Activists News
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Cairo -
An Egyptian court Monday ordered the release on bail of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a top activist of the revolt against ex-president Hosni Mubarak, at his retrial in a case where he had been sentenced to 15 years.
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There has been a dramatic shift in the tactics used by animal-rights activists over the past decade, with individual researchers and the businesses supplying them being targeted instead of their universities.
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A deal with shareholder activists outlined by JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N> on Thursday will allow the bank to avoid another battle at its spring shareholder meeting over whether the firm should have an i...
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Barcelona -
On Sunday protesters gathered in Barcelona to shed their clothes to raise awareness against the killing of animals for their skin.
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Saint Petersburg -
Four days ago former Beatle Paul McCartney urged President Putin to free the so-called Arctic 30, and Monday two members of Greenpeace, part of the imprisoned group of 30 people have been released on bail by a Russian court.
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Barcelona -
In their latest protest demanding the release of 30 activists arrested on the Gazprom oil rig in the Russian Arctic, Greenpeace has taken Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral hostage.
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Today activists opposed to Monsanto’s lobbying efforts and tactics posed as lobbyists for a fake lobbying group, distributing mock awards to congressional members who took money from the company.
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Tordesillas -
A new action against the brutal "Toro de la Vega" festival in Spain has begun, with a boycott of the municipality of Tordesillas in the Castile & León region and daily calls to the Councillors and Tourism Office. (Updated).
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Washington -
Tens of thousands of climate change activists descended on the National Mall in Washington, DC. People came from numerous U.S. states and Canada to protest various actions relating to energy forms.
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All over the world people were banging pots and pans and generally making themselves heard on Saturday, in the popular "Global Noise" movement against austerity.
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London -
Activists from Climate Justice Collective built an icy pyramid at Shell's London headquarters on Tuesday, in protest over Arctic oil drilling.
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In an interview with author and journalist Naomi Wolf, we hear that the U.S. classifies torture, but punishes those who tell the truth. The current crackdown on journalists, whistleblowers and activists is discussed in detail.
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London -
"There's nothing that terrifies the U.S. government more than the threat of democracy breaking out in America." Julian Assange interviews representatives from OWS and Occupy London.
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Chicago -
It wasn't only the physical protesters targeting Chicago yesterday. Anonymous-related hacktivists also did their part by taking down the CPD's website and the City of Chicago's website.
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Moscow -
People participating in unlawful or unsanctioned protests in Russia may be forced to pay fines to cover any damages caused or will be subject to days of compulsory community service.
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The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short) is once again in the news, but this time a major counter-attack is being planned to fight it.
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Kathmandu -
Notorious agricultural giant Monsanto has teamed up with the Nepalese government to force GMO seeds on to the country's farmers. Protests in Kathmandu ensued.
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With the government pushing yet more austerity measures on the people of Spain, protesters have been out in the streets against the cuts in the social health system.
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London -
A brand new series of controversial interviews starts on Tuesday 17 April 2012. The series will feature interviews between Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and controversial people worldwide and should be an eye-opener.
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2011 was a year or protest, from Egypt and the Arab Spring, to Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal, the U.S.A. and many more countries, the people got out there in the streets to try and take back their basic rights.
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Conservative talk personality Glenn Beck, commenting on the Occupy Wall Street protests from his web-based GBTV program, characterized the anti-capitalist activists as 'radicals' that will 'kill everybody.'
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It is apparent that the day of Big Business may soon be lessening its unyielding grip on greedy politicians and innocent American citizens. Unfortunately, it consists of 1% of the most powerful and controlling corporations and individuals of the world.
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A British religious think tank is raising civil-liberties concerns after a number of arrests were made in Britain just days before the wedding today of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
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A number of activist and protesters around the streets of Westminster Abbey are also putting up their tents and placards on the eve of the royal wedding celebrations
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Chinese security officials have barred foreign journalists from accessing areas known as possible "protest sites." Events planned by foreigners, such as a St. Patrick's Day parade, have been cancelled.
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Denver -
"Come on Down!" The famous catch phrase coined by the former game-show-host, also a long time vegetarian and animal rights activist, greeted 25 lions as they stepped onto American soil, the last of the animals to be rescued from Bolivian circus acts.
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Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who became famous when she protested in front of Bush's Texas ranch, talks about her radio show including favorite guests, a wish-list for future guests, and she shares a few personal tidbits.
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Pivotal websites of the Tunisian government have been hacked by pro-Wikileaks activists. Sites belonging to the Ministry of Industry and the Tunisian Stock Exchange were both targeted by the Anonymous group since Monday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered no apologies for the Israeli raid in international waters on a Turkish flotilla that was headed for Gaza in May.
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Brussels -
Hundreds of Congolese activists marched in Brussels on Saturday carrying an empty coffin after the Congolese authorities refused to repatriate the body of Belgian-Congolese activist Armand Tungulu Mudiandamb, dead in Kinshasa at the beginning of October.
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Activists holding a flower and saluting peace to the police in full riot gear.
Police in full riot gear on Queen Street in a large crowd.
Greenpeace activists protested on behalf of the Arctic 30 on Barcelona's Sagrada Familia cathedral. YouTube
Activist walking by the G20 fence during the upheaval on Saturday.
Greenpeace activists protested on behalf of the Arctic 30 on Barcelona's Sagrada Familia cathedral. YouTube
Two climate change activists disrupted highly publicized event as they sneaked up behind Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a question and answer session at the Vancouver Board of Trade Screengrab / CBC
Cops driving in their 4X4s a long King Street West.
Greenpeace activists protested on behalf of the Arctic 30 on Barcelona's Sagrada Familia cathedral. YouTube
Greenpeace activists protested on behalf of the Arctic 30 on Barcelona's Sagrada Familia cathedral. Greenpeace
Activists rally against delays in clean-up of Hanford Nuclear reactor waste.
Bureau of Land Management
Cops in front of the U.S. Consulate
Activist saluting peace to cops at Bay Street and Queen Street.
Large crowd at Queen and Spadina where the police were physically intimidating and threatening peaceful protesters.
The police just after arresting a couple allegedly having a car full Molotov cocktails.
The mustang roundup planned would be one of the largest in Nevada in recent years. In Defense of Animals
Greenpeace activists protested on behalf of the Arctic 30 on Barcelona's Sagrada Familia cathedral. Greenpeace
First Greenpeace visit to Libya in 2007. Salvatore Barbera
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