Venezuelan rights group Fundaredes said Friday authorities had arrested its director and two other activists who have lifted the lid on fighting near the border with Colombia. Director Javier Tarazona and two others were taken by Venezuelan intelligence services, the NGO said on Twitter. A fourth activist was arrested but released eight hours later, the […]
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Afridi directs PTA to take action against Facebook’s approach towards Pakistani, Kashmiri activists
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Chairman Sheharyar Khan Afridi on Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) chairman to take cognizance of the ‘selective action’ by the Facebook management against Pakistani and Kashmiri social media activists and take appropriate action in this regard. The directions were passed during the 18th meeting of the committee chaired […]
Rights group says Mexico puts activists on trial to win over Trump
Mexico will try two veteran organizers of migrant caravans on Tuesday in a move that rights activists said was aimed at appeasing the Trump administration after an agreement last week that averted new US tariffs on its southern neighbour. Cristobal Sanchez and Irineo Mujica were arrested within an hour of each other last week in […]
Greenpeace activists halt BP’s North Sea oil rig
Greenpeace activists said on Sunday they halted the progress of an oil rig destined for BP Plc’s North Sea exploration programme off the coast of Scotland. The activists demanded that one of the world’s biggest energy companies immediately end drilling new wells and invest only in renewable energy or shut its operations and return cash […]
One week after Bashir ousted, Sudan ‘revolution’ unfinished
Sudan on Thursday marks one week since the army ousted president Omar al-Bashir after protests against his 30-year rule, but the “revolution” remains unfinished as demonstrators campaign against their new military leaders. On April 11, the army removed Bashir as tens of thousands of protesters camped outside its headquarters in central Khartoum demanding support in […]
US citizens among nine held in Saudi crackdown: activists
Saudi Arabia has arrested at least nine writers and academics, including two US citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of detained women activists whose trial has drawn global censure, campaigners said Friday. News of the arrests came the morning after US lawmakers voted to end military support for a Saudi-led war in neighbouring Yemen, […]
Lahore police arrest activists protesting against abductions
LAHORE: Police on Thursday arrested as many as 35 activists who had gathered outside the Lahore Press Club to hold a protest against forced disappearances in Karachi. The participants of the protest included university students especially Pashtuns, members of student organisations, including the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) and the Red Workers’ Front. The demonstration was held […]