The indictment of protesters against Cop City for "racketeering" threatens freedom of the press as well as freedom to protest.

Egypt is converting parks and open squares in Cairo into unwelcoming zones that are easy to police.

*Ginni Thomas and rightwing activists exploited supreme court ruling — report.*

Chilean musicians protested Pinochet's dictatorship through underground performances, often closed down by the regime's thugs. Some protest musicians are blind — mutilated by thugs.

The Republicans' "investigation" of Biden, intended to find grounds for impeachment, appears to be just "blow smoke and exaggerate it."