- https://leftrenewal.org/interviews-en/makaremi-arian-a-new-age-of-protest-in-iran/

Source: https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-lrb-podcast/ec21add0-50c7-012f-0d15-525400c11844/on-politics-a-new-age-of-protest-in-iran/16dca299-7af4-4991-b362-db99d78e2194 (A New Age of Protest in Iran. Interview with Chowra Makaremi and Amir Ahmadi Arian – 28 January 2026)

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The protests that began in Iran last month have been suppressed with a level of state violence not seen since the 1980s, when the Islamic Republic executed thousands of leftists and other dissidents. In this episode, Adam Shatz talks to Chowra Makaremi and Amir Ahmadi Arian about the evolution of public dissent in Iran since 1979 and why the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement of 2022 opened the way to more overtly revolutionary protest.

They also discuss the economic collapse underpinning the most recent uprising and the ways in which the Iranian regime has refined the use of opacity and rumour to consolidate its power.

Chowra Makaremi is an anthropologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Paris and Amir Ahmadi Arian is a novelist and assistant professor at Binghamton University, New York.

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#AdamShatz #AmirAhmadiArian #ChowraMakaremi #History #Iran #IranianUprisingof2026 #SWANA #SocialMovements #StateRepression

‘#CoverUp’ Director #LauraPoitras on #ICE, US #Surveillance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mHnZzbPhpU
#USpol #UShistory #stateRepression #stateViolence #stateCrime #SeymourHersh #SyHersh #journalism #cinema #film #documentary #cinéastes

Fighting the #ICEoccupation of #Minnesota

#JewishCurrents talks w/ 3 organizers on the ground in #Minneapolis - Lily Cooper, Kandace Montgomery & Jesse Meisenhelter

"They discuss the legacies of local organizing since George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the opportunities for the left-liberal coalition in this moment, and navigating the steep risks involved in this resistance work."

https://jewishcurrents.org/fighting-the-ice-occupation-of-minnesota
#ICE #ICEoutOfMN #MinneapolisResists #FuckICE #USpol #stateRepression #activism

"What's behind the organization of protests in #Minneapolis? The city has seen the mobilization of local rapid response networks, mutual aid groups, and observers like Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents. Organizers are drawing on lessons from movements that emerged after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd..."

w/ Marcia Howard, pres. Loc. 59 Minneapolis Federation of Educators

https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/they-picked-the-wrong-state-how-minneapolis-is-fighting-back
#USpol #ICE #ICEterror #FuckICE #ICEoutOfMN #stateRepression

'Adam Shatz talks to #ChowraMakaremi and #AmirAhmadiArian about the evolution of public dissent in #Iran since 1979 and why the #WomanLifeFreedom movement of 2022 opened the way to more overtly revolutionary protest. They also discuss the economic collapse underpinning the most recent uprising and the ways in which the Iranian regime has refined the use of opacity and rumour to consolidate its power.'

https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/on-politics-a-new-age-of-protest-in-iran
#IranProtests #IranProtests2026 #stateRepression #stateViolence

"Among the most fascinating and most studied stories of the #Trump era will someday be how and why so many of these apparently titanic centers of power—from Congress to the Ivy League to Big Law to the Fourth Estate—crumpled so easily, though we already have a sense of the basic mechanics of cowardice, of anticipatory obedience, which is so often couched in the bloodless language of pragmatism."

https://thebaffler.com/latest/states-of-denial-de-la-hoz
#USpol #ICE #ICEterror #resistingICE #stateRepression #activism #ICEoutOfMN

"#Iran’s political field remains crowded and contested. Trade unionists, Kurdish social movements, women organisers, students, journalists, lawyers, and civic networks persist not because repression has failed, but because political pluralism in Iran has deep historical roots."

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/scylla-and-charybdis
#IranProtests #stateRepression #stateViolence

"Chicago and Los Angeles, where resistance to #ICE has been extraordinary and well-organized, have histories of #policeViolence that rivals anything ICE agents are doing. Indeed, it is precisely the long experience of organizing against this violence that prepared activists in these cities to resist ICE." - Robin D. G. Kelley

https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/renee-goods-murder-and-other-acts-of-terror/
#USpol #USpolitics #ICEraids #ICEterror #policeTerror #stateRepression #stateViolence #resistingICE #activism

Call for Solidarity with Miguel Peralta Betanzos Continues

The three months given to the Collegiate Court of Oaxaca to resolve the appeal in case 631/2022 of politically persecuted anarchist, Miguel Peralta Betanzos, has come and gone. As is custom, the state doesn’t fulfill its own rules, further wearing down and tiring out those who are facing legal cases, their family members, communities, and compas. It now seems that the hearing and resolution from the court will come sometime in the final weeks of January or in February 2026. Although nor should we trust the state’s word.

It is important to highlight that this is one of the last remaining legal resources available for Miguel Peralta to free himself of the political persecution of the Mexican State. There are multiple possible results with this resolution. One is that his original 50-year sentence is confirmed. Another is that he is absolved of all charges and granted his absolute freedom. There is much at stake…

We continue calling on individuals, collectives, and organizations to show their solidarity with Miguel Peralta. Art, graphics, letters, communiques, events, street actions, everything and anything can add to the ongoing solidarity.

Absolute Freedom for Miguel Peralta!

Contact us: FB: Libres Ya - Instagram: libres.ya - Email: libresyaelox@riseup.net

#MiguelPeraltaLibre #EloxLibre #Mexico #Oaxaca #FloresMagón #StateRepression #Solidarity

#LARB Radio Hour welcomes #JuliaLoktev to talk about her new #documentary #MyUndesirableFriends

'Filmed in 2021, just before #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, the five-hour epic follows independent journalists at #TVRain as they navigate escalating government repression and the “foreign agent” laws designed to silence dissent.'

https://lareviewofbooks.org/av/julia-loktev-my-undesirable-friends/
#media #RussianMedia #censorship #stateRepression #pressFreedom #cinema #film #cinéastes

#SpeakingOutOfPlace welcomes #FatemehJamalpour, co-author w/ #NiloTabrizy of #ForTheSunAfterLongNights, a chronicle of the #WomanLifeFreedom protests in #Iran following the murder of #MahsaJinaAmini.

https://speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18155378-for-the-sun-after-long-nights-iranian-women-leading-fight-for-freedom

#IranProtests #IranianWomen #stateRepression #books @bookstodon

Aftershock: The #WarOnTerror | Ep 1: With Us or Against Us

The 1st ep of a 6-part series looking at the evolution of Western politics, esp #USpolitics & #UKpolitics, in the aftermath of #9_11 and the onset of the #GlobalWarOnTerror, examining as well the effects on #media & public debate.

The series uses the prism of #LRB's coverage of the #GWOT

https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/aftershock-the-war-on-terror/episode-1-with-us-or-against-us
#régimeChangeWars #ForeverWars #militarism #USforeignPolicy #USpol #UKpol #stateRepression #WeTorturedSomeFolks

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/favorite-statute-section-111-ice/684961/?gift=j1oO8eedRcPJzo3QUxPxQ4xunHZY62RcwXxU2KJ9Ir0

#FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #Section111 #Law #Fascism #Repression #StateRepression

"[T]he land #CampEastMontana sits on has its own sordid histories of occupation, dispossession, and militarization backed by corporate interests—all of which have made the site into prime real estate for the nation’s latest exercise in industrial-scale detention for profit."

https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/profiting-in-nowhereland/
#USpol #USpolitics #ICE #ICEdetention #detentionCenters #stateRepression #deportations #borderMilitarization

"A movement that began in #Chicago’s Latino enclaves has arrived in neighborhoods everywhere, breaking through segregation and boundaries long defined by race and socioeconomic status. A city known for its resilience and a take-no-nonsense attitude has found another reason to unite."

An inspiring account of how #ChicagoResists #OperationMidwayBlitz

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/chicago-immigration-ice-resistance/?share=ewnceee0e5cptooeitci
#USpol #USpolitics #ICE #ICEraids #deportations #stateRepression #solidarity

Free Ms. Diana

#USpol #USpolitics #ICEraids #ICEdetentions #immigrantRights #immigrantWorkers #stateRepression #familyseparation

book talk: #RaidingTheHeartland

"Author #WilliamLopez documented the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (#ICE) raids on small and rural towns -- and the fallout for families and local economies. The book is based on his own field work in communities and workplaces."

https://www.c-span.org/program/book-tv/raiding-the-heartland/666302

#USpol #USpolitics #ICEraids #ICEdetentions #immigrantRights #immigrantWorkers #stateRepression #familySeparation #racializedCommunities #racializedPolicing #books @bookstodon

#RebeccaSolnit talks to the #StartMakingSense pod about the #NoKings protests: https://www.thenation.com/podcast/archive/sms-102225/

Her piece in The Nation, "The Right is Lying About Left-Wing Violence": https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/left-wing-violence-myths-protest/

#USpol #USpolitics #stateRepression

Mahmoud Khalil Warns That the US Is Failing the #Palestine Test

"The negotiator for the pro-Palestine #studentProtests at #ColumbiaUniversity who was abducted by #ICE explains why he is suing the Trump administration for $20 million."

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/mahmoud-khalil-interview/
#Gaza #PalestineSolidarity #GazaSolidarity #USpol #MahmoudKhalil #ICEdetention #stateRepression #civilLiberties #civilRights #activism

#RedNationPodcast welcomes historian #KellyLytleHernández and Diné cartographer #MariahTso to talk about Mapping #Deportations, their project which seeks to map the historical patterns of US #immigration enforcement and #deportationPolicy targeting #racializedCommunities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dFFJLrxSL8

#MappingDeportations: https://mappingdeportations.com/
#migrants #xenophobia #racism #USpol #UShistory #AmericanHistory #stateRepression #forcedRemovals #settlerColonialism #racialCapitalism #infographics