News & Commentary about Repression of Peaceful Protest
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![Pro-Palestinian supporters set up a protest encampment on the campus of Columbia University in New York as seen on April 22, 2024](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/05/palestine-encampments-s-400x266.jpg)
May 8, 2024
Special Edition: What We're Seeing at Campus Anti-War Protests
![Students gather at the University of Washington's Red Square to show solidarity in response to recent Hamas attacks and the ongoing Middle East tensions. Hundreds of people who support Palestine gathered at the Red Square of the University of Washington on Thursday afternoon. They passionately cheered for a speaker, clapped and played drums together in a show of unity during a protest called "day of resistance protest for Palestine." Jewish students on campus also shared their concerns and fears amidst this display of support.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/12/palestine-protest-blog-400x266.jpg)
Dec 7, 2023
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups
![Police in riot gear stand outside the Kenosha County Court House](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/11/Rittenhouse-Law-Enforcement-Header-400x266.jpg)
Nov 19, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable
![An ICE agent holds his weapon in the air as federal officers clear Main Street in Portland, Ore., on July 26, 2020.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/01/web21_NDAA_blog-Wordpress_1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Jan 4, 2021
New Law Requires Federal Agents to Identify Themselves to Protesters
![Police in Portland wear riot gear and armed with guns as smoke fills the streets.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/09/Law-Enforcement-Violence-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 1, 2020
The Law Enforcement Violence Trump Won’t Talk About
May 14, 2020
DeRay McKesson on the Threat to Protesters' Rights
![A demonstrator wearing a bandana on their face](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/11/WEB19-Masked-Protester-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Nov 26, 2019
America's Mask Bans in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance
![Water Protectors marching](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/web19-water-protectors-1a-blog-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Oct 24, 2019
South Dakota Governor Caves on Attempted Efforts to Silence Pipeline Protesters
![Bronx Courthouse](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-bronxcourthouse-1160x768_0-400x266.jpg)
Apr 5, 2019
I Was Arrested and Detained for Passing Out Fliers Near a Courthouse
![Oceti Sakowin Camp water protectors](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-oceti-sakowin-camp-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Mar 20, 2019
The Government Is Hiding Its Plans for Anti-Pipeline Protests