UNICORN RIOT

FEBRUARY 8. 2025

Coloradans Rally at State Capitol to Support Immigrants and Protest Mass Deportations

Denver, CO — For the second time this week, Coloradans are showing up in large numbers to protest the Trump administration’s policies, including the escalated rate of arrests and deportations occurring across the country due to the 10 executive orders President Trump signed on inauguration day relating to immigration.

FEBRUARY 7. 2025

Three Stories of Displacement From Israel’s War on Gaza

Several Palestinian women share stories of forced displacement by Israeli forces, including a mother of five who lost her immediate family.

University of Utah Students Protest Against ICE and Police on Campus

Several dozen community members gathered on the University of Utah campus Thursday evening to express solidarity with immigrants and denounce ICE and police activity on campus.

JANUARY 30. 2025

Press Conference Announces National Target Boycott

Minneapolis, MN — Minnesota residents are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores in response to the corporation recently cutting its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies.

JANUARY 27. 2025

Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier Granted Clemency After Decades in Prison

Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier was a political prisoner for nearly half a century until he had his life sentence commuted on Jan 20, 2025, to serve the remainder of this sentence at home, effective February 18, 2025.

JANUARY 24. 2025

Elon Musk Gives Nazi Salute During His Trump Inauguration Speech

During his three-minute speech at President Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, Elon Musk did the Nazi salute multiple times.

JANUARY 23. 2025

Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Leads to Possible End of Genocide in Gaza

The recent news of the planned ceasefire, led to immediate celebration throughout the Gaza Strip as locals have now started to return home.

JANUARY 15. 2025

Community Demands Justice for Allison Lussier Amid Ongoing Investigation

Minneapolis, MN — The death of Allison Lussier, a 47-year-old Indigenous woman from Minneapolis, has intensified community frustration with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and broader systemic failures.

JANUARY 14. 2025

Palestinians in Gaza Discuss Upcoming Donald Trump Presidency

Late last year, three displaced Palestinians shared their thoughts with Unicorn Riot on the upcoming Donald Trump presidency.

Activists Demand Denver Divest from Investments in Israel and Pass a Ceasefire Resolution

Dozens of activists called for Denver to divest from Israel and pass a ceasefire resolution during the first City Council meeting of the new year.

JANUARY 10. 2025

Permit for Pipeline Reconstruction Near Sacred Pipestone Site Rescinded After Tribal Pushback

St. Paul, MN — Minnesota regulators have rescinded a controversial permit allowing Magellan Pipeline Co. to reconstruct a petroleum pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, following sustained opposition from tribal nations, community groups, and environmental advocates. The decision, made during a recent Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hearing, reflects mounting pressure to safeguard the sacred site and its surrounding environment.

JANUARY 8. 2025

Community Demands Exoneration for Philip Vance on 22nd Anniversary of Murder

Demands for Philip Vance to be freed from his "wrongful conviction" during the 22nd anniversary of the murder which Vance was convicted of.

Bystanders Record Turtle Mountain Tribal Citizen Fatally Shot by BIA Police During Apprehension, FBI Investigating

A police killing on the Turtle Mountain Reservation on Dec. 29, 2024 left an unarmed tribal citizen dead. His family and community demand justice.

JANUARY 3. 2025

Syrian Rebels Topple Assad Dynasty; Establish Transitional Government

Many hope that the fall of Damascus will finally end the nearly 14-year-long Syrian Civil War