Tag: activist
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Shih Ming-teh, Taiwan activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] BANGKOK (AP) — Shih Ming-teh, a democracy activist who helped lead Taiwan from authoritarianism to democracy and a former chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, died on Monday, his family said. He was 83. Aaccording to a statement from his family on his official Facebook page, he was being treated at Taipei’s Veterans…
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After two years in detention, a Chinese #MeToo journalist and a labor activist face trial this week – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) — After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist active in the #MeToo movement will go on trial this week, along with a labor rights activist who was detained with her in 2021, one of their supporters said. China often silences activists by holding them incommunicado for a long time and then…
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Akhilesh Yadav Birthday:भावी प्रधानमंत्री अखिलेश यादव… सपा कार्यालय के बाहर लगा ये पोस्टर हो रहा वायरल – Samajwadi Party Activist Wishes Akhilesh Yadav To Become Pm On His Birthday.
[ad_1] अखिलेश यादव। – फोटो : amar ujala विस्तार सपा अध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव के जन्मदिन के अवसर पर पूरे प्रदेश के सपा कार्याकर्ता बधाई और शुभकामनाएं दे रहे हैं। सभी उनके अच्छे भविष्य व बेहतर स्वास्थ्य की कामना कर रहे हैं। वहीं, सपा कार्यालय के बाहर लखनऊ में एक पोस्टर लगाया गया है जिसमें उन्हें…
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Activist who ran for Belarusian presidency pleads guilty – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An opposition politician who ran against authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the controversial 2020 presidential election pleaded guilty Wednesday at the start of his trial on charges of public order breaches. Andrey Dzmitryeu, 41, was detained Jan. 11 and charged with “organizing and preparing actions grossly violating public order.”…
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Chinese gangs preventing Tibetan protests in Taiwan, says human rights activist
[ad_1] Reported By: Siddhant Mishra Edited By: Pathikrit Sen Gupta Last Updated: March 15, 2023, 00:54 IST In the past couple of years, Tibetans say some China-backed gangs have been attacking the protesters in Taiwan. Pic/Tashi Tsering In a telephonic conversation with CNN-News18, Tashi Tsering, founder of the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan,…
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Activist Teesta Setalvad walks out of jail
[ad_1] Activist Teesta Setalvad walked out of a prison in Ahmedabad on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court granted her interim bail in a case of allegedly fabricating evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots. She had been lodged in the Sabarmati Central Jail here since her arrest on June 26. Photo: Sanghrita Photo:…
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Activist investor pushes for changes at CN Rail
[ad_1] A Canadian Pacific Railway employee walks along the side of a locomotive in a marshalling yard in Calgary, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The board of Kansas City Southern has ruled that a takeover offer from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is a superior proposal to its agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. THE…
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ProtonMail court order leads to the arrest of French climate activist
[ad_1] The private email service Protonmail is drawing harsh criticism from its users after providing IP information linked to a French activist who used the service, as first reported by TechCrunch. The data was requested as part of a broader investigation into a group of climate activists who have occupied a number of apartments and…