Zanele Muholi has won the Freedom of Expression Index award over punk group Pussy Riot, filmmaker Haifaa al Mansour and cartoonist Aseem Trivedi. Continue reading
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Japan turns back Taiwan boat from islands
Published: Jan. 25, 2013 at 6:37 AM TOKYO, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Taiwan activists on a fishing boat were stopped from entering the waters of Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, the Japanese coast guard said Continue reading
Calling Russ Belville Out – The I-502 Challenge and comparing activists to Nazi War Criminals – Video
Calling Russ Belville Out – The I-502 Challenge and comparing activists to Nazi War Criminals Russ started out on November 2nd 2012 comparing many activists as Nazi War criminals. Then goes on to challenge people to a challenge in which he demands that activists be labeled with a virtual Star of David in order to make sure that people remember they voted against the prohibition in I-502. He reminds everyone that he will not forget those who voted in a way that he didn't approve of. Continue reading
Release Diaoyu Islands activists a wise move
Beijing, Aug. 17 (Xinhua-ANI): Tokyo has made a wise move by releasing all 14 Chinese captured Wednesday on and off the Diaoyu Islands, easing the anguish of millions of Chinese, who, along with the activists, are determined to safeguard China's sovereign rights. Continue reading
HK Activists' Boat Nears Disputed Islands
Regional tensions flared on the emotional anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender as activists from China and South Korea used Wednesday’s occasion to press rival territorial claims, prompting Japanese authorities to arrest 14 people. Continue reading
Preparing for the big one
In the early morning of Oct. 8, 2007, a small group of British Greenpeace activists slipped inside a hulking smokestack that towers more than 600 feet above a coal-fired power plant in Kent, England Continue reading