human_rights
A Minneapolis mayor has labeled federal immigration agents an "occupying force" [53137], while city officials released an anti-ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) video as tensions rose [53223]. This followed federal raids reported from inside a school by a student journalist [53082] and the detention of brothers who sought treatment for a rare skin disease [53130]. Local activists in New York City have trained thousands of residents to confront such raids [53230]. In Iran, authorities imposed an internet blackout during protests, with analysts questioning if the shutdown could become permanent [53152]. The U.S. government alleges the son of an Iranian leader moved hundreds of millions of dollars abroad [53367], even as Iran's top diplomat was invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos [53220]. The protest death toll was later revealed as Iran warned the U.S. of a "harsh response" [53204]. A U.S. federal judge recently compared modern immigration enforcement tactics to civil rights-era abuses [53388]. Separately, an appeals court overturned convictions of a scholar, ruling that urging jihad constituted protected free speech [53390]. These legal decisions contrast with on-the-ground reports of abuse, including an NHS (National Health Service) anti-harassment charter in the United Kingdom that staff report is failing to stop abuse [53075]. The principle of accountability was directly challenged when a federal agent involved in a fatal shooting was publicly named by a CBS host, drawing a rebuke from Governor Kristi Noem [53213]. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has moved to target race-based programs, labeling them "reverse discrimination" [53302]. <a href='/news/53082'>Student Journalist Reports ICE Raids From Inside Her School</a> <a href='/news/53075'>NHS Anti-Harassment Charter Failing, Staff Report More Abuse</a> <a href='/news/53130'>Brothers Detained by ICE After Seeking Treatment for Rare Skin Disease</a> <a href='/news/53137'>Minneapolis Mayor Blasts Federal Agents as "Occupying Force"</a> <a href='/news/53152'>Iran's Internet Blackout: Could It Be Permanent?</a> <a href='/news/53204'>Iran Warns U.S. of "Harsh Response" as Protest Death Toll Revealed</a> <a href='/news/53213'>Noem Rebukes CBS Host for Naming Federal Agent in Fatal Shooting</a> <a href='/news/53220'>Davos Invites Iran's Top Diplomat Amid Crackdown Criticism</a> <a href='/news/53223'>Minneapolis Releases Anti-ICE Video Amid Rising Tensions</a> <a href='/news/53230'>NYC Activists Train Thousands to Confront ICE Raids</a> <a href='/news/53302'>Trump Administration Targets Race-Based Programs as "Reverse Discrimination"</a> <a href='/news/53367'>Iranian Leader's Son Moved $328 Million Abroad, U.S. Says</a> <a href='/news/53388'>Judge Compares Modern Immigration Agents to Civil Rights Era Abuses</a> <a href='/news/53390'>U.S. Court: Urging Jihad is Free Speech, Overturns Scholar's Convictions</a>
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