The Sparrow Project is a grassroots public interest newswire focused on amplifying stories from struggles for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Stories that appear on this site are also serviced as distributions to the press, providing source material for top outlets across the US and internationally. Since 2010 The Sparrow Project has placed over ten thousand stories in top outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Associated Press, and Agence France Presse.
Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison, Former Air Force Intelligence Analyst Daniel Hale Explains Why He Leaked US Drone Secrets
In a deeply personal letter to Judge Liam O’Grady Daniel Hale explains he violated the Espionage Act to stop the cycle of violence perpetuated by the US’ extrajudicial killing programs
Indigenous Youth Violently Arrested Outside AIG Insurance Return to Film International Human Rights Testimonials
After being violently arrested outside AIG the Braided Warriors will return to film UN Human Rights Testimonials demanding AIG #StopInsuringGenocide
Statement from Chelsea Manning on Her Testing Positive for Coronavirus, Importance of Vaccines
Vaccines work, masks work, testing works, healthcare is a right, and we all need to support each other
40+ Human Rights Lawyers, Organizations, Authors, and First Nation Representatives Call on PM Justin Trudeau and RCMP to Protect Secwepemc Activists from Pipeline Workers
Citing escalated harassment against the Tiny House Warriors, group calls on PM Justin Trudeau to abide by UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and immediately halt Trans Mountain Pipeline construction on Secwepemc lands
Tiny House Warriors and Braided Warriors Accomplices Lock Down on Trans Mountain Site
Land defenders lock down to Trans Mountain Blue River pumping station to send clear message of support to Indigenous land defenders and affirm ‘no consent, no pipelines’
Documents Show FBI Targeting Pro-Choice Movement as Violent Terrorist Threat
Washington, DC — In an especially egregious case of “bothsidesism,” the FBI is training local law enforcement that the pro-choice movement represents a violent terrorist
Document Reveals FBI Categorizes Proud Boys as ‘an Extremist Group with Ties to White Nationalism’
Vancouver, WA — An internal affairs report obtained by The Sparrow Project and published today by Property of the People reveals how the FBI categorizes
Thousands of Pages of FBI, CIA, DIA and NSA Documents About Nelson Mandela Were Just Published by Property of the People
Washington, DC — Today, on the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, Property of the People is making all documents about Mandela obtained through it’s FOIA
FOIA Litigation Reveals $344,008.28 in Taxpayer Money Spent at Trump Properties
Washington, DC — Over the past year, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and litigation filed by the transparency organization Property of The People (PoTP) has
FOIA Litigation Reveals Department of Defense Spent $138,093 at Mar-a-Lago and Trump Businesses
Washington, DC — A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit from the transparency organization Property of The People has produced receipts and other documents revealing
Litigation Reveals GSA Expenditures at Trump International Hotel in DC
Washington, DC — As court arguments in the District of Columbia and Maryland litigate whether patronage by state governments and foreign countries at The Trump International
Water Protector Steve Martinez Taken Back Into Custody For Refusal to Cooperate with Grand Jury
Bismarck, ND – Water Protector Steve Martinez was taken back into federal custody in Bismarck, North Dakota yesterday following an appearance before the federal Grand
Water Protector Steve Martinez Ordered Released
District Court Judge Traynor, Government Agree with Counsel for Steve Martinez That Finding of Contempt and Sanctions Were Imposed Without Authority and Must Be Terminated
Water Protector Steve Martinez Files Objections to Finding of Civil Contempt
Steve Martinez, jailed in effort to coerce testimony, says proceedings are tainted by due process violations, undue haste, unwarranted secrecy, and the appearance of impropriety
Indigenous Water Protector Jailed in North Dakota for Refusing to Cooperate With Secret Grand Jury
Steve Martinez Takes Principled Stand Against Use of Grand Jury to Repress Indigenous Environmental Movement
UN Orders Canada to Halt Work on Trans Mountain Pipeline
Blue River, BC — A new United Nations report orders Canada to cease construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline until informed consent is obtained from the
Secwempemc Activists: ‘Despite Government Approval the TMX Pipeline Will Never be Built’
Blue River, BC — The Tiny House Warriors responded to today’s official approval of the Transmountain Pipeline by insisting that it will never be built
The Islamic State and Taliban are Fighting Over Afghan Talc Riches
London, UK – The Islamic State in Afghanistan (ISKP) controls major mining sites in eastern Afghanistan and has a strategic interest in the country’s rich
Narco-a-Lago: Donald Trump Made Millions from Panama Development Used to Launder Drug Money
President Donald Trump has made millions from selling his name to a Panama development used to launder money from Latin American drug cartels, a Global
Paradise Papers: Global Witness Statement on Wilbur Ross’ Offshore Secrecy
Washington, DC — Leaked documents published today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists expose how offshore tax havens, white-collar professionals, and anonymous company owners
Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy will Fail if it Does not Take on Corruption
Tonight at 9pm EST President Trump announced his new Afghanistan strategy, Global Witness’ Stephen Carter highlights what is needed for a real change in direction:
US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement is Yet Another Gift to Special Interests at the Expense of People and the Planet
Washington, DC — Global Witness has issued the following statement in response to reports that President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the US from the Paris
New Leaks Show Shell Oil Executives at the Center of a Scheme to Steal $1.1 Billion from Nigeria’s People
Oil giants Shell and Eni knowingly took part in a vast bribery scheme for one of Africa’s most valuable oil blocks which deprived Nigeria and
