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www.independent.co.uk
4 months ago
Berlin

Christmas tree sprayed orange by climate activists in Berlin

Activists spray Christmas tree orange to protest climate change
Group wants German government to stop using fossil fuels [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
5 months ago
London

Just Stop Oil: 23 activists arrested as they block rush-hour traffic near Oval

23 Just Stop Oil activists were arrested by the Metropolitan Police for blocking a road in south-east London.
The activists were walking slowly down Kennington Park Road at Oval in bright orange vests when they were warned about possible arrest.
The police cleared the road and made the arrests within 11 minutes of being called. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
5 months ago
London

Police arrest 115 Just Stop Oil activists during slow march in Hendon

115 Just Stop Oil activists were arrested for blocking traffic during a protest in Hendon, London.
The activists were arrested under the Public Order Act for interfering with national infrastructure.
The Met Police stated that this was the largest number of arrests made in a single day during their autumn campaign. [ more ]
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Los Angeles Times
1 day ago
Los Angeles

USC security official faces calls to step down from LAPD oversight role

Activists demanding removal of LAPD Commission President Erroll Southers over law enforcement response at USC protests. [ more ]
Social Media Today
2 months ago
Social media marketing

Social Media Misinformation Set To Be Major Risk in 2024 Political Campaigns

Facebook-owned apps are being used for spying on foreign journalists and political activists
Meta has been actively removing influence operations and accounts spreading pro-China messages [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Environment

A Huge Win for Activists Puts Climate on the 2024 Agenda

The White House is delaying a decision on the approval of a natural gas megaproject in order to consider its impact on the climate.
Climate activists have been rallying to block the project, arguing that it would lock in dependence on fossil fuels beyond what the climate can bear. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
3 months ago
Europe news

Russia hands down criminal charges following rare large protest

Activists in Bashkortostan face serious criminal charges, including organizing mass riots and assaulting public officials.
The charges carry a potential sentence of 15 years in prison. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
London

Man charged over suspected plot to disrupt London Stock Exchange

Man charged over alleged plot to disrupt London Stock Exchange
Police acted on information from Daily Express investigation [ more ]
Truthout
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Champions of El Salvador's Historic Mining Ban Face Legal Persecution

El Salvador banned mining in 2017 due to environmental concerns and water contamination
Five activists who campaigned against mining are facing unrelated criminal charges and remain on house arrest [ more ]
New York Post
3 months ago
NYC politics

Albany buzzing ahead of Kathy Hochul's agenda reveal as potential NY standoffs loom

Lobbyists, activists, and lawmakers are already setting the agenda for the legislative session before Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State address.
Legislative leaders are avoiding specifics on major issues, leaving activists to drive the conversation and set their demands for increased funding and resources. [ more ]
The Atlantic
5 months ago
Writing

The Atlantic 10: The Best Books of 2023

Books offer a countercultural medium of focus and complexity in a world filled with distractions.
This year's selections include ambitious projects that are clear, beautiful, and impossible to put down. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago
San Francisco

Protesters rally against world leaders, Israel-Hamas war as APEC summit commences in San Francisco

Protesters in San Francisco oppose a global trade summit and are demonstrating against corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions, and the Israel-Hamas war.
The No to APEC coalition, made up of over 100 grassroots groups, believes that trade deals struck at summits like APEC exploit workers and their families.
Strict security zones at the summit will likely prevent world leaders from seeing the protests, but activists still want to make their presence known. [ more ]
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