Narges Mohammadi, who is the 19th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the second Iranian woman after human rights activist Shirin Ebadi in 2003, has been locked at Iran's notorious Evin Prison. The Iranian authorities approved her treatment after her health deteriorated further.
A 26-year-old American activist of Turkish origin was shot dead by the Israeli army during a protest in the occupied West Bank. The incident occurred amid ongoing demonstrations, with the activist reportedly being fatally wounded during the clash.
Licypriya Kangujam is one of the youngest global climate activists.
The five-week series The Activist was recently slammed for being 'tone-deaf' and 'insensitive'. The show features global star Priyanka Chopra, actor-singer Julianne Hough and singer Usher as the judges.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas will be seen with Usher and Julianne Hough co-hosting a show called 'The Activist'. The show is facing severe backlash online. Here's how celebs and netizens have reacted to the show.
The political activist was detained for criticism of BJP leaders on use of cow dung and cow urine as cures for COVID-19.
The three student activists were arrested in May 2020 and are accused of being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 violence, which left 53 people dead and more than 200 injured.
Dennis Goldberg the famous South African anti-apartheid activist has died on Thursday at his home near Cape Town, aged 87. Goldberg was a prominent member of the now-ruling African National Congress and stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela. He spent 22 years in prison for his involvement with the ANC’s fight against apartheid, the racist system of oppression imposed by the white minority government.
A young Kashmiri woman activist, Syed Tehmeena, has slammed militancy in Kashmir at an international forum in Geneva, arguing that it oppressed and deprived women of their rights in the Valley.
An offence under sections 500 and 501 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered with the Boisar police station and the hoarding has been taken down, police public relations officer Hemant Katkar said.
Ridhima Pandey, now 11, filed a petition in 2017 at India’s National Green Tribunal, which oversees environmental concerns, for not taking serious enough steps to combat climate change. It was dismissed, but she escalated it to the Indian Supreme Court.
Thunberg is being recognized “for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts,” the prize foundation said.
On Monday Trump said, "She seems like a very happy yound girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!". By Tuesday she hit back, changing her Twitter biography to: "A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future."
The 16-year-old, Thunberg gave an emotional appeal in which she scolded the leaders with her repeated phrase, “How dare you.” She also said that the representatives of different countries are failing young people because of their inaction to address global heating and that "young people are starting to understand" their "betrayal."
The activist confirmed his release on social media, tweeting: "Hello world and hello freedom. I have just been released from prison. GO HONG KONG!! Withdraw the extradition bill. Carrie Lam step down. Drop all political prosecutions!"
Swami Sanand was forcibly shifted to the AIIMS hospital from his Matri Sadan ashram on Wednesday after his health deteriorated significantly after he stopped drinking water.
The FIR was lodged at Shimla Sadar police station under section 504 (2) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complaint by a local Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activist Karan Nanda, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shimla, Pramod Shukla said.
He passed away around 1.30 p.m, a friend of Abidi said, adding that he had been ailing for the past few weeks.
A court in Kerala on Friday found 13 RSS activists guilty in the murder of a local CPI(M) worker on April 1, 2008. Additional Sessions Court judge TK Unnimol will pronounce the quantum of sentence
The nation today paid tributes to India’s greatest freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on the occasion of the 109th birth anniversary of the Indian revolutionary socialist. Bhagat Singh was born into a Punjabi Sikh family
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