Russian police detain prominent opposition activist before protest
Russian police on Saturday detained prominent opposition activist Lyubov Sobol ahead of a planned protest in Moscow to demand free elections.
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Arab activist says Norway warned him of potential Saudi threat
A prominent Arab pro-democracy campaigner living in political asylum in Norway said he had been warned by the Norwegian security services about a possible threat against him from Saudi Arabia.
Ex-VP Biden doesn't recall inappropriate kiss alleged by activist: spokesman
A spokesman for Joe Biden said the former vice president does not recall an incident in 2014 when a female activist said he inappropriately kissed her, but some of his potential rivals for the Democratic nomination said on Saturday they believe his a...
Venezuela's Fabiana Rosales, a young activist, emerges into the political spotlight
Barely two months after emerging from obscurity in her home country of Venezuela, political activist Fabiana Rosales sat in the Oval Office across from U.S. President Donald Trump in a yellow armchair normally reserved for visiting heads of state.
Indigenous land activist shot dead in Costa Rica
Unknown attackers shot dead a well-known Costa Rican activist who defended land for the Bribri indigenous people in the Central American country, the government said on Tuesday.
UK condemns Russia for sentence on rights activist in Chechnya
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt condemned the sentence handed out to a prominent human rights activist by a court in Chechnya, calling it "an awful example of Russia suppressing vital work of human rights defenders".
U.S. religious freedom envoy urges China to release Taiwan activist
The U.S. ambassador for religious freedom on Tuesday called for the release of a Taiwan activist jailed in China, saying the case was highly concerning to the U.S. government.
Model turned activist Waris Dirie says world is ignoring the crime of FGM
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still occurring because the world is turning a blind eye to a crime against children, Waris Dirie, the Somali nomad turned supermodel, told Reuters on Thursday.
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson to face fresh contempt case
Britain's attorney general said on Thursday he would begin fresh contempt-of-court legal action against far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose case has attracted the sympathy of right-wing supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Indian activist critical of smelter protest killings goes missing
An Indian activist who released a video critical of the police shooting of protesters at Vedanta's south Indian copper smelter in May, killing 13 and injuring many others, has been missing for 10 days, a lawyer and fellow activists said.
CalSTRS backs new activist hedge fund Impactive with $250 million
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), the second largest U.S. pension fund said on Monday it made a $250 million investment with Impactive Capital, a new activist hedge fund that expects to start trading next month.
Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize for combating sexual violence
Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
UK judge adjourns contempt case against far-right activist Tommy Robinson
A judge adjourned a rehearing on Thursday in a contempt-of-court action against British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose case has attracted the sympathy of right-wing supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Anti-Kremlin activist saved by prompt treatment: doctors
Anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov would probably have died following an apparent poisoning in Moscow last week if he had not received prompt medical treatment, his doctors in Germany said on Tuesday.
Anti-Kremlin activist was probably poisoned: Berlin doctor
A anti-Kremlin activist who is in Berlin for treatment was probably poisoned with a substance that has affected his nervous system, his doctors said on Tuesday.
Anti-Kremlin activist doing better in German hospital: fellow activist
An anti-Kremlin activist lost his sight, hearing and ability to walk in a suspected poisoning last week but is doing better since he arrived in Berlin for treatment, according to a fellow member of the Pussy Riot band and a newspaper.
Pro-China groups rally outside HK press club ahead of activist's speech
Pro-Beijing groups rallied outside Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) on Tuesday ahead of a speech by an independence activist that has attracted global attention and riled both Chinese and local officials.
Far-right activist Robinson released on bail after court victory
Jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose case has attracted the sympathy of right-wing supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, was released on bail on Wednesday after winning an appeal against a contempt of court ruling.
Jailed anti-Muslim activist Robinson released on bail
Jailed anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson has been released on bail after his appeal against a conviction for contempt of court was partially granted by a London court.
Trump's ambassador lobbied Britain on behalf of jailed right-wing activist Tommy Robinson
Sam Brownback, the U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, complained to the British ambassador in Washington D.C. about the treatment of an English right-wing activist who is in jail for disrupting a trial, according to three sources fa...