Police violently cracked down on a peaceful protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux against the Dakota Access Pipeline Wednesday in Cannonball, North Dakota, firing mace, pepper spray and rubber bullets at point-blank range at “water protectors” standing and praying harmlessly in the water. #DakotaAccessPipeline Protesters Pepper Sprayed in Latest Standoff https://t.co/mQEwSrytcv @UR_Ninja @IENearth @MarkRuffalo […]
The 2,000 water protectors who have gathered to oppose the pipeline’s construction were met today by the Morton County Sheriff Department, who removed people and their camping gear. Heavily armed authorities pushed through a supply area for the Water Protectors blockade Thursday. The public witnessed a new level of escalation that day in the Native […]
UPDATE, 5:57 a.m. EDT: According to Reuters: “Police arrested 141 Native Americans and other protesters in North Dakota in a tense standoff that spilled into Friday morning between law enforcement and demonstrators seeking to halt construction of a disputed oil pipeline. Police in riot gear used pepper spray and armored vehicles in an effort to […]
[Click here for the latest on the Dakota Access Pipeline: 141 Arrested During Police Raid of Camp Halting Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.] [facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1333980263281574/ expand=1] Actor Mark Ruffalo and Native Renewables founder Wahleah Johns presented Standing Rock Sioux tribal elders with mobile solar panels on trailers, bringing clean power to the protest encampment […]
I stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. We have witnessed inspiring and brave acts by Native Americans and their allies who are defending and trying to protect their sacred sites and the safety of their sole source of water. The fossil fuel industry—and the owners of […]
Dozens of additional law enforcement officers from six states are headed to North Dakota under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), a program designed to facilitate state-to-state disaster relief assistance. While this compact has been used in times of riot, its use in peaceful protests or non-violent direct actions seems unprecedented. 21 Arrested During Peaceful […]
By Nadia Prupis More than 80 people were arrested in North Dakota Saturday, as police armed with pepper spray descended on a protest near the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction site. Riot police at Saturday’s prayer protest.Rob Wilson The 83 water protectors were hit with charges ranging from rioting to criminal trespass, according to the […]
At least 27 people, including Hollywood actress Shailene Woodley, were arrested during the standoff at Standing Rock on Oct. 10, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while attempting to blockade the Dakota Access pipeline construction at two separate worksites. Footage of Woodley’s arrest was streamed live to roughly 40,000 viewers on her Facebook page. She was later strip-searched […]
A North Dakota judge today refused to authorize riot charges against award-winning journalist Amy Goodman for her reporting on an attack against Native American-led anti-pipeline protesters. DOJ Must Protect First Amendment Rights for Charged Journalists #AmyGoodman & #DeiaSchlosberg https://t.co/H5Ja21PwTE @democracynow @350 — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) October 17, 2016 “This is a complete vindication of my right […]
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