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IREHR in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: “Five Strategies to Support U.S. Democracy” – September 15, 2022 IREHR Clips
September 15, 2022

IREHR in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: “Five Strategies to Support U.S. Democracy” – September 15, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in Carnegie Endowment; Author Rachel Kleinfeld writes, “A report by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (an organization that has for a long time been tracking white nationalism and anti-Semitism) found that 21 percent of Republican state legislators had joined…
IREHR in NBC10 Philadelphia: “Pa. House Votes Philly DA in Contempt for Failing to Respond to Subpoena” – September 13, 2022 IREHR Clips
September 13, 2022

IREHR in NBC10 Philadelphia: “Pa. House Votes Philly DA in Contempt for Failing to Respond to Subpoena” – September 13, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in NBC10 Philadelphia; Claudia Vargas and Brian McCrone cited D.A. Larry Krasner’s statement. Krasner’s statement reads, "Pa. Republican legislators attempted to block certification of presidential election results in 2020 and rank second in the nation for lawmakers who are members of far-right extremist…
IREHR in Public News Service: “WA Candidates Tied to Far-Right On Ballot in November” – September 6, 2022 IREHR Clips
September 6, 2022

IREHR in Public News Service: “WA Candidates Tied to Far-Right On Ballot in November” – September 6, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was used as a source in Public News Service; Author and Producer Eric Tegethoff writes, “There also are concerns about the ties between some state legislators and the far right. According to a recent report, more than 20% of state Republican lawmakers have joined at…
IREHR in National Memo: “Extremist Sheriffs Double Down On Embrace of Big Lie As Midterm Approaches” – September 5, 2022 IREHR Clips
September 5, 2022

IREHR in National Memo: “Extremist Sheriffs Double Down On Embrace of Big Lie As Midterm Approaches” – September 5, 2022

IREHR’s President, Devin Burghart, was quoted in the National Memo; “The specter of law enforcement at the polls is already enough to discourage people from going to the polls. Moreover, the threat of surveillance of polling places and drop boxes proposed by groups like True the Vote is meant to…
IREHR in the Daily Kos: “Extremists sheriffs double down with their embrace of Trumpist ‘election integrity’ campaign” – September 1, 2022 IREHR Clips
September 1, 2022

IREHR in the Daily Kos: “Extremists sheriffs double down with their embrace of Trumpist ‘election integrity’ campaign” – September 1, 2022

IREHR’s President, Devin Burghart, was quoted in the Daily Kos; “The specter of law enforcement at the polls is already enough to discourage people from going to the polls. Moreover, the threat of surveillance of polling places and drop boxes proposed by groups like True the Vote is meant to…
IREHR in the Arizona Mirror: “The ‘Big Lie’ messengers who carry a badge and gun” – August 26, 2022 IREHR Clips
August 26, 2022

IREHR in the Arizona Mirror: “The ‘Big Lie’ messengers who carry a badge and gun” – August 26, 2022

IREHR’s President, Devin Burghart, was cited in the Arizona Mirror; “The specter of law enforcement at the polls is already enough to discourage people from going to the polls. Moreover, the threat of surveillance of polling places and drop boxes proposed by groups like True the Vote is meant to…
IREHR in Bolts: “The Big Lie Messengers Who Carry a Badge and Gun” – August 24, 2022 IREHR Clips
August 24, 2022

IREHR in Bolts: “The Big Lie Messengers Who Carry a Badge and Gun” – August 24, 2022

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in Bolts Mag; “The specter of law enforcement at the polls is already enough to discourage people from going to the polls,” Burghart told Bolts. “Moreover, the threat of surveillance of polling places and drop boxes proposed by groups like True the Vote is…
IREHR in the New Republic: “A Grassroots Anti-Environmentalist Movement Grows in Oregon” – August 23, 2022 IREHR Clips
August 23, 2022

IREHR in the New Republic: “A Grassroots Anti-Environmentalist Movement Grows in Oregon” – August 23, 2022

IREHR’s report, Ammon’s Army, was cited and quoted in the New Republic; Author Britta Lokting writes, ““To further contradict the idea that People’s Rights is an ‘anti-government’ network, gaining political and governmental power is part of the group’s program,” reported the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights and the Montana…
IREHR in LA Progressive: “Are Trumps Sheriffs Plotting to Confiscate Voting Machines?” – August 20, 2022 IREHR Clips
August 20, 2022

IREHR in LA Progressive: “Are Trumps Sheriffs Plotting to Confiscate Voting Machines?” – August 20, 2022

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in the LA Progressive; “Now we have the far right building up an insurrectionary force inside law enforcement. They want to make sure that next time, if they want to stop counting, or if they don’t like the way things are going, they can just…
IREHR in Exposed by Center for Media and Democracy: “Here are Five of ALEC’s Most Far-Right Members” – August 5, 2022 IREHR Clips
August 5, 2022

IREHR in Exposed by Center for Media and Democracy: “Here are Five of ALEC’s Most Far-Right Members” – August 5, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was used by Center for Media and Democracy to identify the top five most far-right members of ALEC; The authors write, “The Center for Media and Democracy revealed on August 3 that 224 ALEC-affiliated legislators belong to far-right Facebook groups, based on “Breaching the Mainstream,” a report…