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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
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🌀Introduction🌀
Harms Committed is a news service and research tool to help journalists, academics, and activists access independent journalism on state violence.

This thread explains what to expect and how it functions.
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Benghazi "recently hosted two major soccer clubs from the European Union."

"Haftar regime has sought to legitimize its rule through soft power and attempts at sportswashing its legacy."
#Libya #Spain #Italy #Pakistan #Sports #Military
Sports and Legitimacy in Eastern Libya
As European clubs fly into Benghazi for friendly matches, Khalifa Haftar is leveraging spectacle and soft power to reframe his rule.
newlinesmag.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
"When you are on parole, your freedom constantly feels in peril."

"Often, the world outside seems to greet me with suspicion."

"The cold gaze of those who judge me sometimes cuts deeper than any razor wire-studded prison wall ever could."
#USA #Incarceration #Labour
Never eat the candy on your pillow: Parole, harassment, and the daily fight to stay free
Reentry is the journey of a lifetime, and my vulnerability is both my greatest armor and biggest liability.
prismreports.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"Everybody was saying, 'Canada is a very safe place. It's the safest country to work in.' But it's not.'"

"Labour trafficking has never been a true government priority."

"It's a structural blindspot, and traffickers know it."
#Canada #Immigration #Labour #Trafficking #SexualViolence
Canada's Labour Trafficking Problem Is Getting Worse: Intelligence Agency
Internal reports warn traffickers are taking advantage of a growing number of foreign workers. But criminal charges are rare.
theijf.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"North sued Catholic University after he was accused of rape by a fellow student, investigated, and suspended for two years."

"[H]ired into a powerful position at the federal agency tasked with defending workers against workplace discrimination."
#USA #Labour #Courts #Education #SexualViolence
EEOC Quietly Hired Lawyer Who Crusaded for Cases of Discrimination Against Men — Including His Own
Benjamin North, who had faced a college allegation, said discrimination against men pervaded the handling of campus sexual assault claims, including his own.
theintercept.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
"Within a minute of NYPD's arrival, Jabez was shot multiple times and almost killed, while he was calmly eating food just minutes earlier."

"This is why officers should not be responding to medical support calls."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Healthcare
The NYPD Shot Jabez Chakraborty Less Than 30 Seconds After Entering His Home
"This is why officers should not be responding to medical support calls."
hellgatenyc.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"[P]ushed through a massive $2.4 billion data center without most residents knowing."

"Across the country, developers are using NDAs to keep projects hidden."

"Black Americans have the highest death rate from power plant pollution in the U.S."
#SouthCarolina #USA #Air #Water #Climate
A Rural S.C. County Quietly Approved a $2B Data Center During the Winter Storm
Data centers are the nation's fastest-growing energy demand driver, but developers are using nondisclosure agreements to keep projects hidden.
capitalbnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"[A]sylum claimants will have to pay a $4 fee when they pick up a prescription, and 30 per cent of the cost of psychotherapy, physiotherapy, dental care."

"[M]aking health care harder to access for some of the most vulnerable and marginalized is wrong."
#Canada #Asylum #Healthcare
As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all
Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all.
breachmedia.ca
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"In 2025, D.C. closed 109 homeless encampments."

"The year before, that number was 99."

"What has happened over the years, even prior to Trump's presidency, is that the large encampments were broken up and then the smaller encampments were pursued."
#WashingtonDC #USA #Housing #Policing
D.C. closed 200 encampments in the last two years. What does that mean for the people living in them?
In 2025, D.C. closed 109 homeless encampments. The year before, that number was 99. Street Sense digs into the data and city reports.
streetsensemedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
"Understaffed units. Apathetic leadership. Anguished kids locked alone in rooms for hours at a time."

"Crisis is the status quo at Industry, as it has been across much of New York's youth prison system."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Labour #Solitary #Torture #Suicide
'I'm a Human Rights Violator': Staff at Youth Prison Recount Lockdowns, Turmoil, 24-Hour Shifts
A yearslong staffing crisis at state-run facilities has taken its toll on incarcerated kids and the workers who watch over them.
nysfocus.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"South Carolina is angling to make a temporary transgender bathroom ban permanent through the state legislature."

"[P]assed the state House and been sent to the Senate."
#SouthCarolina #USA #Bathrooms #Voting #Courts #Education
South Carolina Set to Make Bathroom Ban Permanent
The South Carolina state legislature is working diligently to turn a temporary anti-trans bathroom ban into a permanent one, to the detriment of all.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"Cooper attempted to portray the Filton activists as violent criminals who assaulted a police officer."

Footage "showed the exact opposite: Elbit security guards apparently assaulting the activists with sledgehammers."
#UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Courts #Policing #Weapons #Genocide #Military
Victory for Palestine Action as "Filton 6" acquitted
Activists admitted in court to destroying Israeli weapons.
electronicintifada.net
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
"With Gaza's food controlled wholly by the very entity perpetrating its genocide, many began to fear the Strip was becoming a dumping ground for diseased poultry."

"[H]ospital records cases of food poisoning almost daily."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Food #Animals #Genocide
In Gaza, we cannot trust that our food is safe
Israel has destroyed Palestinians' ability to raise their own livestock for food. Now concerns grow about the safety of chicken from Israel.
prismreports.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
"[D]eadly case of bacterial meningitis."

"Aline is the first child in Gaza to die from the disease."

"[A]t least 15 cases have been recorded so far, with expectations that the outbreak will worsen."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Bathrooms #Genocide
A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza's children
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza's displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.
mondoweiss.net
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"[W]orst year of my life."

"He was fired soon after a video clip circulated online of him protesting outside an Indigo bookstore."

"Ramadan's case represents a 'textbook case of anti-Palestinian racism.'"
#Ontario #Canada #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Labour #Protest #Genocide #Military
An Engineer Was Fired After Speaking Out for Palestine. Now He's Suing His Former Employer
Palestinian-Canadian Amjad Ramadan is seeking nearly $400,000 in damages after he was abruptly terminated by NTN Canada, the manufacturing company he'd worked at for 15 years. He was fired soon after a video clip circulated online of him protesting outside an Indigo bookstore.
www.thegrindmag.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Reposted by Harms Committed
This story illustrates the importance of independent journalism. Excellent OSINT reporting.
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
"One group of BORTAC agents [..] has been recorded repeatedly attacking people with chemical weapons in both Chicago and Minneapolis."

"Unraveled has identified EZ-2 and EZ-17."

"Edgar E. Vazquez." "Michael B. Sveum."
#Illinois #Minnesota #Texas #USA #Weapons #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds with chemical weapons in Chicago and the Twin Cities.
unraveledpress.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:36 AM
"I can't leave. I can't work. I am absolutely filled with worry."

"[D]eclaring an eviction moratorium is undoubtedly within Walz's power. He has refused to act."

Over "72 organizations have signed onto the call for an eviction moratorium."
#Minnesota #USA #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
As ICE Terror Forces People Inside, Calls Grow for Eviction Moratorium in MN
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz upheld an eviction moratorium during the pandemic. Why won't he issue one now?
truthout.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
"[C]risis pregnancy centers."

"[A] project from the Christian Right dedicated to replacing public reproductive healthcare with anti-abortion 'clinics.'"

"3,000 nationwide, with an estimated $2.5 billion in revenue for 2025."
#Georgia #USA #Healthcare
The Fake Clinics Taking Over Reproductive Healthcare
As abortion clinics disappear nationwide, "crisis pregnancy centers" are transforming reproductive healthcare into a far-right fantasy—quietly collecting hundreds of millions in public funds as Medicaid faces historic cuts.
inthesetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"[A]gents descended from a Blackhawk helicopter, broke down doors."

"[N]o mention in [DHS's] records of Tren de Aragua, even though officials repeatedly cited the gang's presence [..] as the motivation for the raid."

"[B]rutal lie."
#Illinois #USA #Venezuela #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about "illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments."
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Harms Committed
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February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"Ontario cabinet members are calling the minerals in the proposed Ring of Fire development 'the most ethical resources on Earth.'"

"[P]arallels to 'Ethical Oil' — a propaganda campaign [..] for the Alberta oil sands."
#Ontario #Alberta #Canada #Media #Mining #FossilFuels #Climate
Ontario government recycles oil sands propaganda for Ring of Fire mining development
Ford's ministers call minerals 'the most ethical on Earth,' while passing legislation that suspends treaty rights, species protections, and human rights to benefit extractive industries.
ricochet.media
February 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"Leading for-profit prison companies donated about half a million dollars to Republican members of Congress currently in office, and $58,000 to Democratic congressmembers."

"Find out if your congressional representatives are among the recipients."
#USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress
Find out if your representatives have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE's mass deportation efforts.
theappeal.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"A citizen-led climate justice challenge to the Saskatchewan government’s plan to continue using coal power failed when a court sided with the province last month."

"[D]espite federal regulations aimed at phasing out [coal] by 2030."
#Saskatchewan #Canada #Climate #FossilFuels #Nuclear #Courts
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power
SaskPower plans to spend $900 million to extend the life of coal-fired power plants, in spite of federal plans to stop burning coal for electricity by 2030.
thenarwhal.ca
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
"These are the days that the most vulnerable of us die because of the weather."

"[U]nhoused residents face high risks of hypothermia, frostbite, and death."

"[C]old snaps like Baltimore just experienced can increase [..] fatal overdoses by 30%."
#Maryland #USA #Drugs #Housing #Policing
A frigid Baltimore storm highlights the cold shoulder those in power have given to vulnerable residents
A winter storm and sub-zero windchills recently ravaged a city that already struggles to keep drug users and unhoused residents alive. Like elsewhere in the nation, this weather is a death sentence for our most vulnerable.
mobtownredux.news
February 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
DEA "has announced its intent to place [2-FDCK]—a structural analog of the anesthetic and antidepressant ketamine—into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, effectively banning it."

"Prohibition enforced through emergency orders is not public health."
#USA #Drugs #Healthcare
2-FDCK: DEA Move to Emergency-Schedule Ketamine Analog Draws Fire
2-FDCK has been encountered by US law enforcement a grand total of 52 times since 2018.
filtermag.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM