Activism
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Asia
Hundreds mourn Hong Kong champion of prisoners’ rights Shiu Ka-chun
A social worker and university lecturer, Shiu rose to prominence during Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement — a civil disobedience…
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United Kingdom
Watch: Just Stop Oil activists disrupt Sigourney Weaver West End show
The climate activists have targeted works of art, Stonehenge, Taylor Swift’s jet and Charles Darwin’s grave. Now, they’re interrupting a…
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News
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns
WASHINGTON — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to…
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Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC
NEW YORK — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as…
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Mexico
What do Mexicans think of Cortés?
Here’s a lesson I’m trying to instill in my daughter: don’t take yourself (or anything) too seriously. How successful have…
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News
Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy…
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Sport
Teenage dreams: Meet the next generation of climate activists
In this episode of the Road to Green, Euronews reporter Cyril Fourneris travels to Catalonia, Spain, to meet the civilians…
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News
China defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad
BEIJING — China on Friday defended controversial bounties offered for the capture of Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad…
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United Kingdom
Tough sentences for climate protesters ‘entirely right’, says UK PM
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hit back at criticism from the United Nations over harsh sentences for climate protesters.…
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News
Russians commemorate victims of Soviet repression as a present-day crackdown on dissent intensifies
LONDON — Russians commemorated the victims of Soviet state terror on Sunday, while the Russian government continues its crackdown on…
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