Masood Farivar is a Senior Analyst in VOA’s South and Central Asia Division.
Stewart Rhodes has not been charged in the January 6 riots, but as prosecutors have homed in on him, he has sought to distance himself from what he has cast as an operation gone wrong
Six more Oath Keepers investigated for involvement
Former Army paratrooper and Yale Law School graduate Stewart Rhodes predicts he might land behind bars because of his role in January 6 riot at US Capitol
Yet the overall number of anti-Jewish attacks decreased elsewhere around the globe
Anti-Defamation League report comes amid growing concern about right-wing extremism in US
Real world impact of movement that reared its head on fringes of internet is focus of comprehensive study
Translator gave classified information to Hezbollah after US airstrike killed an Iranian commander
Investigators seeking to link planning by three far-right groups: Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and Proud Boys
In New York, only two of the 20 people arrested last year in connection with anti-Asian attacks were white
Acting as 'penalty enhancers,' most state hate crime laws call for an increase in sentencing when an underlying crime is motivated by hate
Internet Crime Complaint Center received 791,790 complaints in 2020, an increase of 69% over 2019
Verbal harassment and shunning made up 68.1% and 20.5% of incidents, respectively, while physical assaults constituted 11.1% of total incidents
While officials and public health experts defended restrictions as lifesaving measures, libertarians, conservatives and many ordinary Americans denounced them as an assault on basic freedoms
That would bring number of people potentially facing prosecution to more than 400
Senate approves Biden’s choice of Garland on a bipartisan 70-to-30 vote
Stewart Rhodes leads group that at its core believes the government is out to take away its rights, especially to carry firearms
Controversy grows over whether FBI, other agencies missed warning signs in lead-up to Capitol attack, then failed to adequately warn officials responsible for securing government complex
Maj. Gen. William Walker says delay appeared to have been result of cumbersome approval process and possibly reluctance by some officials to green-light public show of force at US symbol of democracy
Christopher Wray defends bureau against criticism that it missed warning signs before January 6 rioting
The increase in anti-Asian hate crimes came as overall hate crimes declined, according to California State University data
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