Defend free speech and free press

Could you believe it if ██████████ was happening in the United States? If █████ and ███████████ were being silenced?

I’m talking about the freedom of expression and the press.

The Trump administration is hellbent on silencing unfavorable journalism, cracking down on dissent, and denying our right to speak out and protest peacefully. People are being intimidated, targeted, thrown into prison, and even killed.

The July 4th holiday this past weekend didn’t exactly feel like a celebratory moment. But the power of this country is in its people. That’s why our work — and your role in it — is so essential.

Our grassroots support ensures that we can be an effective and independent watchdog, leading the charge against President Trump’s anti-rights agenda.

We’re calling on you now — the more we lose our freedom of expression, the more we lose an essential way to hold the government, political leaders, and other authorities and institutions accountable.

UNTIL MIDNIGHT: A gift from you will be TRIPLED to protect journalists, protesters, and everyone being silenced by the Trump administration’s authoritarian abuses.

Your donation will fund our work to:

  • Advocate for protesters, journalists, and students being censored and targeted by the administration;

  • Provide students with the tools and resources to help pass campus resolutions that call on their school administrations to respect and defend their rights from attacks;

  • Document abuses and expose threats to freedom of speech and peaceful protest;

  • Campaign to free Georgia Fort and other journalists who are being prosecuted by the Department of Justice with serious criminal charges, including a hate crime, for documenting an ICE protest in Minnesota.

Trump’s unchecked power thrives on intimidating and exhausting us until we give up.

But here’s the thing: Tyranny never wins. The power of the people will prevail.

That's exactly why we must fight back, boldly and urgently.

Thank you for defending human rights,

Tarah Demant
Senior Program Director, Authoritarian Practices
Amnesty International USA

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