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Sudanese man’s death draws attention to paramilitary force
Middle East
December 27, 2020
Sudanese man’s death draws attention to paramilitary force
CAIRO (AP) — The death of a Sudanese man who was snatched while sitting at a coffee shop has sparked…
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
World
February 11, 2020
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed…
Officials, activists: 2 Iraqi protesters killed in Baghdad
Middle East
January 18, 2020
Officials, activists: 2 Iraqi protesters killed in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two protesters were killed and over a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence…
Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
Middle East
December 25, 2019
Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants have kidnapped 27 peace activists from a highway in Afghanistan’s western Farah province, local officials…
Hong Kong officer hit by arrow as activists vow to ‘squeeze economy’
World
November 17, 2019
Hong Kong officer hit by arrow as activists vow to ‘squeeze economy’
A police officer was struck in the leg by an arrow shot by a Hong Kong activist on Sunday, the…
Climate change activists target BlackRock in London
World
October 14, 2019
Climate change activists target BlackRock in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change activists targeted BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, in London on Monday, demanding that the…
Global climate ‘rebellion’ sees mass arrests and blocked roads
World
October 8, 2019
Global climate ‘rebellion’ sees mass arrests and blocked roads
Climate protesters from Sydney to New York blocked roads Monday, sparking hundreds of arrests, as two weeks of civil disobedience…
Anti-G7 activists march with ‘stolen’ Macron portraits
World
August 26, 2019
Anti-G7 activists march with ‘stolen’ Macron portraits
Several hundred anti-G7 protesters staged an unusual protest in southwestern France on Sunday, holding “stolen” portraits of French President Emmanuel…
Rival rallies as Hong Kong’s divisions deepen
World
August 17, 2019
Rival rallies as Hong Kong’s divisions deepen
Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement…
Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom
Middle East
August 6, 2019
Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi officials have hailed as “historic” new rights granted to women in Saudi Arabia that further dismantle…