Notices by Unicorn Riot (unicornriot@mastodon.social), page 2

NEW: ALPRs and Minneapolis’ Growing Discriminatory Surveillance Dragnet

Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs), an extremely invasive form of public surveillance, have been around for decades, but lately they have been becoming more prevalent.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/alprs-and-minneapolis-growing-discriminatory-surveillance-dragnet/

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Guilty on All Counts: The Historic Verdict Against Golden Dawn

A Greek court upheld the guilty verdict of 42 members from neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn for their deadly crimes -- an important win for antifascists in Greece after a long fight for justice.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/guilty-on-all-counts-the-historic-verdict-against-golden-dawn/

NEW: Guilty on All Counts: The Historic Verdict Against Golden Dawn

On March 4, the Athens Court of Appeals upheld the guilty verdict on 42 members of the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn for their deadly crimes. Among those in court present on Wednesday were Ioannis Lagos, who was convicted in connection with orchestrating the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas in 2013, and senior party figure Ilias Kasidiaris. Both of them were visibly disappointed as the verdict was read.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/guilty-on-all-counts-the-historic-verdict-against-golden-dawn/

The American War in Laos Still Claiming Victims 50 Years Later

Fifty years since the end of the American bombing campaign over southeast Asia and the country of Laos is still littered with unexploded bombs that kill hundreds every year. We heard from locals and NGO's about ongoing efforts to remove the bombs.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/the-american-war-in-laos-still-claiming-victims-50-years-later/

50 years since the end of the American bombing campaign over southeast Asia and the country of Laos is still littered with unexploded bombs that kill hundreds every year. We spoke with locals and NGO's about ongoing efforts to remove the bombs.
https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/the-american-war-in-laos-still-claiming-victims-50-years-later/

NEW: Palestinian Christians Observe Palm Sunday at Holy Family Church with Prayers for an End to the War

About 450 of the 600 Palestinian Christians still in the war-torn Gaza Strip are sheltering in Holy Family Church, which has been attacked several times by Israel since 2023. [Video]

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/palestinian-christians-observe-palm-sunday-with-prayers-for-an-end-to-the-war/

The next No Kings action is a general strike planned for May 1, based on MN's Jan. 23 day of action, said Indivisible's Ezra Levin.

“It [will be] a tactical escalation ... an economic show of force, inspired by Minnesota’s own day of truth and action.”

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/up-to-200000-gather-in-st-paul-for-third-no-kings-rally/

NEW: Minnesota's capitol lawn swelled with 200,000 protesters today on the third national 'No Kings' event protesting the presidential administration of Donald Trump. “This is the largest protest in Minnesota history,” Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin said at the rally in front of the capitol building to uproarious applause.

[Full video and report coming soon]

NEW: Thirty-nine People Indicted for Protest Against ICE Director at Church in St. Paul

Three of the 39 people indicted on federal felonies for protesting David Easterwood, an ICE field director, and his role as a Pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul, spoke outside the courthouse about the charges after 30 people were indicted on Feb. 27, 2026.

Full story at our website.

Nine Prairieland Defendants Found Guilty in First ‘Antifa’ Test Case
https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/nine-prairieland-defendants-found-guilty-in-first-antifa-test-case/

The case hinged on portraying the defendants as a terrorist cell, describing those involved in last year’s protest as members of “Antifa,” the shorthand for anti-fascist.

“This is a tragedy,” one member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Support Committee told Unicorn Riot. “This is an injustice, and we should all be very very worried about what comes next.”

"The federal government has signaled, successfully, that very regular protest activities could get you federally charged and federally convicted, at least in north Texas," Defense attorney Xavier de Janon told Unicorn Riot.

As the administration works to implement Trump’s broad and far-reaching NSPM-7 and other executive orders, supporters worry that the results could set a significant precedent for trying similar cases moving forward.

The decision marks a significant blow to protest movements under the Trump administration, which has used the case as a legal test for criminalizing a wide range of historically protected activity.

NEW: Nine Prairieland Defendants Found Guilty in First 'Antifa' Test Case

After two days of deliberations, a jury in the contentious Prairieland trial found all nine defendant guilty of a list of federal crimes Friday.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/nine-prairieland-defendants-found-guilty-in-first-antifa-test-case/

New: ICE In Minnesota 2025-2026 - landing page with links to our coverage + 55 videos from the wave of government violence in and around the Twin Cities
https://unicornriot.ninja/ice-in-minnesota-2025-2026/

NEW: ‘I’m a U.S. Citizen and I was arrested by ICE,’ A Statement from a Legal Observer in Minneapolis

Upwards of 206 U.S. citizens have been hauled off the streets by masked federal agents over the past 3 months in Minnesota.

One of the hundreds shared their experience which they said illustrates the broader systemic harm faced by immigrants, Indigenous people and communities of color.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/im-a-u-s-citizen-and-i-was-arrested-by-ice-a-statement-from-a-legal-observer-in-minneapolis/

A US citizen beat & detained by ICE in Minneapolis compared the treatment they received to the way immigrants were treated within the detention centers illustrates the broader systemic harm faced by immigrants, Indigenous people and communities of color. They urged people not to normalize ICE’s presence as it escalates fear, violence, and community disruption.

This person's charges were dropped with prejudice last week after the govt failed to indict within 30 days.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/im-a-u-s-citizen-and-i-was-arrested-by-ice-a-statement-from-a-legal-observer-in-minneapolis/

NEW: Two days after the deadly Aegean Sea collision with an inflatable boat and the Greek Coast Guard that claimed the lives of 15 migrants, ~1,000 people demonstrated in central Athens, chanting slogans such as “Athens – Minnesota we fight together, against the system that murders us,” “open borders for refugees,” and “we live together, we work together with the migrants, fight the nazis.”

Full story: https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/deadly-aegean-sea-collision-raises-questions-about-greek-coast-guard-operations/