All posts tagged "Activism"
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3WorldProtestors who threw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers appeal against ‘draconian’ prison sentences
16 activists have been given sentences ranging from 15 months to 5 years in prison. ADVERTISEMENT Two protestors who threw soup at...
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4InternationalUK environmental activists appeal against prison sentences they say are unduly harsh
LONDON — Sixteen environmental activists who were jailed for actions including stopping traffic, blocking an oil facility and splashing a van Gogh...
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17InternationalBelarus frees US woman as strongman leader looks to extend 30-year rule
Belarus has “unilaterally” freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held...
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32InternationalCroatia protests detention and deportation of 5 citizens in neighboring Serbia
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia has sent a diplomatic protest note to neighboring Serbia after Belgrade detained and deported five Croatian citizens who...
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16InternationalTeen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England faces sentencing
LONDON — A violence-obsessed teenager is facing decades in prison when he is sentenced for stabbing three young girls to death at...
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Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England disrupts sentencing hearing
LONDON (AP) — A violence-obsessed teenager is facing decades in prison when he is sentenced Thursday for fatally stabbing three young girls...
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170InternationalAn imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
TALLINN, Estonia — The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in...
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Gunman shoots dead two judges in Iran’s capital
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran’s capital Saturday, officials said, both of...
