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Veteran US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84 after prolonged illness

Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., has died at 84 after battling Parkinson's and progressive supranuclear palsy. Jackson, a two-time presidential candidate, dedicated over five decades to fighting for voting rights, jobs, education, and racial equality, founding Operation PUSH and the…

The Times of India

Jesse Jackson death latest: Trump praises civil rights hero’s ‘personality, grit, and street smarts’

Celebrated social activist and ally of Dr Martin Luther King praised as ‘transformative leader’ after passing away following recent health struggles

The Independent UK

In photos: Jesse Jackson's life, activism and politics

His career in activism and politics coincided with a national transformation in civil rights and inequality

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Jesse Jackson: tributes and reactions from Bernice King, Trump, Obamas, and Biden after civil rights leader’s death

Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination

The Guardian - US

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84

He will go down in history as one of this country's most influential civil rights leaders.

Axios

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time US presidential candidate, dies aged 84

Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prominent civil rights campaigner who ran twice for the US Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1984 and 1988.

Euronews

Jesse Jackson: Civil rights icon who built on mentor Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and inspired a generation

OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of 84. Ariana Baio looks back on his inspirational life

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson dead: Civil rights icon dies aged 84

A cause of death was not immediately given but Jackson’s family said he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies aged 84

Reverend Jackson was one of the key figures of the civil rights movement in the US in the 1960’s and fought alongside Martin Luther King Jr

Evening Standard

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84

A trailblazing figure in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’

The Guardian - US

Civil rights groups sue to protect voter data FBI seized from Georgia office

Fulton county office was raided in January amid Donald Trump’s claims that 2020 election was fraudulent

The Guardian - US

Ex-watchdogs warn rush to give power to local police in immigration crackdown risks ‘threat to civil rights’

Critics say Trump administration’s rapidly expanding system is open to abuse and risks alienating communities from local police

The Guardian - US

Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges after Minnesota anti-ICE protest

Former CNN anchor said he was working as a journalist when he was arrested at protest during church service

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California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfire

California’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires

The Guardian - US

California to launch civil rights inquiry over delayed response to wildfire in Altadena

Investigation will assess whether LA county fire department discriminated while responding to 2025 fires

Reason

DHS Said It Was Targeting the 'Worst of the Worst' in Maine. It Swept Up Asylum Seekers and Noncriminals.

News outlets, civil rights groups, and court records tell a much different story than the government's claims about "Operation Catch of the Day."

The Times of India

Indian-origin man jailed in US over false Walmart kidnapping charges files lawsuit: 'Biggest headache of my life'

A Georgia man who spent more than six weeks in jail after being accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at a Walmart has filed a federal lawsuit claiming wrongful prosecution and civil rights violations.

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The Independent UK

Democrats want to stop ICE from using administrative warrants to enter homes. Trump’s team says it won’t happen

DHS balks at demands from lawmakers and civil rights groups to rescind a secretive memo giving ICE permission to forcibly enter homes

The Guardian - UK

Britons’ right to protest is under threat like never before. If you value it, speak up now

Civil rights, women’s rights: little could have been achieved under the system now being considered by UK ministers. A bad situation could get worse, says Imran Khan KC

Salon

NAACP's leader on democracy

Endurance, not despair, will decide democracy’s future — and "Black America has been here before"

The Independent UK

Kash Patel stopped Renee Good investigation in order to protect Trump’s assessment on the shooting: Report

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, President Trump falsely claimed Good ‘viciously ran over’ ICE officer Jonathan Ross

The Times of India

Don't come to Florida for FIFA World Cup: Human rights groups issue travel alert, warn about random ICE arrests

Immigrant activists, civil rights groups and local leaders of Florida issued an alert for thousands of travelers planning a trip to Florida for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. They said the conditon of Florida is so deplorable that international travelers should ask themselves if a soccer match is worth…

Euronews

Is Nike anti-white? Trump civil rights chief subpoenas sports giant

The EEOC is seeking court-enforced access to Nike's records as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on corporate diversity programmes.

Axios

Trump is honoring these Black icons in quest "to restore the Nation"

The park will honor Jackie Robinson, Aretha Franklin and Coretta Scott King, amongst others.

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