Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– In keeping with the long standing tradition of being the chief instrument of oppression of the masses, the Columbus Police Department (CPD) makes American police proud by showing the working class that… Read More ›
Police Brutality
Sonya Massey murdered in cold blood by Illinois sheriff’s deputy
Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Virginia– On July 6, Deputy Sean Grayson shot Sonya Massey, 36, in the face three times while responding to her call to 911. Sonya Massey had called to report a possible intruder. As… Read More ›
Opinion: “The cruelty is the point” of campus protest crackdowns
Leon V. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– On April 29, a coalition of groups held their own Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. After setting up one tent, USFPD swarmed the group and… Read More ›
Solidarity with Malaya activist assaulted by SFPD
The Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor extends our support and solidarity to the Malaya Movement USA and their member who was assaulted by a police officer. The Malaya Movement mobilized for several days during the November 2023… Read More ›
Fascist Governor arrests Unidade Popular president in São Paulo for fighting water privatization
Editor’s note: The dealings of corporate overlords to privatize the water utilities of São Paulo are atrocious. We are proud of our Brazilian comrades in Unidade Popular pelo Socialismo for standing up against this crime against the people. It is… Read More ›
Community control of police, a revolutionary restructuring of law enforcement
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. In the years since the murder of George Floyd, there have been numerous discussions and campaigns concerning the role and structure of policing. What is their function? Who do they serve? What should… Read More ›
“National police, militia of capital” — Success of rallies, demonstrations in France
Published by the Workers’ Communist Party of France (PCOF), July 9, 2023. Paris: success of the rally and demonstration of July 8 at the Place de la Republique The rally and demonstration in support of “Truth and Justice for Adama”… Read More ›
PCOF: No to police violence and impunity!
Published by the Workers’ Communist Party of France (PCOF), June 27, 2023. Once again, a youth has been killed by a police officer “for refusing to comply.” This happened in Nanterre on the morning of June 27 and the scene… Read More ›
Police brutality riots in France, Eurocommunists nowhere to be found!
By Leon V., Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. France has erupted into riots after the police killing of Nahel Merzouk, a 17 year old French-African, during a traffic stop. The protestors — who are composed of European French, French-Africans, and immigrants… Read More ›
Minneapolis attempts to placate civilians with police agreement
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. Minneapolis has just agreed to a settlement with its Department of Human Rights to “eliminate” racist practices in the police force. This agreement goes further than the now-dead HF 1078 by targeting various… Read More ›
Call to 50th Anniversary Conference of NAARPR
By the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, Apr. 10, 2023. We issue this call to our third National Conference, this November, following our re-founding national conference in 2019 and our last conference in 2021. This year marks the… Read More ›
And a white hood on every corner
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey. As protests against police brutality continue across the United States, it is important to understand the underlying systemic issues that have allowed for such atrocities to occur. One of the key factors… Read More ›
Los Angeles jury stands up to killer cop
By V. Valentino, Red Phoenix correspondent, California. The family of Cesar Rodriguez, a police brutality victim in Los Angeles, forced a civil jury trial and won on January 20th after a grueling fight that lasted five long years. Despite what… Read More ›
The police system subverts the oppressed to assist in ongoing oppression
By Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix international correspondent. From all the untold and unnamed before and in between these names — Emmett Till, Rodney King, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd — in 2023, add Tyre Nichols. After George Floyd’s death… Read More ›
NAARPR Calls for Protests November 4, 2020 — After the election, the peoples mandate for change must be carried out!
In this triple pandemic of racism, COVID-19, and recession our National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression is issuing a call to all the democratic forces presently engaged in the struggle against racist injustice, the economic slaughter of our communities… Read More ›