FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2025
Arab and Muslim American Green Party Caucus Condemns the Arrest of Dr. Jill Stein and Demands All Charges Be Dropped
The Arab and Muslim American Green Party Caucus unequivocally condemns the unjust arrest and politically motivated charges against Green Party Presidential Candidate, Dr. Jill Stein. We demand the immediate dismissal of all charges and denounce this blatant attempt to suppress free speech and peaceful protest.
On April 27, 2024, Dr. Jill Stein was invited to St. Louis by the local Green Party to participate in a community forum. While there, student activists from Washington University requested her support for their peaceful protests against the university’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In response, the police forcefully assaulted Dr. Stein and other demonstrators using bicycles as weapons, only to turn around and charge Dr. Stein with assault for merely defending herself from harm. This outrageous criminalization of peaceful advocacy is a direct attack on fundamental democratic rights.
It is imperative to recognize why Dr. Stein and these students were protesting in the first place. The United States government is actively funding and supporting the occupation and mass killing of Palestinian civilians. The brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrations, especially those challenging the interests of war profiteers and apartheid policies, exposes the reality that dissent will not be tolerated by those in power.
Dr. Jill Stein has long been an unwavering advocate against U.S. imperialism, corporate-driven warfare, and systemic oppression. She has used her platform as the Green Party’s presidential candidate to highlight the U.S. government’s role in mass atrocities, including the murder of Palestinian children on an industrial scale. Her unjust arrest represents yet another instance of the state weaponizing law enforcement to silence voices of conscience.
Furthermore, this event underscores the broader issue of state violence against marginalized communities in the U.S. The same police forces that unjustly arrested Dr. Stein continue to disproportionately target Black and Brown individuals with false charges, brutality, and extrajudicial killings—an injustice rarely covered by mainstream media. The role of the police is not to serve and protect the people but rather to shield corporate interests, private property, and a corrupt political system from accountability.
The violent tactics deployed against Palestinians—developed through colonial oppression, Jim Crow laws, and the genocide of Indigenous people—are being exported back to the U.S. through training collaborations between American law enforcement and the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). These methods of repression are part of a larger system designed to crush resistance against militarism, apartheid, and capitalism. Anti-imperialist and abolitionist movements must stand together in opposing this globalized oppression.
The Arab and Muslim American Green Party Caucus stands in full solidarity with Dr. Jill Stein and the brave students protesting genocide. We demand:
- All charges against Dr. Jill Stein be immediately dropped.
- An end to police repression of peaceful protests in the U.S. and beyond.
- A complete divestment from Israeli apartheid and U.S. war profiteering.
- Protection of free speech and political activism without fear of state violence.
We call on all justice-seeking Americans to speak out against this political persecution and stand with Dr. Stein in the fight for human rights, democracy, and an end to war crimes carried out in our name. The Green Party remains the only party committed to peace, justice, and liberation for all oppressed people.
Media Contact:
Arab and Muslim American Green Party Caucus
Email: amagpcaucus@gmail.com
Website: gp.org
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