State Suppression
On February 14th, 2018, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation targeted a group of student activists at the University of California, Los Angeles. These student activists were part of a group that actively fights for Palestinian rights. The agents followed students back to their residential areas and interrogated them without a warrant. The targeting of these activists is not surprising to those who are aware of the misuse of power and injustices committed by the FBI.
The government of the United States is actively conducting surveillance against social activists that advocate for basic human rights — including groups that the FBI identifies as “Black Identity Extremist.” It abuses its powers in order to criminalize those that exercise their protected right to political speech and silence those who refuse to lower their voices against constant injustices.
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It is important to realize that the upholders of this system are actively trying to silence activists because they challenge the existing empire. Although it is only a matter a time before the empire falls, we could always speed up the process.
Published in Vol. 1, Issue #4 of the #HUResist Pamphlet — 03/01/2018
