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Pro-Palestine activist Zee Mazloum has issued The Australian and its NSW political reporter Alexi Demetriadi with a concerns notice alleging an article published on November 8 titled “Activist Zee Mazloum posted vile Jewish threats” is defamatory. The issuing of a concerns notice is the first step in defamation proceedings and generally provides the opportunity for […]
On Monday, November 25, Bangladesh Police arrested a Hindu leader and ISKCON monk, plunging the strife-torn country into a new crisis months following the ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina after the murderous takeover by Islamist rioters. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a Hindu priest and prominent leader of Bangladesh’s religious minority, was arrested in Dhaka. Das was […]
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, […]
The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, aimed to advance global commitments to address the climate crisis but became enmeshed in controversies over repression, geopolitical tensions, and accusations of hypocrisy. The Azerbaijani government’s actions against climate activists and the political backdrop of the event have raised pressing concerns about the […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It’s the fulfillment of an implied promise that Trump made at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in late October, where he said he […]
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Trump, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social. “I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary […]
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication with relatives or friends and met with her father, a human rights group said Tuesday. Kolesnikova, one of the most popular and charismatic figures who helped lead protests of Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, was […]
A Swedish court has sentenced a far-right activist to four months in jail for inciting hatred against Muslims at two protests in 2022. Rasmus Paludan sparked protests around the world when he staged demonstrations against Islam in Malmo that saw him burn a copy of the Quran. The court said he made offensive remarks directed at Muslims, […]
The widow of anti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin, who was killed fighting for Ukraine last month, accused the Freedom of Russia Legion of burying her late husband without her permission and suggested that members of the pro-Kyiv paramilitary group may have covered up the cause of his death. Dadin had fought alongside the Ukrainian armed forces […]