Independent Journalism on State Violence
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News Service & Research Tool
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curated by morgan harper (they/them)
phd candidate @ university of toronto
**On Hiatus Until April 4th**
Due to an upcoming deadline, Harms Committed will be on a brief hiatus until Saturday, April 4th.
When I return, I'll catch up on everything I've missed to ensure there are no gaps in the archive.
Thank you, as always, to everyone who supports this project!
"At every level of organizing, and in every role, trans and queer Mainers showed up, a microcosm of trends that seem to hold across the country."
"[T]hose with the most to lose are often the ones risking it all."
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Author: Evan Urquhart
Publication: Assigned Media
March 24, 2026
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#Maine #USA #MutualAid #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/trans-ice-resistance-lgbtq-queer-portand-lewiston-maine
"Documentation of births, if it existed at all, was written down in a family Bible."
"That absence of a legal record [..] is now part of a bitter political fight over voter eligibility."
"SAVE America Act, would narrow ballot access, especially for Black communities."
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Author: Brandon Tensley
Publication: Capital B
March 24, 2026
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#USA #Voting #Identification
https://capitalbnews.org/black-elders-save-america-act-voting/
"Munition remnants pictured at the site of a strike that killed at least 17 people in the town of Tiné, Chad, last week appear to match a weapon previously used by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces."
"'[A]lmost certainly' been re-exported to the group by the UAE."
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Authors: Sebastian Vandermeersch, Trevor Ball, & Carlos Gonzales
Publication: Bellingcat
March 24, 2026
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#Chad #Sudan #UAE #Military #Weapons
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/24/munition-remnants-pictured-at-site-of-deadly-chad-strike-match-weapon-previously-used-by-sudans-rsf/
"I decided to join the Handala after trying to move the system from the inside."
"I was contacting the deputy Secretary General to send UN observers."
"It was difficult for me to understand why there was so much lack of courage."
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Authors: Ramsey Hanhan & Chloé Ludden
Publication: Mondoweiss @mondoweiss
March 24, 2026
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#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Incarceration #Water #Military #Genocide
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/03/why-i-resigned-from-the-un-to-join-the-gaza-freedom-flotilla/
Mondoweiss interviews former UN official Chloé Ludden about her experiences at sea during the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and why those working at international organizations, including civil servants, can no longer afford the luxury of silence.
"Carlos arrived at an [ICE] office in New Mexico in December, believing he was one step closer to reuniting with his children."
"[T]hey stripped off his clothes [..] and chained him by the neck, waist, and legs."
"They tricked me."
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Authors: Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Renuka Rayasam, & Amanda Seitz
Publication: KFF Health News
March 24, 2026
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#NewMexico #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-deportation-immigration-unaccompanied-children-bait-parent-arrests-hhs/
The administration has largely converted the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement into an arm of immigration enforcement, detaining children longer while helping immigration officers arrest their parents or other family members. One father was chained when he went to an ICE office to discuss being reunited with his son and daughter.
"Over 82,000 civilian structures have been damaged by U.S. and Israeli bombardments."
"62,000 homes, 498 schools, and 281 medical centers, hospitals, and pharmacies."
"[D]irect assaults on the lifelines that save human lives."
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Author: Sharon Zhang
Publication: Truthout
March 24, 2026
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#USA #Israel #Iran #Housing #Education #Healthcare #Military
https://truthout.org/articles/us-israeli-attacks-have-damaged-nearly-500-schools-300-health-centers-in-iran/
University College Dublin "has a selective approach to 'academic freedom.'"
"[S]upport Israel or the arms industry [and] enjoy freedom."
"[P]rotest against UCD's partnerships with Israel [and] get disciplined."
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Author: Joshua Lobo
Publication: The Electronic Intifada
March 24, 2026
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#Ireland #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Policing #Protest #Education #Genocide
https://electronicintifada.net/content/dublin-denies-freedom-students-protesting-against-genocide/51305
"[M]uzzling the process."
"Ontario has not been involved in the federal government's regional assessment of the Ring of Fire, withholding scientific data and funding needed to understand the impact of mining development, even as the province ushers it through."
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Authors: Fatima Syed & Carl Meyer
Publication: The Narwhal @thenarwhal
March 24, 2026
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#Ontario #Canada #Climate #Mining
https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-federal-ring-of-fire-assessment/
Newsom said "that he 'reveres' Israel."
"The interviewer [..] then asked if the Democratic governor regrets using the word 'apartheid' to describe Israel."
"'I do,' said Newsom."
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Author: Sharon Zhang
Publication: Truthout
March 24, 2026
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#California #USA #Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Genocide #Apartheid #EthnicCleansing
https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-says-he-reveres-the-state-of-israel-says-he-regrets-apartheid-label/
