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On this day in 2012, Dawoud Al Marhoon (1995 - ), was arrested and indefinitely detained by the Saudi Arabian government after refusing to spy on anti-state protesters during the Arab Spring. After 10 years in prison, he was released in 2022.
Giacomo Matteotti, born on this day in 1885, was an anti-fascist Italian socialist politician. After publicly denouncing Mussolini in 1924, he said "now start composing your oration for my funeral" and was assassinated eleven days later.
Harvey Milk, born on this day in 1930, the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. "If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door."
![Richard Oakes reading the "Indians of All Tribes" proclamation on Alcatraz Island, November 25th, 1969. Photographer Paul Glines [indiancountrytoday.com]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Individuals/richardOakes.jpg)
Richard Oakes, born on this day in 1942, was a Mohawk indigenous activist and leader within the Red Power movement, playing a prominent role in the 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 - 1971.
Image: Richard Oakes reading the "Indians of All Tribes" proclamation on Alcatraz Island, November 25th, 1969. Photographer Paul Glines [indiancountrytoday.com]