Activists

Lawmakers and Activists Start Hunger Strike for Gaza Ceasefire
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More than a dozen state lawmakers and activists within the U.S.—together with actor Cynthia Nixon—have began a starvation strike calling for a everlasting ceasefire in Gaza. The 5 state lawmakers collaborating within the starvation strike starting Monday are Delaware State Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton, New York Rep. Zohran Mamdani, Oklahoma Rep. Mauree Turner, Virginia Rep. Sam … Read more

Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union
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PARIS — Activists carrying masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron urged France on Thursday to vary its place and endorse a regulation proposed by the European Union that will outline rape as intercourse with out consent within the bloc’s 27 nations. The demonstrators gathered in downtown Paris on the eve of Worldwide Day for the Elimination … Read more

Climate Activists Tell the EV Industry to Fix Its Filthy Supply Chain
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Climate Activists Tell the EV Industry to Fix Its Filthy Supply Chain

Saturday’s demonstrators focused South Korean auto large Hyundai. Along with criticizing the corporate’s reliance on coal-powered metal crops, which a report from local weather teams linked to 506 pollution-related untimely deaths in 2021, additionally they denounced the corporate’s reported labor practices. Final December, a Reuters investigation discovered undocumented kids working within the automaker’s provide chain … Read more

Pakistani police cracking down on migrants are arresting Afghan women and children, activists claim
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KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistani police are arresting Afghan girls and youngsters in southern Sindh province as a part of a authorities crackdown on migrants, activists mentioned Saturday. Greater than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in latest weeks as the federal government rounded up, arrested and kicked out international nationals with out papers. It set an … Read more

Activists demand transparency over Malaysia’s move to extend Lynas Rare Earth’s operations
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Environmental activists voiced disappointment Wednesday at Malaysia’s determination to permit Lynas Uncommon Earths to proceed operations till March 2026, and demanded extra transparency on plans by the Australian miner to extract a radioactive ingredient from its rising waste. The federal government Tuesday stated it allowed Lynas to proceed to import and … Read more

Why Israel’s Peace Activists Are Staying Quiet
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Posters Standing Together Israel Peace

Last week, two activists from the grassroots motion Standing Collectively, which works to enhance relations between Jewish and Palestinian residents of Israel, were detained by Israeli police in Jerusalem. They have been hanging posters that learn “We are going to get via this collectively” in Arabic and Hebrew. Yossi Mekelberg, an affiliate fellow at Chatham … Read more