On Thursday, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, an acclaimed climate activist and former World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) employee, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined $4,100 after…
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‘No Enemies to the Right’: Desantis Ally Hosts Debate Hedging White Nationalism
by Trevor Lambby Trevor LambConservative activist Christopher Rufo, who is a close ally of Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, hosted a social media debate in which one participant argued that conservatives should…
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Graham Linehan Attacks Cancel Culture at Conservative Conference Fringe Event
by Joel Fosterby Joel FosterComedy writer Graham Linehan has told a free speech event at the Conservative Party conference he was “the most cancelled person in this room”. Best known for The IT Crowd…
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Conservative Kenny Xu to Run for Congress to Take on ‘woke’ Federal Government
Conservative activist Kenny Xu, who successfully fought against affirmative action at universities around the country said Thursday he plans to run for Congress in North Carolina as a Republican. He…
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Activist Groups Target 9 Insurance Firms in New Protest
by Pete Barnettby Pete BarnettCertain insurance companies have again been targeted by activist groups that are demanding that the insurers rule out covering the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), and the campaigners promise…
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Afghan Women’s Rights Activist Urges Global Action to Promote Online Education for Girls
by Kyle Bridgesby Kyle BridgesA prominent women’s rights activist in Afghanistan has called on countries around the world to support the online education of Afghan girls. It comes after a group of Afghan women who were offered full…
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Criticism of Egypt’s government is regularly voiced from abroad, but almost never from within the country, infamous as its security apparatus is for brutal crackdowns on political activists. Several recent cases indicate that activists’ families in…
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Pakistani Rights Activist Imaan Mazari-Hazir Released From Jail After Getting Bail in Terror Case
by Joel Fosterby Joel FosterISLAMABAD: Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir was released from jail on Saturday after an anti-terrorism court granted her bail, following a three-day remand into police…
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Rights Groups Urge USAction to Free Emirati Activist Ahead of Dubai Climate Confab
by Kyle Bridgesby Kyle BridgesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States should push for the release of an Emirati activist “arbitrarily” detained in the UAE since 2017 ahead of this year’s UN climate…
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Sounding Off About Mental Health – Meet Youth Activist, António
Activist and public speaker, António Ferreira, fights prejudice on 3 fronts – prejudice against being black, being young and having a mental health condition. “Who is going to be the…