{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69f1f631d7e73f5a692d1d3c/6a42cda92ba1fb6a8032d197?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"450 years in jail: the leftist activists convicted of terrorism","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69f1f631d7e73f5a692d1d3c/1782762976906-348c579f-f3f5-40ce-a007-aa9ef9862ebb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration vowed to prosecute \"antifa\" activists for domestic terrorism. Now, it's made good on that threat. A group of activists who joined an anti-ICE protest that went dangerously awry have been sentenced to decades in prison, and the case could have enormous consequences for the future of the First Amendment and American protests. <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/profile/carter-sherman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Carter Sherman</a> speaks with Guardian reporter <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lex-mcmenamin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lex McMenamin</a>, one of the few journalists to have interviewed the activists at the heart of the case.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Lex McMenmanin’s story <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison</a></li><li>Sam Levine’s reporting on the <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/03/trump-antifa-trial-limits-domestic-terror\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prairieland trial</a> and <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/texas-antifa-ice-detention-center\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">additional background</a> on the case&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Guardian"}