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Democracy Now! 2026-01-15 Thursday

• Headlines for January 15, 2026
• FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump
• "This Regime Will Fall": Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship

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Democracy Now! 2026-01-14 Wednesday

• Headlines for January 14, 2026
• "Federal Invasion": Minnesota Officials Condemn Violent ICE Raids, Arrests
• Journalist Tests ICE Recruitment; Surprised to Find Herself Hired with No Background Check
• "ICE Is OK with Renee Good's Killing": Journalist Ken Klippenstein on ICE Tactics & Recruitment
• ICE Detention Expands Dramatically; 70,000 Immigrants Now Jailed, Deaths Increase
• Supreme Court Appears Poised to Uphold State Bans on Trans Student Athletes

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The documentary Yanuni profiles Indigenous chief and activist Juma Xipaia, who has survived six assassination attempts while defending her people’s land from illegal gold miners and deforestation. Shortlisted for a 2026 Academy Award, the film highlights her fight for Indigenous sovereignty and the preservation of the Amazon, her historic appointment as Brazil’s first secretary of Indigenous rights and the challenges faced during the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Democracy Now! recently spoke with Juma Xipaia, as well as director Richard Ladkani.

Democracy Now! 2026-01-13 Tuesday

• Headlines for January 13, 2026
• "Stolen from Us": Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent
• "State of Siege": Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis
• "Empire in Decline": Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond

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Democracy Now! 2026-01-13 Tuesday

• Headlines for January 13, 2026
• "Stolen from Us": Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent
• "State of Siege": Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis
• "Empire in Decline": Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond

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Watch Part 2 of our interview about All the Walls Came Down, a new short documentary by filmmaker Ondi Timoner that looks back at the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, which destroyed Timoner’s home and left the historically Black community of Altadena in ruins. The film, shortlisted for an Academy Award, follows community organizer Heavenly Hughes as residents confront the aftermath of the fires and organize to rebuild their town.

Democracy Now! 2026-01-12 Monday

• Headlines for January 12, 2026
• Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack
• "We Had Whistles. They Had Guns": Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good
• "All the Walls Came Down": L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena

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Democracy Now! 2026-01-12 Monday

• Headlines for January 12, 2026
• Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack
• "We Had Whistles. They Had Guns": Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good
• "All the Walls Came Down": L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena

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Democracy Now! 2026-01-09 Friday

• Headlines for January 09, 2026
• "What Are You Hiding?" Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Says ICE Killing of Renee Good Must Be Investigated
• "The Voice of Hind Rajab," Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza
• "Holding Liat": Former Israeli Hostage Says "There Aren't Any Conflicts That Are Unsolvable"

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Extended conversation with Liat Beinin Atzili, an Israeli American high school teacher who was held hostage in Gaza for 54 days after being seized on October 7, 2023. Her story is the focus of the new documentary Holding Liat, directed by Brandon Kramer. The film follows her parents, Yehuda and Chaya Beinin, as they cope with the fear and uncertainty of their daughter’s captivity while witnessing Israel’s war on Gaza unfold in real time.

Holding Liat premieres Friday, January 9, at Film Forum in New York, where Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman will moderate a Q&A with Liat Atzili and director Brandon Kramer.