The independent journalist, who was documenting a white supremacist rally in Sacramento, said he wanted to capture the neo-Nazi violence against counter-protesters with his GoPro camera. Black activist jailed for his Facebook posts speaks out about secret FBI surveillance Read moreNone of the white supremacists have been charged for stabbing O’Bannon. Only one member of the Traditionalist Workers party (TWP), the neo-Nazi group behind the rally, is facing charges. Felarca was one of the anti-fascist activists who was also stabbed, but ultimately charged with assault based on Ayres’ investigation. Noting the US government’s secretive efforts to monitor black activists, O’Bannon said he believed a white journalist would not have faced the same scrutiny.
Source: The Guardian May 25, 2018 09:00 UTC