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1:24pm, 2nd August, 2019

Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants defy government to join protests

Thousands of civil servants joined in the anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Friday for the first time since they started two months ago, defying a warning from the authorities to remain politically neutral.

Sudan's protest coalition calls for civil disobedience campaign

3:50pm, 8th May, 2019

World

Sudan's protest coalition calls for civil disobedience campaign

Sudanese protest and opposition leaders on Wednesday called for a campaign of civil disobedience in response to what one of them described as the military's "disappointing" answer to their proposals for an interim government.

Civil rights groups sue Tennessee over law imposing new penalties on voter registration

1:13pm, 3rd May, 2019

US

Civil rights groups sue Tennessee over law imposing new penalties on voter registration

Civil rights groups in Tennessee have asked a federal court to block enforcement of a new state law that threatens to impose new penalties on voter-registration groups if they file too many incomplete forms.

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

1:49am, 3rd April, 2019

US

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

Racist graffiti was painted in the parking lot of a Tennessee social justice center that hosted giants of the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, it said on Tuesday.

Texas civil court judge accidentally resigns

10:48am, 2nd April, 2019

US

Texas civil court judge accidentally resigns

An April Fools' Day resignation prank? One Texas civil court judge wishes it were so.

Fourteen killed in Colombia plane crash: civil aviation agency

11:52pm, 9th March, 2019

World

Fourteen killed in Colombia plane crash: civil aviation agency

Fourteen people were killed in a plane crash in the Colombian plains province of Meta on Saturday, the country's civil aviation agency said.

Pfizer unit Meridian under civil investigation by U.S. Attorney

10:46pm, 28th February, 2019

US

Pfizer unit Meridian under civil investigation by U.S. Attorney

Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it received a request for documents as part of a U.S. investigation related to quality issues involving the manufacture of auto-injectors at its Meridian Medical Technologies site.

No Pasaran - London football team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

11:49am, 18th September, 2018

UK

No Pasaran - London football team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

A small, newly-founded soccer team in the lower reaches of English football has attracted international fame after its new shirt, inspired by the fight against nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, went viral in Spain and sold out.

No Pasaran - London soccer team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

2:30am, 18th September, 2018

UK

No Pasaran - London soccer team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

A small, newly-founded soccer team in the lower reaches of English football has attracted international fame after its new shirt, inspired by the fight against nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, went viral in Spain and sold out.

U.S. census citizenship question panned by scientists, civil rights groups

1:57pm, 10th August, 2018

US

U.S. census citizenship question panned by scientists, civil rights groups

As the U.S. government closed a public comment period on Wednesday on its plans for the 2020 census, scientists, philanthropists and civil rights groups used the occasion to again criticize plans to include a question about U.S. citizenship.

Malaysia civil aviation chief resigns over MH370 lapses

1:04am, 31st July, 2018

World

Malaysia civil aviation chief resigns over MH370 lapses

The chief of Malaysia's civil aviation authority resigned on Tuesday after an investigation report on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 showed lapses by the air traffic control center in Kuala Lumpur.

Haitian civil unrest enters third day despite fuel hike reversal

2:58pm, 8th July, 2018

World

Haitian civil unrest enters third day despite fuel hike reversal

Mostly young protesters in Haiti blocked streets on Sunday while many stores remained closed for a third day following anger over steep fuel price increases in the Caribbean nation.