Author: Unicorn Riot
About Unicorn Riot
Unicorn Riot is a volunteer-operated decentralized media collective comprised of multimedia artists and journalists. Born from the Internet in 2015, we operate non-hierarchically, independent of corporate and government funding. Our non-profit media organization currently spans across multiple US cities including Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, and New York City.
Unicorn Riot’s purpose is to amplify the voices of people who might otherwise go unheard, and broadcast the stories that might otherwise go untold, as we further understanding of dynamic social struggles. We are committed to producing media that exposes root causes of social conflict and explores sustainable alternatives in today’s globalized world.
Federal Prosecutors Drop Eight More Trump Inauguration Protest Cases
Report from Unicorn Riot on the most recent dismissal of charges in the J20 trial. Washington, DC – Today eight more cases... Read Full Article
Prosecutors Caught Withholding Evidence in J20 Case
Unicorn Riot reports on a major turning point in the J20 case. In short, the State has been caught hiding evidence from... Read Full Article
Second Trump Inauguration Protest Trial Begins
Washington, DC – The second trial of protesters mass-arrested at an ‘antifascist, anti-capitalist’ march during President Trump’s inauguration on January 20 (J20), 2017... Read Full Article
Appalachian Forest Blockades Disrupt Mountain Valley Pipeline
Video report from Unicorn Riot on the ongoing struggle against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia. In Jefferson National Forest on... Read Full Article
DC Police Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Trump Inauguration Mass Arrest
Washington, DC – Last Friday, January 19, a new class action lawsuit was filed against the Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) over the mass... Read Full Article
Humanitarian Arrested After Group Releases Report Implicating US Border Patrol
Ajo, AZ – Hours after the release of a report titled ‘Interference with Humanitarian Aid: Death and Disappearance on the US-Mexico Border‘,... Read Full Article
Red Fawn Fallis Enters Non-Cooperating Plea Agreement
Mandan, ND – Attorneys for Red Fawn Fallis have announced that they have reached an agreement with government prosecutors in her case,... Read Full Article
Interview with J20 Defendants: 188 Still Face Decades In Prison For Trump Inauguration Protest
Washington, DC – Despite the clear rejection of their first case by a jury last month, the US Attorney’s Office is continuing... Read Full Article
Interview with “Defend J20” Team Supporting Trump Inauguration Arrestees
Unicorn Riot spoke with some members of the “Defend J20” support crew to learn more about what has been going on in... Read Full Article
Unicorn Riot interviews Electronic Frontier Foundation on Net Neutrality
On Friday, December 16, 2017, the day after the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal “Net Neutrality” rules, we interviewed Bill Bundington... Read Full Article
Criminalizing Dissent: After Proving “Mere Presence” J20 Prosecution Rests Case
Washington, DC – Since November 20, trial has been underway for the first group of defendants charged with multiple felonies after being... Read Full Article
Criminalizing Dissent: Trump Inauguration Protest Trial Enters Fourth Week
Washington, DC – Several weeks into the first trial of the individuals who were mass arrested during President Trump’s inauguration in DC... Read Full Article
Police Commander Behind J20 Arrests Joked About Holocaust, LGBTs
Washington, DC – On Thursday, November 30 the jury in Judge Lynn Leibovitz’s courtroom primarily heard from DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Commander... Read Full Article
Criminalizing Dissent: Contested Evidence Introduced in J20 Trial Testimony
Washington, DC – The first trial of people mass-arrested during protests against Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2017 is well... Read Full Article
Criminalizing Dissent: Trials Begin for Trump Inauguration J20 Protests
Washington, DC – In the courtroom of Judge Lynn Leibovitz, DC Superior Court, proceedings are underway for the first trial group of... Read Full Article
Black Snake Killaz: A #NoDAPL Story
Black Snake Killaz is a feature-length documentary film about the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. This film explores actions taken by... Read Full Article
#StopLine3: Cedar Avenue Shut Down in Memory of Dennis Banks
Minneapolis, MN – In honor of American Indian Movement co-founder Dennis James Banks, who passed away on October 29, people took and... Read Full Article
Neo-Nazis Attack Locals After Bungled Rallies in Tennessee
Image from The Tennessean On Saturday, October 28, hundreds of neo-Nazis and white supremacists descended on middle Tennessee, with at least twice as... Read Full Article
Nazi Group Providing Richard Spencer Security in Gainesville Promotes Murder & Bombings Online
Charlottesville, VA – Over two months after the murder of Heather Heyer at the neo-nazi Unite The Right rally on August 12,... Read Full Article
Resistance to Line 3 Pipeline Seeks to Save Sacred Manoomin
Fon du Lac Reservation, MN – Indigenous-led resistance to the proposed Line 3 pipeline, one of the largest proposed infrastructure projects in North... Read Full Article
Direct Action Ramps Up Resistance to Line 3
Superior, WI – Resistance against Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline expansion is ramping up. Near the Fon du Lac Reservation, at the frontline... Read Full Article
Minneapolis Residents March Against Rape Culture and Fraternities
On the evening of September 7, 2017, dozens gathered on the University of Minnesota (UMN) Minneapolis campus and marched in an open... Read Full Article
Boston, MA: Tens of Thousands Turn Out Against Far-Right ‘Free Speech’ Rally
Boston, MA – On Saturday, August 19, thousands of Boston-area residents converged on Boston Common to show that a far-right “free speech”... Read Full Article
Minneapolis Marches in Solidarity With Murdered Anti-Racist Heather Heyer
Minneapolis, MN – Hundreds of anti-racists and anti-fascists marched in solidarity with Heather Heyer, two days after the white supremacist terror attack... Read Full Article
Violent White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville Ends in Murder
Charlottesville, VA – The “Unite The Right” rally took place as scheduled in Emancipation Park on Saturday afternoon. As expected, thousand of... Read Full Article
Minneapolis, MN: Community Organizes Bike Patrols In Response to Attacks & Harassment
Minneapolis, MN – Community members from South Minneapolis organized a bike ride called “#OhHellNO” in response to sexual harassment & assaults reported... Read Full Article
Women Claim Responsibility for Arson Attacks to Stop DAPL
Des Moines, IA – Unicorn Riot has received a press release from two women claiming responsibility for arson attacks and valve sabotage... Read Full Article
Sunoco Faces Backlash After Repeated Pipeline Drilling Spills
West Whiteland Township, PA – Construction of the Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline faces several new obstacles as local authorities... Read Full Article
Drilling for Mariner East 2 Pipeline Contaminates Drinking Water
West Whiteland Township, PA – Residents along the construction route of Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners’ Mariner East 2 pipeline are reporting contamination in... Read Full Article
“We’ve Got No Choice”: Interview with Elise Gerhart of Camp White Pine
Support Unicorn Riot Here Listen and Download Podcast Here In May, Unicorn Riot visited Camp White Pine, a direct action encampment on the Gerhart... Read Full Article
Camp White Pine Blockades Mariner East 2 Pipeline in Central Pennsylvania
Donate to Unicorn Riot Here After receiving all necessary permits from state regulatory agencies in February, Sunoco Logistics has been pushing ahead with... Read Full Article
ADYE, Exarcheia’s Free Self-Organized Healthcare Clinic
Donate to Unicorn Riot Here As the healthcare debate in the United States crescendos with both dominant political parties sparring over how best... Read Full Article
US Attorney Brings Unprecedented Mass Felony Charges
Dozens of the over two hundred people arrested protesting President Trump’s inauguration on January 20 (‘J20’) have appeared in court over the last two... Read Full Article
Unicorn Riot: J20 Defendant Speaks Out Against Ongoing Repression
Recently in Chicago, IL we spoke with Olivia, one of the 200+ people charged and indicted after police surrounded and mass-arrested everyone... Read Full Article
Anti-Racist Coalition Rallies Against Fascism and State Repression at DC Police HQ
A ‘speakout’ event took place on Sunday outside the Washington DC Metro Police Headquarters. The rally was held in part to condemn the... Read Full Article
Pikeville, Kentucky Community Members Speak Out Against Nazi Rally
On Saturday, April 29 a coalition of white supremacists calling themselves the Nationalist Front held a small rally in front of the... Read Full Article
Denver Antifascists Oppose Right-Wing Turning Point, USA Conference at Grand Hyatt
#Denver Total of 5 arrests today at anti-TPUSA action. Donate to the bond fund here: https://t.co/6mR8Tdbavj — Denver ABC (@DenverABC) March 19,... Read Full Article
Black Bloc Confronts March 4 Trump in Denver
As part of the national call to show support for Trump, Denver held a “March 4 Trump” at the capitol building. A... Read Full Article
#NoDAPL: Repression Continues as Army Corps Grants Easement
On February 7th, 2017, the Army Corps of Engineers stated its intent to grant an easement to Dakota Access LLC, to cross... Read Full Article
Twin Cities Anarchist People of Color Engage Militancy Debate
From Unicorn Riot On July 9th, 2016 Black Lives Matter Minneapolis (BLM-Mpls), along with members of other groups and non-group affiliated young people, led... Read Full Article