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IREHR in the Idaho Statesman: “Ammon Bundy defaults on St. Luke’s lawsuit, claims he is ‘surrounded by law enforcement’” – April 24, 2023 IREHR Clips
April 24, 2023

IREHR in the Idaho Statesman: “Ammon Bundy defaults on St. Luke’s lawsuit, claims he is ‘surrounded by law enforcement’” – April 24, 2023

A tweet from IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was cited in the Idaho Statesman; https://twitter.com/dburghart/status/1649862637185032193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1649862637185032193%7Ctwgr%5E50c689cac9e3c5b29aa378c6251213be69cad7bc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idahostatesman.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fcommunity%2Fboise%2Farticle274654281.html Read more here
IREHR in Bolts: “Arizona’s Self-Styled ‘American Sheriff’ Wants to Go to Washington” – April 21, 2023 IREHR Clips
April 21, 2023

IREHR in Bolts: “Arizona’s Self-Styled ‘American Sheriff’ Wants to Go to Washington” – April 21, 2023

IREHR’s President, Devin Burghart, was quoted in Bolts; Author Jessica Pishko writes, “Devin Burghart, president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, which tracks far-right sheriff movements, believes that Lamb’s campaign will rely heavily on MAGA rhetoric without any additional substance. ‘Expect his campaign to begin with soft-focus…
IREHR in WTAQ: “Far-right activists wary of ‘trap’ after Trump calls for protests” – March 20, 2023 IREHR Clips
April 20, 2023

IREHR in WTAQ: “Far-right activists wary of ‘trap’ after Trump calls for protests” – March 20, 2023

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in WTAQ; “Following Trump’s call for protest, we’ve documented three fairly distinct waves of responses on far-right social media,” said Devin Burghart. “Wave one was a call to attention for Trump loyalty rallies. Almost immediately thereafter there was a second wave of, ‘Don’t…
IREHR in RawStory: “Oklahomans terrified of right-wing extremists 28 years after Tim McVeigh’s federal building bombing” – April 19, 2023 IREHR Clips
April 19, 2023

IREHR in RawStory: “Oklahomans terrified of right-wing extremists 28 years after Tim McVeigh’s federal building bombing” – April 19, 2023

IREHR’s Vice President, Leonard Zeskind, was quoted in RawStory; "The only way to save America was to assert your Christian sovereignty, your white Christian sovereignty," Said Zeskind "Ruby Ridge, more even than Robert Matthews and The Order, became a central calling card and rallying card for the far right,” Zeskind…
IREHR in the Idaho Statesman: “Idaho sheriff has a legal obligation to serve Ammon Bundy. He should uphold it / Opinion” – April 18, 2023 IREHR Clips
April 18, 2023

IREHR in the Idaho Statesman: “Idaho sheriff has a legal obligation to serve Ammon Bundy. He should uphold it / Opinion” – April 18, 2023

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted and cited in the Idaho Statesman; The Editorial Board writes, “The issue was first brought to light by Devin Burghart, executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, which has long followed Bundy’s People’s Rights Network. Bundy has been…
IREHR in The Daily Beast; “Ivermectin Group Accused of Stealing $350,000 in Donor Money” – April 5, 2023 IREHR Clips
April 5, 2023

IREHR in The Daily Beast; “Ivermectin Group Accused of Stealing $350,000 in Donor Money” – April 5, 2023

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in the Daily Beast; “They’ve given hundreds of trainings to law enforcement, in a couple of states now,” said Devin Burghart “He’s teaching the doctrine of interposition: that the sheriff can be used to interpose against laws they don’t like.” “Early in the…
IREHR in KCP: “Sheriffs in Texas, elsewhere seek validation as new election police”- April 5, 2023 IREHR Clips
April 5, 2023

IREHR in KCP: “Sheriffs in Texas, elsewhere seek validation as new election police”- April 5, 2023

IREHR’s work was cited in KCP; Author Jessica Pishko writes, “Last summer, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group that tracks far-right organizations, raised concerns that the agency was effectively blessing the training.” Read more here
IREHR in the Independent: “Far-right support for Trump protests looks disorganised on social media. Others think it’s a trap” – March 24, 2023 IREHR Clips
March 24, 2023

IREHR in the Independent: “Far-right support for Trump protests looks disorganised on social media. Others think it’s a trap” – March 24, 2023

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in The Independent; Author Alex Woodward writes, “The Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights has reviewed three distinct “waves” of online far-right activity in the wake of Mr Trump’s call for protests, starting with the amplification of his demands, followed by…
IREHR in Reuters: “Far-right activists wary of ‘trap’ after Trump calls for protests” – March 20, 2023 IREHR Clips
March 20, 2023

IREHR in Reuters: “Far-right activists wary of ‘trap’ after Trump calls for protests” – March 20, 2023

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in Reuters; "Following Trump's call for protest, we've documented three fairly distinct waves of responses on far-right social media," said Devin Burghart "Wave one was a call to attention for Trump loyalty rallies. Almost immediately thereafter there was a second wave of, 'Don't…
IREHR in Belleville News-Democrat: “This may be why so many Illinois sheriffs are opposed to enforcing state’s new gun law” – March 20, 2023 IREHR Clips
March 20, 2023

IREHR in Belleville News-Democrat: “This may be why so many Illinois sheriffs are opposed to enforcing state’s new gun law” – March 20, 2023

IREHR’s work and research on the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association event in Springfield, IL was cited by the Belleville News-Democrat; Authors Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner writes, “Citing emails it obtained from several county sheriff offices, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, a group that…