aligned groups.

U.S. Department of State. (2026). Passport information for law enforcement.

United States Code. (2026). 8 U.S.C. § 1185: Travel control of citizens and aliens.

Trump Is Manufacturing an Election Crisis to Justify Military and ICE Power

Trump is manufacturing claims of foreign interference and noncitizen voting to discredit future election losses and prepare Americans for authoritarian federal action.

https://www.europesays.com/africa/335001/ De Kock’s posts reopen old wounds #AntiApartheidActivists #ApartheidAssassin #CradockFour #EugeneDeKock #ExtrajudicialKillings #hitlist #Namibia #parole #PoliticalRepression #SocialMedia #SouthAfricaHistory #TruthAndReconciliationCommission #vlakplaas

¡La solidaridad no es un crimen! Declaración de la OSCL sobre la detención y extradición de Fergie Chambers

https://frso.org/espanol/la-solidaridad-no-es-un-crimen-declaracion-de-la-oscl-sobre-la-detencion-y-extradicion-de-fergie-chambers/

Solidarity is not a crime! FRSO statement on the arrest and extradition of Fergie Chambers

https://frso.org/statements/solidarity-is-not-a-crime-fergie-chambers/

#Jacobin

#LibertéEgalitéFraternitéIsALIE

#France #Palestine #RimaHassan
#Racism & #PoliticalRepression

https://jacobin.com/2026/07/france-palestine-hassan-israel-repression

Protesting ICE is not a crime! Statement on Minneapolis Anti-ICE Activists Targeted with Federal Repression

https://frso.org/statements/protesting-ice-is-not-a-crime/

https://www.europesays.com/people/86503/ Cuba hits back at EU top diplomat’s comments over crisis #BrunoRodriguez #Cooperation #cuba #CubanForeignMinister #CubanPeople #DonaldTrump #DoubleStandard #EconomicCrisis #EnergyBlockade #EnergyCrisis #EU #EuropeanCompanies #EuropeanUnion #freedom #GovernmentPolicy #Havana #IllegalEmbargo #KajaKallas #MilitaryThreat #OilEmbargo #opportunity #PoliticalDialogue #PoliticalRepression #RaulCastro #Sanctions #USBlockade #USMilitaryIntervention #washington

The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy lists anarchists and trans organizers as national security threats and calls for their "rapid identification and neutralization." COINTELPRO used that same word as a technical term. Most of its targets were never charged. They just lost the capacity to organize. The line from 1903 to now is unbroken.

https://www.radical-guide.com/the-state-has-always-called-it-terrorism/

#COINTELPRO #StateTerrorism #PoliticalRepression #Anarchism

https://www.europesays.com/people/35395/ US presses Cuba for reforms on political freedoms in meeting held in Havana #cuba #DonaldTrump #FidelCastro #MarcoRubio #meeting #PoliticalPrisoners #PoliticalRepression #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #RaulCastro #UnitedStates #USStateDepartment

https://www.europesays.com/people/35206/ Amnesty warns that ‘predator’ leaders seek to impose new ‘world order’ #AmnestyReport #CivilDissent #EUPolicy #GazaConflict #GlobalOrder #HumanRights #PoliticalRepression #PredatoryLeaders #PutinNetanyahu #TrumpCriticism #VladimirPutin

US presses Cuba for reforms on political freedoms in meeting held in Havana

The United States has pressed the Cuban government to end political repression and release political prisoners in a…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Cuba #DonaldTrump #FidelCastro #marcorubio #meeting #politicalprisoners #politicalrepression #RaúlCastro #UnitedStates #usstatedepartment
https://www.europesays.com/2933954/

ICYMI. #elections #votersuppression #politicalrepression

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:syr4pyycnawifxcinafpkctu/post/3miw4cbmjwk2x

ICYMI. #elections #votersuppression #politicalrepression

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Dle mého názoru(DMN)maska státu spadla—ukázalo se,že "terorismus"neznamená nic víc než"opozice"nebo"dissent".

"Macinka označil Hnutí DUHA za teroristickou organizaci"—"Macinka[…]napsal, že považuje[…]DUHA bez větší nadsázky za teroristickou organizaci."—"https://in-lifestyle.cz/petr-macinka-hnuti-duha-teroristicka-organizace-filip-turek/

"Duha kvůli Macinkovu výroku o terorismu zváží právní kroky"—"Macinka uvedl, že Hnutí Duha považuje[…]za teroristickou organizaci“"—"Macinka si jako ministr zahraničí nepochybně uvědomuje význam pojmu terorismus,který je jasně definován v trestním zákoníku"—https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-politika-hnuti-duha-kvuli-macinkovu-vyroku-o-terorismu-zvazi-pravni-kroky-303318

"Macinky.Ten napsal,že Hnutí Duha považuje bez nějaké větší nadsázky„za teroristickou organizaci“"—"Proti označení Duhy za teroristickou organizaci se pro ČTK v pátek odpoledne ohradil programový ředitel sdružení"—https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/domaci/turek-hrozi-hnuti-duha-zasahem-do-dotaci-ma-podporu-u-macinky-372033

"Terrorism[…]is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims"—tuto definici DMN přesně splňují státy,které násilím ovládají území a občany násilím nutí k chování podle jejich polit. nebo ideol. cílů.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism)

Si pamatuju z kambodžské diktatury:"Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen Calls for'Terrorism'Law to Target Opponents"—"Hun Sen,Cambodia's former leader,called for a new law labeling those who aim to overthrow his son's government as'terrorists'during the 46th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's downfall.[…]sparked concerns about the suppression of dissent."—https://ph.headtopics.com/news/cambodia-s-ex-leader-hun-sen-calls-for-terrorism-law-to-64467924

Nemohu srovnávat Česko s kamb. dikt., neboť v Kamb. mi zuby byly prohlédnuty násl. den, zatímco v Č. jsem musel obvolávat zubaře 60 dní. V Kamb. mi dermatologie byla provedena za 10 dní, zatímco v Č. jsem na akutní derm. ošetření čekal 120 dní.

#hypocrisy #terrorism #duha #hnutiduha #macinka #turek #czech #regime #czechregime #czechia #czechrepublic #government #state #czechgovernment #motoristi #motoristé #contempt #etatism #dissent #dissident #dissidents #opposition #politicalrepression #repression #repressive #repressiveregime

Toto dle mého názoru ukazuje, jak je český soudní a represivní systém politicky motivovaný:

"Zatímco zápalný útok na budovu patřící ruské ambasádě je "poškozování cizí věci", zápalný útok na továrnu motivovaný odporem k izraelské genocidě, je terorismus" -- "jak se nejen média, ale i policie staví k lidem, kteří podporují válečné zločiny Ruska a jak se staví k lidem, kteří podporují válečné zločiny Izraele"

https://blisty.cz/art/132579-ceska-demokracie-podporou-izraele-hrozne-trpi.html

Cítím vůči českému režimu

e x t r é m n ě s i l n é o p o v r ž e n í ,

když toto vidím

#politicalcourt #showtrial #repression #injustice #czech #czechia #czechrepublic #czechregime #eu #euregime #dueprocess #humanrights #politicalrepression #basmannyjustice #genocide #politicaltrial

Punitive Psychiatry: When Diagnosis Replaces the Court
https://youtu.be/MeDbX5MGi_g

#PunitivePsychiatry #Russia #HumanRights #PoliticalRepression #SovietUnion #USSR #SystemAutopsy #InvestigativeDocumentary #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #PoliticalPrisoners #Authoritarianism #FSB #JudicialAbuse

The Upcoming American Holocaust: Connecting Billionaires, AI, ICE & Trump’s Concentration Camps

It is not hyperbole to read the genesis of an American Holocaust given the building blocks being laid out by Trump’s masterminds of hate mobilizing ICE, detention centers, AI, and billionaires.

Federal arrests over ICE protest in a Minneapolis church ignite fierce resistance from Black community
#Blackliberation #Democracy #DonaldTrump #Fascism #GeneralStrike #ICE #massprotest #politicalrepression

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/federal-arrests-over-ice-protest-in-a-minneapolis-church-ignite-fierce-resistance-from-black-community/

@sutaio "A není možné,že i aktuální kosmetická změna zákona podnítí víc lidí,aby podávali proti levicovým organizacím trestní oznámení?To se podle mě dít bude." -- "Podle mě by to spíš k definitivnímu odsouzení nevedlo,pokud se využijí všechny prostředky obrany.Existuje ale pravděpodobnost,že dojde k soudu a bude třeba několik let investovat finanční prostředky do obhajoby a žít delší dobu v nejistotě,jak to skončí.To se stát může."

https://denikalarm.cz/2026/01/levicove-organizace-mohou-cekat-trestni-oznameni-v-pravu-se-ale-nic-nezmenilo-s-pavlem-uhlem-o-zakazu-propagace-komunismu/

Vidím, že se DMN fialistický režim jako možný dobrý žák dobře poučil od býv.důstojníka Rudých Khmérů,40 let působícího diktátora សម្ដេចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន អតីត​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា(samdeč akeamohásenápadejdečó hun sén, adit nijurokmontrej naj prearičináčak kámpučia,Lorda Nejvyššho Megavůdce a Vojenského Vůdce Mocného Hun Sena,bývalého Ministerského Předsedy Svaté Královské Říše Kambodžské),jak se správně kriminalizuje opozice prostřednictvím právních norem.

Vždyť ono mu nejde o nic jiného než o blaho společnosti a ochranu před teroristy!On přece nemůže za to, že opozice jsou teroristi!

Stejně tak komunisti,levice,soc.dem.v Česku teď můžou čekat trestní oznámení a finančně likvidační,letité,nejisté,vleklé spory s nutností četných odvolání a vláčení po všemožných nejvyšších instancích!

"Stíhání vnímám jako politicky motivované[kvůli volebnímu plakátu s chirurgy s dovozu],řekl Okamura po jednání výboru" -- " 'Je to uměle vytvořená kauza bývalou Fialovou vládní koalicí, kteří mě chtěli zavřít na tři roky za názor a omezovat svobodu slova.Já bojuju za svobodu slova,za naší vlády se nebudou zavírat lidé za názor' " https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/mandatovy-a-imunitni-vybor-babis-kauza-capi-hnizdo-okamura-chirugove-z-dovozu.A260120_051923_domaci_kop

Tleskejme,Západe,jaká tu máme lidská práva,svob.volby a svobodu slova!V režimu,který frivolně odmítal přístup k volbám občanům,kteří měli oficiální elektronic. průkaz totožnosti!

#opposition #freedomofspeech #dictatorship #democracy #politicalrepression #suppression #oppositionsuppression #authoritarianism #czech #czechia #czechrepublic #totalitarianism

FRSO celebrates a great victory: The charges on Alejandro Orellana are dropped!

On July 29, the people achieved a great victory: the two bogus federal charges on Los Angeles immigrant rights activist Alejandro Orellana were dropped!

The Freedom Road Socialist Organization hails everyone who took up the national call to mobilize for Alex’s defense and every one of his supporters. Not only did we stand with Los Angeles in the uprising against ICE raids, but we held our ground when they came for the organizers. Defending our activists and comrades is an outstanding […]

https://frso.org/statements/frso-celebrates-a-great-victory-the-charges-on-alejandro-orellana-are-dropped/

Активист Джимми Шам Цз-кит вышел на свободу. https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-day-may-30-2025-2025-05-30/ #JimmyShamTszkit #ShamTszkit #LGBTQrights #queeractivists #queerprisoners #prisonersofconscience #POC #politicalrepression #news #TyroneSiu #HongKong

This Is #Palestine pod | Justice for Mahmoud Khalil

Diana Buttu speaks with Dr Noor Abdalla, a Syrian-American dentist and the wife of Palestinian student activist and political prisoner Mahmoud Khalil

https://this-is-palestine.simplecast.com/episodes/justice-for-mahmoud-khalil-a-conversation-with-dr-noor-abdalla-wife-of-mr-khalil

#USpol #USpolitics #PalestineSolidarity #GazaSolidarity #FreeMahmoudKhalil #stateRepression #politicalRepression #studentProtests #ICE #ICEdetention #civilRights #civilLiberties #politicalPrisoners @palestine

THIS SHOULD BE FRONT PAGE AMERICAN NEWS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rXdVB2tjn0

#BrianTylerCohen #MarcElias #episode287

AMERICANS! GET THIS FASCIST ORANGUTAN OUT OF OFFICE!

THIS...IS...BAD! REALLY BAD!!!

#OrangeFascist ORDERS, by executive order, directing the #DOJ to investigate TWO INDIVIDUALS, BY NAME.

WHY?

One of them, because he said the 2020 election was NOT rigged

#FascistUSA #TrumpCult #Dictator #USLaw #law #politicalrepression

“A bill, HR 9495, which would allow a presidentially appointed treasury secretary to unilaterally strip a nonprofit of its status if deemed a “terrorism-supporting” organization, has passed in the US House of Representatives.”
#Totalitarianism #NonProfit #Tax #FreedomOfSpeech #PoliticalRepression
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/hr-9495-bill-threatening-nonprofits-passes-house/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vive-la-revolution-permanente-w-sasha-yarapolskaya/id1752354722?i=1000676204063

#FLEP24 #FrenchLegislativeElecttionsPodcast2024

Vive La Revolution Permanente? with #SashaYarapolskaya

As a #refugee originally from Russia, Sasha was politicised in France by the heightened level of #classstruggle on display, as well as harassment by the #farright.

#France #extrêmedroite #politicalrepression #strikes

GERMAN POLICE ATTACK PALESTINE PROTEST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyDnmTD_q2E

Last night in Berlin, German police attacked pro-Palestinian activists protesting Israel’s crimes in Gaza. Police chased protesters through the streets and arrested several, while others continued chanting for Palestine and moved to avoid arrest…
Despite repression and police brutality, protesters continue to take to the streets in support of Palestine…

#Germany #antigenocide #politicalrepression #policebrutality #Palestine

A bipartisan group of House and Senate members seem intent on reviving one of the most odious tactics ever developed to go after civil society nonprofits they don't like. My latest, out this morning.

https://www.therepublicsentinel.com/what-is-old-is-new-again-politically-weaponizing-the-tax-code-against-nonprofits/

#Congress #nonprofits #IRS #politicalrepression

Проекция личных видеозаписей художницы о мирном марше в Диярбакыре, столице Курдистана, окончившихся арестом художницы и других участн:иц демонстрации на 5 суток плюс уголовным преследованием. Видео проецируется на небольшую горку их сахарных брусочков. Фрагмент сложносоставной выставки-инсталляции. Привет Феликсу Гонсалесу-Торресу, ну или Россу Лейкоку. #PınarÖğrenci #installationart #peacemarch #rallies #politicalrepression #Diyarbakir #Kurdistan #comparisons #FGT #GonzalezTorres #2010s

Pınar Öğrenci, “A New Year’s Eve”, 2021, detail of the installation ★ Turkey/Germany ★ https://pinarogrenci.com/2021/a-new-years-eve/ #PınarÖğrenci #PinarOgrenci #contemporaryart #installationart #videoinstallation #cornerofart #comparisons #peacemarch #rallies #politicalrepression #Diyarbakir #Kurdistan #Turkishartists #2010s #2020s

https://archive.org/details/guinea-forgotten

Equatorial Guinea - the forgotten dictatorship : Forced labour and political murder in Central Africa by Suzanne Cronjé

Topics
#EquatorialGuinea, #GuineaEcuatorial, #Guinea, #dictatorship, #neocolonialism, #Africanpolitics, #politicsofAfrica, #CentralAfrica, #Nguemism, #Nguemismo, #FranciscoMacíasNguema, #MasieNguemaBiyogoÑegueNdong, #politicalrepression, #refugees, #diaspora, #exiles, #imperialism, #antiblackness

Research Report No 2
Anti-Slavery Society