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Extinction Rebellion spray graffiti on Cambridge Uni building, demand removal of memorial to ‘racist’ academic (PHOTOS)

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Climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR) has targeted Cambridge University, spray-painting the wall and door of one college, in protest at the memorial window of “racist” statistician Ronald Fisher. … Read More >Extinction Rebellion spray graffiti on Cambridge Uni building, demand removal of memorial to ‘racist’ academic (PHOTOS)

Categories Op-ed

Most Americans think ‘All Lives Matter’ is a positive message. Yet why are we being told it’s as good as a hate crime?

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Despite pushback from activists against the phrase “all lives matter” amidst George Floyd protests, a poll suggests the majority of people are not offended by the words and only a small, vocal minority are behind the outrage. … Read More >Most Americans think ‘All Lives Matter’ is a positive message. Yet why are we being told it’s as good as a hate crime?

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European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that France violated the rights of 11 pro-Palestinian activists when it convicted them for campaigning against Israeli goods, and has ordered the government to pay damages. … Read More >European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

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Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app

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Left-wing activists aiming to prevent mass surveillance via the ‘Corona App’ claim they caused a fire outside Berlin’s telecommunications institute, which is developing software designed to track the spread of the disease. … Read More >Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app

Categories World

‘I don’t want to shame Greta Thunberg, but…’: Activist dubbed ‘anti-Greta’ by media RIPS INTO ‘climate alarmism’

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The media have invented the ‘anti-Greta’ label to portray her as an “evil right antichrist,” but it only attracted more people to her ideas, Naomi Seibt, who says the human effect on climate change is vastly exaggerated, told RT. … Read More >‘I don’t want to shame Greta Thunberg, but…’: Activist dubbed ‘anti-Greta’ by media RIPS INTO ‘climate alarmism’

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Prosecuting Activists for Protecting Venezuelan Embassy in DC Affects Right to ‘Challenge US Empire’

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Four Embassy Protection Collective members, who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC, May 2019 from the Venezuelan opposition in favor of the attempted US coup against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, are now being charged in a US federal court … Read More >Prosecuting Activists for Protecting Venezuelan Embassy in DC Affects Right to ‘Challenge US Empire’