L.A. activist indicted after giving face shields to anti-ICE protesters
A local activist who handed out protective face shields to protesters last month during demonstrations against the Trump administration’s chaotic immigration raids was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday….
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Human rights organizations demand release of Egyptian activist Ibrahim Metwally – JURIST
Amnesty International, in conjunction with numerous nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), released a statement Monday calling for Egyptian authorities to immediately set free lawyer and activist Ibrahim Metwally after nearly seven years…
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UN panel finds detention of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah illegal – JURIST
British-Egyptian writer and human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being unlawfully detained by the Egyptian government, according to an investigation by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention….
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Life sentence for Cameroon peace activist spurs international condemnation – JURIST
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the life sentence handed down by a military court in Cameroon against activist Abdu Karim Ali, calling it an “affront to justice” and demanding his…
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Rights group urges Vietnam to release activist amid escalating crackdown on dissent – JURIST
Human Rights Watch on Friday called for the immediate release of Trinh Ba Phuong, a prominent Vietnamese human rights activist, condemning what it described as an intensifying campaign by the…
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Activist’s disappearance and killing causes outcry in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — She was a fearless advocate for her Mixe Indigenous community, a lawyer and mother who denounced violence against women — while also exposing misogynist chat groups among politicians in…
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Judge releases student activist who arrested at citizenship interview
By AMANDA SWINHART and HOLLY RAMER, The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student…
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Russia court sentences 19-year-old activist for poetic protest of Ukraine conflict – JURIST
The Petrogradsky District Court of St. Petersburg in Russia sentenced activist Daria Kozyreva to two years and eight months in prison for “discrediting the armed forces” by using 19th-century Ukrainian…
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Kyrgyzstan detains activist Rita Karasartova without formal charges – JURIST
Kyrgyzstan detained the prominent Kyrgyz human rights defender, Rita Karasartova without formal charges on Monday. Amnesty International denounced the detention as an “alarming sign of deepening repression.” Human rights activist Gul’shaiyr…
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Imprisonment of political activist in Azerbaijan sparks international concern amid hunger strike – JURIST
Amnesty International on Friday called for the urgent release of political activist Tofig Yagublu following his hunger strike that began on April 1. Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia…
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US immigration judge decides detained pro-Palestine student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported – JURIST
A US immigration judge decided Friday that detained Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported after the Trump administration revoked his permanent resident status over his participation in pro-Palestine…
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Billie Jean King honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The club isn’t exactly exclusive, although it retains an unmistakable whiff of glamour. Getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame continues to be a career highlight, nearly 67…
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Türkiye urged to halt extradition of Syria refugee and activist Mohamad Alkayali – JURIST
Amnesty International urged Turkish authorities on Friday to immediately halt the extradition of Syrian refugee Mohamad Alkayali and release him from detention, warning of severe human rights risks if he…
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What Syrians saw as renewed sectarian violence left hundreds dead
BEIRUT — The gunmen were methodical, beginning their rampage from the start of a street in the Qusoor neighborhood in the Syrian coastal city of Baniyas and working their way down the…
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Egypt human rights activist released on bail amid terrorism charges – JURIST
Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released on bail Sunday after facing charges of “joining and financing a terrorist group” and “spreading false news,” according to the Egyptian Initiative…
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US imposes sanctions on Russia judge over detention of activist – JURIST
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against Russian judge Olesya Mendeleeva due to her involvement in the detention of Alexei Gorinov, an activist who was sentenced to seven years…
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Niger activist Moussa Tchangari detained amidst human rights concerns – JURIST
In a move that has sparked widespread outcry, Niger’s military authorities have arrested Moussa Tchangari, a well-known civil society leader and critic of the government, Amnesty International reported Monday. Tchangari,…
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Nikki Giovanni, poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81
Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and ‘70s who was dubbed “the Princess of Black Poetry,” has died….
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Activists have a new tactic to close Aliso Canyon gas storage facility
Ever since a historic, methane-spewing blowout in October 2015, local lawmakers, residents and activists have been pressuring state regulators and officials, including the governor, to close the Aliso Canyon gas…
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Uganda activist stands trial in court-martial after disappeared in Kenya – JURIST
A prominent Ugandan opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye, who disappeared Saturday while visiting Kenya, resurfaced on Wednesday in a military jail back in Uganda, according to statements from his wife…
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