Day 442
April 6, 2026
7 incidents
- Serious Rights Violation Press Freedom
Trump Threatens to Jail Journalists Who Reported on Iran Rescue Mission
President Trump threatened to imprison journalists who published details of a U.S. military operation to rescue two downed airmen in Iran, accusing them of jeopardizing the mission. The threat extends the administration's pattern of criminalizing journalism and using national security as a pretext to suppress press freedom.
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Foreign Policy & War
Iran rejects ceasefire; Trump escalates threats
Iran rejects a 45-day ceasefire proposal. Trump holds a press conference repeating threats of 'complete demolition' within four hours and states 'a whole civilization will die tonight.'
From: Trump Issues Ultimatum: 'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' Unless Iran Capitulates
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Foreign Policy & War
Over 100 law professors publish warning
More than 100 international law professors sign a letter published by Just Security warning that U.S. strikes on Iran violate the UN Charter and may constitute war crimes.
From: Trump Issues Ultimatum: 'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' Unless Iran Capitulates
- Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War
Trump threatens to jail journalists
Trump threatens to jail journalists who reported operational details of the rescue mission. He then proceeds to reveal operational details himself at a press conference.
From: F-15E Shot Down Over Iran: Massive Rescue Operation Raises Escalation and Press Freedom Concerns
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Extrajudicial Killing
New surveillance footage released; further contradicts official account
Minneapolis releases additional surveillance camera footage from multiple angles showing the moments before and during Good's killing. The footage, reviewed by law enforcement experts and major news organizations, further contradicts the federal government's claim that Good posed a lethal threat to Agent Ross. Fox 9 and the Minnesota Reformer report that the footage shows Good's car turning away from agents at the moment of the shooting, not toward them.
From: ICE Agent Kills Renee Good, American Mother of Three, in Minneapolis
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
Big Ten universities form Mutual Academic Defense Compact
The Big Ten Academic Alliance announces a 'Mutual Academic Defense Compact' to coordinate collective legal, financial, and political resistance to what universities describe as the Trump administration's assault on academic freedom. The initiative launched at Rutgers University's faculty senate, with universities pledging to share legal resources, coordinate lobbying, and refuse compliance with administration demands not grounded in law.
From: Coercion of Universities: Funding Freezes, Research Cuts, and Demands for Political Compliance
- Major Abuse of Power Corruption & Self-Dealing
FOIA emails reveal deputization details
NBC News reports on FOIA records obtained by Democracy Forward revealing the details of the deputization and training waivers.
From: Musk's Private Bodyguards Deputized as Federal Agents Without Required Training