About Malik Muhammad

Malik is a 26 year old Black/Palestinian muslim anarchist. He was charged with possession of unregistered destructive devices, engaging in civil disorder and obstructing law enforcement and using explosives to commit a felony during the George Floyd uprisings. He has a wife and young child. He has a long history of protesting, actions, and writings for Black and Palestinian liberation.

Timeline

On April 5th, 2021 Malik was arrested in Indiana, and then extradited to Oregon. He was given a $2.1 million bail. Through great struggle, the required 10% of it was met by the Portland Freedom Fund. Within 24 hours of his release, he was rearrested by federal officers.

Malik was then imprisoned in Multnomah County where he was held in solitary confinement for 90 days. On July 29th he was moved to FCI Sheridan where he participated in a hunger strike that successfully increased prisoners free-time from 30 minutes every other day to 4 hours per day everyday, and one day per week outside for recreation.

In 2022, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In August 2025, Malik joined a hunger strike in support of T. Hoxha, a Pal Action UK prisoner who won many of her demands during a 29 day strike.