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Story Recap From Unicorn Riot - August 13, 2026
** — Story Recap —
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We hope you all are doing well out there! We’re back with our recap of the stories you might’ve missed since July 29, including climate struggles in northern Thailand ([link removed]) , Crete’s prison system for asylum seekers ([link removed]) , anti-AfD blockades in Germany ([link removed]) , a poet in Gaza ([link removed]) and Teamster commemorations in Minneapolis ([link removed]) . Scroll down for more. Bookmark our website ([link removed]) and follow UR across social platforms ([link removed]) for more media.
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** Minneapolis Unions & Activists Honor 92nd Anniversary of 1934 Truckers Strike
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On July 19, labor activists and organizers held an annual memorial commemorating workers who died during the Minneapolis truckers strike of 1934. It marked the 92nd anniversary of “Bloody Friday” in which two unarmed strikers were killed and 67 others shot after local police opened fire on demonstrators in downtown Minneapolis.
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** Reporting from Gaza with Palestinian Poet Ahmed Sarsour
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Facing unending brutality in Gaza, Ahmed Sarsour uses his talent as a writer to express the unspeakable through poetry. Sarsour explores what brought him to share his work with the world in the midst of what numerous international authorities deem a genocide.
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** Inside the Anti-AfD Blockades
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In early July, over 50,000 people protested the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as it held its annual federal party convention in Germany. The civil disobedience alliance Widersetzen (Defy) organized hundreds of buses of protesters intending to take part in mass blockades.
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** Locked Up and Criminalized: People on the Move Face a Broken System on Crete’s Shores
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People on the move arriving on Crete are held in makeshift facilities where they have no rights, as authorities freeze asylum registration while implementing the EU’s contested new Migration and Asylum Pact.
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** Northern Thailand Communities March to Defend the Kok River from Mining Pollution
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For five days, hundreds of people marched 68 kilometers from Tha Ton in Chiang Mai province to Chiang Rai city, demanding action over toxic contamination flowing downstream from unregulated gold and critical minerals mines across the border in Myanmar (Burma).
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** Minneapolis Unions Honor 92nd Anniversary of 1934 Truckers Strike
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Unions and labor activists recently came together in Minneapolis to honor the legacies of two workers killed by police during the 1934 truckers strike. The strike was a major victory for the labor movement establishing basic employee rights still in effect today.
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** Inside the Anti-AFD Blockades: Thousands Protest Against Far-Right Convention
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More than 50,000 people protested the far-right AfD party in Erfurt, Germany last month. We take a look inside the anti-AfD blockades.
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** Northern Thailand Communities March to Defend the Kok River from Mining Pollution
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As demand for rare earth minerals grows worldwide, residents along the Kok River say they are paying the environmental price for an industry that operates beyond their control.
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