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An elderly activist who took banners to a Hong Kong park did not breach the law because his act of displaying them was not permanent, his lawyer has argued. Elderly activist Chan Ki-kau outside the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on October 30, 2024. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. Chan Ki-kau, 78, appeared at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ […]
Faltas by Cecilia Gentili CW: rape, child abuse The subtitle of this memoir-in-letters is “Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist” and it perfectly captures Gentili’s unique tone. This is absolutely a heavy book. It’s about rape and sexual abuse and ongoing trauma. It’s also hilarious and juicy, full of campy humor, […]
A Hong Kong court has barred activist Chow Hang-tung from calling on overseas witnesses to testify virtually in her national security trial. Chow Hang-tung. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. A three-judge panel at the High Court handed down the decision on Monday, around 15 minutes after hearing Chow’s arguments that a new rule barring overseas witnesses from […]
The founder of the English Defence League, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is at the forefront of a growing movement that was behind anti-immigrant riots this summer. Source link
Getty Images Sonam Wangchuk has had a long career as an innovator and activist An Indian climate activist who ended a 16-day-long hunger strike this week says his fight to save the ecology of his hometown – an icy cold desert in the northernmost part of India – is far from over. Sonam Wangchuk, 58, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/8/24 Jersey City Free Public Library Nailah Andre PR & Communications Coordinator nandre@jclibrary.org MILLER BRANCH AUDITORIUM TO BE DEDICATED IN HONOR OF COMMUNITY ACTIVIST DAOUD-DAVID WILLIAMS Jersey City, New Jersey — Tuesday, October 8, 2024 — Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL) is pleased to announce that the Miller Branch Library auditorium […]
Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday. Source link
In letters between them many years later, Beckett fondly remembered the influence of their old and eccentric headmaster George McKenna, who introduced them to botanical drawing in the bush, art, poetry and, embarrassingly for sturdy bush boys, folk dancing. Most significantly however, “Mac” McKenna introduced them to the world of film. Beckett later recalled that […]
Iran’s Supreme Court has ordered a retrial for labor rights activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and lifted her death sentence, her lawyer said on Saturday. “The Supreme Court… has overturned the verdict against my client,” lawyer Amir Raisian was cited by the reformist Shargh daily as saying. What do we know about the case? Mohammadi had been accused […]
Myanmar has never ranked highly in global gender equality tables, but improvements were made during the reform years. The United Nations says patterns of abuse and gender-based violence have definitely worsened since the military coup. In this feature, we profile a women’s rights defender who says women must play a meaningful role in building a […]