Tag: activist
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‘Not out there enough’: Israeli activist flags importance of discussion about Hamas hostages
[ad_1] Israeli activist Noy Miran says the issue of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza is “not out there enough”. Ms Miran says despite the rolling coverage of the Israel-Hamas war in the media, “no one wants to talk” about the hostages that are still out there. The number of hostages believed to be…
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This activist says scars aren’t Halloween costumes : NPR
[ad_1] Phyllida Swift posing with her scar. Alice Webb/Phyllida Swift hide caption toggle caption Alice Webb/Phyllida Swift Phyllida Swift posing with her scar. Alice Webb/Phyllida Swift In recent years, people have been asking themselves if their Halloween costumes are culturally appropriative. But activist Phyllida Swift says there’s one possibly appropriative element of Halloween costumes many…
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Anti-Israel activist calls on Arab leaders to ‘take a stronger stance’ on Palestine
[ad_1] Arab leaders need to take “a stronger stance” in support of Palestinian liberation, according to the co-founder of Palestinian-led organisation Within Our Lifetime Nerdeen Kiswani. “I believe all Arab leaders can take a stronger stance in support of Palestinian liberation,” she told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan. “Jordan and all of these countries…
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Activist Crypto Investors Score $2.5M Bounty After Campaign on FloorDAO
[ad_1] FloorDAO, which seeks to build products for “NFT-Fi,” recently sent over $2.5 million of its treasury – in crypto tokens and NFTs – to a splinter group called FloorkDAO that was controlled by the activist investors. The investors quickly divided that sum amongst themselves in a redemption that valued each FLOOR token at nearly…
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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
[ad_1] Narges Mohammadi, Iran’s most prominent human rights activist and an inmate in the country’s notorious Evin Prison, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, in an effort by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to support women’s rights in Iran. Ms. Mohammadi, 51, has spent most of the last decade in and out of…
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2023 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi, women’s rights activist jailed in Iran
[ad_1] Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The former vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) organization was chosen by a panel of experts in Norway from a list of just over 350 nominations. Mohammadi, 51, has done her work despite facing…
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Blinken: U.S. expects “accountability” from India after Canada accuses it of being involved in death of Sikh activist
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the growing tension between Canada and India on Friday, saying the U.S. is “deeply concerned” about the allegations made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India was involved in the murder of a Canadian citizen earlier this year. Blinken, who spoke publicly at a news conference in New…
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Person to Person: Norah O’Donnell interviews actor and activist Sean Penn
[ad_1] Person to Person: Norah O’Donnell interviews actor and activist Sean Penn – CBS News Watch CBS News In this episode of “Person to Person” with Norah O’Donnell, she speaks with Sean Penn about his new documentary about the invasion of Ukraine, “Superpower,” and his work as an activist. Be the first to know Get…
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Justin Trudeau accuses India of “potential” link to assassination of Sikh activist in Canada
[ad_1] Justin Trudeau accuses India of “potential” link to assassination of Sikh activist in Canada – CBS News Watch CBS News Canada has accused India of a “potential” link to the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada has expelled a top diplomat in response. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports. Be…
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Baillie Gifford should drop fossil fuel investment, says climate activist – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] What we’re seeing in Hawaii is the latest in a string of environmental catastrophes this summer. The alarming frequency of these events has many feeling anxious and despondent about the climate crisis. But one of the UK’s leading climate activists Mikaela Loach says we must re-frame our thinking and see it as an opportunity…
