Tag: activists
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Saudi Arabia: Comedians Silent on Detained Activists
(Beirut) – Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival did not use their public platform…
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Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism | Environmental activism
As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise…
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Six years since Iraq’s Tishreen protests, activists persecuted and freedoms in peril
Six years on from the nationwide protests in October 2019, referred to as Tishreen, Iraqi…
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Zimbabwe: Rights Activists Acquitted After Year-Long Trial
(Johannesburg) – A Zimbabwe court’s acquittal of three human rights activists on disorderly conduct charges more…
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Viet Nam: Grave concern for imprisoned activist’s health
Prominent human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, Cấn Thị Thêu, who has been imprisoned…
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Türkiye: Further information: Activists released from pre-trial detention: Hivda Selen, Sinem Çelebi and Doğan Nur
Activists Hivda Selen, Sinem Çelebi and Doğan Nur were arbitrarily detained on the day of…
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Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender on Trial After Publishing Activist’s Letter
(Bishkek) – The trial of a Kyrgyz human rights defender who published a letter from a…
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Vietnam: Free Imprisoned Activists at Medical Risk
(New York) – The Vietnamese government should immediately release two wrongfully imprisoned activists who have developed…
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Activists Pledge to Resist Any Federal Effort to Lift Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
Fears that the Trump administration is looking for ways to lift a longstanding ban on…
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Türkiye: Free arbitrarily detained activists now: Hivda Selen, Sinem Çelebi and Doğan Nur
Activists Hivda Selen, Sinem Çelebi and Doğan Nur were arbitrarily detained on the day of…