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Palestine Action Activists Accused of Vandalism at Trump Turnberry Face Terrorism Accusation

28 août 2026 à 00:01
Prosecutors will seek to prove that members of Palestine Action who they say painted “Gaza is not 4 sale” on the Scottish golf course last year committed acts connected to terrorism.

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People protesting outside the High Court in London in February as judges prepared to rule on a legal challenge to the British government’s decision to designate pro‑Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom

27 août 2026 à 09:09
The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with one of his sculptures last month in Miami.

After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom

27 août 2026 à 00:00
The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with one of his sculptures last month in Miami.

Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today

26 août 2026 à 07:05
The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways.

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Yoo Dong-woo was among hundreds of pro-democracy activists who were tortured at the Namyeong-dong Anti-Communist Interrogation Office in Seoul. He has returned often to what is now the National Museum of Korean Democracy.

India’s Summer of Youth Protests Is Boiling Over

25 août 2026 à 13:59
The police fired water cannons at protesters in the state of Bihar, while the leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ student movement vowed to return to Delhi’s streets.

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The police used water cannons to disperse protesters in Patna, India, on Tuesday.

Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

21 août 2026 à 15:47
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

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Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

Targeted by an Islamophobic Provocateur, a City’s Muslims Are on Edge

20 août 2026 à 20:28
Jake Lang has descended four times on Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab American. His rhetoric and protests have stirred fear among residents.

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Jake Lang, the far-right agitator, outside a City Council meeting on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.

After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed

16 août 2026 à 00:01
Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.

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Rhiya Ahir has suffered constant online abuse from trolls after an image of her at a protest in Mumbai last month went viral.

Zambia Halts Presidential Election Vote Count Over Violence and Fraud Allegations

14 août 2026 à 14:01
The electoral commission for the southern African nation said poll workers had been attacked and ballots had been stolen.

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A voting station’s presiding officer holds a marked ballot during the counting process at Woodlands Primary School in Lusaka, Zambia, on Thursday.

Is Activism Hurting Sociology? Sociologists Are Torn.

14 août 2026 à 08:28
A group of sociologists broke away in protest from their colleagues over disagreements about Israel. Some worry the political stances are harming the field.

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Attendees of a breakaway sociology conference in New York on Tuesday made signs in support of Palestine.

Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

15 août 2026 à 05:03
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

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Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025.

U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

13 août 2026 à 14:15
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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People marched through downtown Minneapolis in late January to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

ICE Agent Who Pushed Activist to the Ground Near Chicago Pleads Guilty

12 août 2026 à 22:28
The agent, Adam Saracco, was charged with misdemeanor after the altercation at a gas station near Chicago last year during the Trump administration’s crackdown there.

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Federal agents outside the immigrant detention center in Broadview, Ill., last year amid protests over President Trump’s enforcement actions near Chicago.

Zambia Election: President Hichilema Faces Backlash Ahead of Vote

12 août 2026 à 00:01
President Hakainde Hichilema was elected five years ago, promising to protect civil liberties in his copper-rich African nation. Now, he’s accused of trampling on them.

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Supporters of President Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Lusaka, Zambia.

Police in India Use Tear Gas to Break Youth Protest

10 août 2026 à 15:30
Thousands of protesters in the eastern state of Jharkhand claim irregularities in qualifying exams for government jobs and are demanding an overhaul of the system.

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Police standing guard near a barricade as demonstrators took part in a protest over government recruitment exams in Ranchi. Jharkhand, on Monday.

Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Have Fallen by the Wayside as Iran War Drags On

As President Trump struggles to extricate the United States from the war in Iran, his promises to protesters in the country have fallen by the wayside.

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Anti-government protesters in Tehran in January. Iran has executed at least 26 people in connection with the protests since President Trump made his promise.

Israeli Settler Charged in Death of Activist Awdah Hathaleen

6 août 2026 à 12:59
The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.

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Khalil Hathaleen with pictures of his brother in Umm al-Khair in November.

Pakistan Starts Sweeping New Crackdown on Journalists

6 août 2026 à 01:12
With a protest movement in Kashmir challenging its authority in the region, Pakistan restricts independent reporting by local and foreign media.

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Political campaign posters last month in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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