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‘It’s a set-up’: Many activists in Myanmar remain unconvinced by junta’s offer to pardon protesters

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Myanmar’s military junta has offered to drop charges against protesters on the condition that they come forward to authorities, though many demonstrators say they fear that the move is a ruse to catch dissidents. … Read More >‘It’s a set-up’: Many activists in Myanmar remain unconvinced by junta’s offer to pardon protesters

Zurich police remove 200 climate activists blocking banks over fossil fuel funding (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021By Editor

Police have started removing around 200 climate activists who staged a protest at the entrance to banks Credit Suisse and UBS in Zurich demanding the financial institutions stop financing fossil fuel projects. … Read More >Zurich police remove 200 climate activists blocking banks over fossil fuel funding (VIDEOS)

Journalism & Mass media

What’s behind the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse?

Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021By Editor

Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Haitian activist and musician Chango Bastia about the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. … Read More >What’s behind the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse?

World

Queen Elizabeth II statue toppled in Canada on national holiday, marred by grim discoveries of unmarked graves at Catholic schools

Posted on July 4, 2021July 4, 2021By Editor

Protesters tore down several statues at the Manitoba legislature, including a bust of Queen Elizabeth II, during a heated rally on Canada Day, venting outrage over the discovery of unmarked graves of indigenous schoolchildren. … Read More >Queen Elizabeth II statue toppled in Canada on national holiday, marred by grim discoveries of unmarked graves at Catholic schools

Asia & Pacific

Google removes maps listing details of HUNDREDS of Thai pro-democracy activists doxxed by pro-royalists

Posted on July 1, 2021By Editor

The technology giant has deleted two maps created by a group of royal supporters that leaked the personal data and addresses of hundreds of citizens deemed to be promoting anti-monarchy sentiment – a crime in Thailand. … Read More >Google removes maps listing details of HUNDREDS of Thai pro-democracy activists doxxed by pro-royalists

Residents of homeless migrant camp outside Paris City Hall given temporary shelter after protest

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021By Editor

A makeshift camp erected outside the office of the French capital’s mayor was removed by police on Friday after more than 300 protesting migrants were provided temporary shelter by the Paris authorities. … Read More >Residents of homeless migrant camp outside Paris City Hall given temporary shelter after protest

Homeless migrants camp outside Paris City Hall to demand accommodation solution (VIDEO)

Posted on June 27, 2021June 27, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of migrants and activists have installed a makeshift camp outside the mayor’s office in Paris, demanding that asylum seekers have a stable roof over their heads. … Read More >Homeless migrants camp outside Paris City Hall to demand accommodation solution (VIDEO)

Shows

Understanding Modern America with Noam Chomsky

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

This week Lee Camp has a special episode for you. Noam Chomsky came on the show to discuss his latest book, ‘Chomsky for Activists’. Chomsky & Camp cover a broad array of topics in the interview. They discuss how the media landscape has changed in the age of social media, the most inspiring activist movements around today, the Republican Party’s sharp movement toward an insane style of politics, and the dangers of the new Cold War with China. … Read More >Understanding Modern America with Noam Chomsky

Madrid to pardon Catalan pro-independence leaders on Tuesday, Spanish PM confirms

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021By Editor

The Spanish government plans to pardon Catalan independence leaders on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said. Nine politicians and activists were jailed for sedition over the failed 2017 independence bid. … Read More >Madrid to pardon Catalan pro-independence leaders on Tuesday, Spanish PM confirms

Berlin police use chainsaw to pry open door of famous far-left squat (VIDEO)

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021By Editor

Berlin police were reportedly attacked as they forced their way into a building occupied by far-left activists after negotiations concerning a fire inspection for the dilapidated squat fell through. … Read More >Berlin police use chainsaw to pry open door of famous far-left squat (VIDEO)

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