Tag: Activist

Categories EU

Danish anti-lockdown activist gets double jail time for inciting violence… after telling crowd to ‘smash city in non-violent way’

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A Danish woman has been jailed for two years after telling people to “smash the city” at an anti-lockdown protest. The activist is the first protester hit by a law enabling courts to double sentences for Covid-related offenses. … Read More >Danish anti-lockdown activist gets double jail time for inciting violence… after telling crowd to ‘smash city in non-violent way’

Categories World

OPCW chief must ‘find the courage to address’ Douma coverup allegations, says group including 5 senior ex-officials of watchdog

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The scandal surrounding alleged manipulation of scientific data in the chemical weapons watchdog the OPCW, ignored by both the organization and the mainstream media, is only getting worse with time, a pro-whistleblower group said. … Read More >OPCW chief must ‘find the courage to address’ Douma coverup allegations, says group including 5 senior ex-officials of watchdog

Categories EU

Brussels deploys plainclothes police officers to sexual harassment ‘hotspots’ where nearly 80% of women fear leaving home

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Brussels will use undercover officers as part of an initiative to crack down on sexual harassment in the streets of the de facto EU capital. The move comes after activists called on police to do more to protect women in the city. … Read More >Brussels deploys plainclothes police officers to sexual harassment ‘hotspots’ where nearly 80% of women fear leaving home

Categories EU

Greenpeace activists sneak onto airport tarmac & vandalize Air France jet, raising security concerns (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

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An Air France jet received a partial paint job after Greenpeace activists infiltrated Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport. Social media users expressed bafflement over how such a brazen act of vandalism was possible. … Read More >Greenpeace activists sneak onto airport tarmac & vandalize Air France jet, raising security concerns (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Categories Shows

Exposing factory farms, the digital divide, & liberal fantasies as ‘fact checking’

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Lee Camp interviews Matt Johnson, an animal rights activist with the group Direct Action Everywhere. He’s currently facing felony charges for exposing the brutality of the factory farming industry. An Iowa pork producer was using brutal methods to massacre surplus pigs whose meat they couldn’t harvest because of slowdowns in the Covid economy. … Read More >Exposing factory farms, the digital divide, & liberal fantasies as ‘fact checking’

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System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian slams Turkey over Nagorno-Karabakh war, Armenian genocide

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian. He discusses the new documentary ‘Truth to Power’, which explores his family history, including his grandparents surviving the Armenian genocide, and his own early life growing up in Lebanon. … Read More >System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian slams Turkey over Nagorno-Karabakh war, Armenian genocide

Categories Middle East

As Israel Tackles Biggest Oil Spill in Recent Years, Expert Says The Cleanup Will Be Challenging

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Although the maritime ecosystem is likely to heal itself, thousands of activists, who took to the shores to assist in the cleaning efforts, will probably face a number of health conditions that could include serious respiratory problems. … Read More >As Israel Tackles Biggest Oil Spill in Recent Years, Expert Says The Cleanup Will Be Challenging