Новости по теме activist

Dead dogs found on Kostanay streets, volunteers suspect poisoning Tengrinews.kz – Dozens of stray dogs have been found dead on the streets of Kostanay in recent days, with volunteers alleging that the animals

25 November 2024

Controversy around future hazardous waste recycling plant in Pavlodar Construction of a hazardous waste recycling plant is planned in Pavlodar.

25 June 2015

How do fake legs address Almaty's pothole problem? Almaty activists have invented an unusual way to draw attention of the authorities to the problem of potholes in the city.

16 July 2014

Heavy jail terms for Chinese anti-graft trio: lawyer Three Chinese anti-corruption activists were sentenced to up to six and a half years in prison on Thursday, a lawyer said, the latest in their grass-roots movement to be jailed despite an official drive against graft.

19 June 2014

Global protest reads names of 100,000 Syria dead Activists began reading the names of 100,000 people killed in Syria outside UN headquarters on Monday, in a modest launch of what they hope will be a global protest.

03 June 2014

Daughter aims to spread 'true Islam' of executed Sudan activist Almost three decades after peaceful Muslim activist Mahmoud Muhammad Taha was hanged for apostasy, his daughter plans to revive his Republican Party and spread his notion of "true Islam".

28 February 2014

China gay activists' message for Putin on Valentine's Day A group of gay and lesbian activists staged a Valentine's Day kissing protest in Beijing Friday aimed at highlighting Russia's controversial anti-homosexuality laws.

14 February 2014

Thousands rally against shark cull in Australia Thousands of people rallied across Australia Saturday against a controversial shark culling policy designed to prevent attacks, saying killing the marine animals was the not the answer.

01 February 2014

Venezuela activists petition for same-sex marriage Some 300 gay rights activists gathered -- holding hands, kissing and waving rainbow flags -- in front of Venezuela's parliament Friday to present a petition for same-sex marriage.

01 February 2014

Uzbek activists jailed for backing Ukrainian protests An Uzbek court has sentenced a group of activists including a well-known photographer to 15-day prison sentences and fines for rallying in support of anti-government protests in Ukraine, the activists said.

01 February 2014

Defiant Ukraine opposition refuses to back amnesty bill Ukraine's opposition defiantly refused to back an amnesty bill that would free activists and ease the country's worst crisis since independence.

30 January 2014

Brazil braces for World Cup protests Brazil was bracing Saturday for a first wave of nationwide demonstrations against staging the World Cup after activists from the radical protest group Anonymous went on social media calling for action.

26 January 2014

Ukraine police deny responsibility for gunshot deaths Ukrainian police have confirmed that two young men who died in the latest clashes with security forces were killed by gunshot wounds but denied responsibility for their deaths.

24 January 2014

Azeri gay rights leader commits suicide A leading Azerbaijani gays rights activist killed himself after writing in an online suicide note that he could not go on living in "this country and this world".

23 January 2014

Ukraine police move on protesters, activists say one dead Ukrainian police on Wednesday broke through the barricades built by protesters at the scene of clashes in Kiev as activists said that one person had been shot dead by the security forces.

22 January 2014

Fugitive campaigner hails Japan anti-dolphin hunt messages Fugitive eco-activist Paul Watson said Monday he hoped anti-dolphin hunting comments like those by US ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, would put pressure on Tokyo to halt the practice.

20 January 2014

Sea Shepherd catches Japanese fleet, four whales dead Militant anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd said they had zeroed in on a Japanese fleet Monday and captured evidence that four whales had been slaughtered, alleging the ships were found inside a Southern Ocean sanctuary.

06 January 2014

Mining threatens unique culture of Sweden's Samis As winter approaches, the Samis of northern Sweden move thousands of reindeer down from the snow-covered mountains for lowland grazing. They have done so for centuries, but they wonder how much longer they can continue.

25 December 2013

Anti-whalers dismiss 'sham' Australian surveillance Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd on Monday dismissed as a "sham" Australian government plans to track Japan's annual whale hunt by air instead of by sea, saying it was a toothless and "cowardly" response.

24 December 2013

US actress pleads guilty to Obama, Bloomberg ricin plot A 36-year-old actress from Texas on Tuesday pleaded guilty to mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control activist, federal prosecutors said.

11 December 2013

site.news_by_theme activist