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Policy experts, civil society from Asia Pacific discuss country positions ahead of plastics treaty talks
The Times of India
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July 30, 2025
Ahead of crucial global plastic treaty negotiations, Asia Pacific policy experts emphasized the region's pivotal role in addressing plastic production and pollution. They highlighted challenges like industry influence and the need for legally...
`Activists of an outfit stormed into our house, asked us to prove nationality`
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 30, 2025
The incident took place in the Chandannagar area of the city on Saturday around midnight, the family claimed, adding that some police personnel in plain clothes were also present at that time but they remained mute spectators The soldier retired...
Activist Judge Blocks Congressional Effort to Defund Abortion Services
Liberty Nation News
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July 30, 2025
Must taxpayers fund elective abortions to preserve free speech? Yet another Barack Obama-appointed judge has granted a preliminary injunction to thwart the implementation of a Trump administration initiative. This time, however, the ruling blocks...
Activists in Ukraine fight for the independence of its anti-corruption agencies
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 30, 2025
This week Ukraine's parliament will take up legislation introduced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that aims to restore the independence of two of the country's anti-corruption agencies, just a week after he signed a law to gut their...
US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump
The Guardian
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July 30, 2025
A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya. On Wednesday, a new report released by the...
Israeli settler arrested over killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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July 30, 2025
An Israeli settler has shot and killed a well-known Palestinian activist whose work was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” according to witnesses, the latest deadly episode in the Israeli-occupied territory. The activist,...
Standoff as activist protests in court over DIG Lagat
Star
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Man disrupts court. There was drama at the Kibera Law Courts on Thursday after a human rights activist disrupted proceedings by shouting during a session before Justice Diana Kavedza. In a video seen by the Star, the man, identified as Mulinge...
Singapore: Pro-Palestine activists face trial
Green Left
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July 30, 2025
The trial of three activists from the Singaporean activist group, Letters for Palestine, entered its sixth and final day, on July 8. Camira Asrori, Mossammad Sobikun Nahar and Annamalai Kokila Parvathi are charged with organising a procession...
Animal rights activists call out AFL WAGs
Cairns Post
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July 30, 2025
AFL WAGs have been put on notice ahead of the 2025 Brownlow Medal. The league’s night of nights gives the partners behind the players the opportunity to shine bright as they stroll down the red carpet. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the...
Hindutva activists stormed into our house, asked us to prove nationality: Kargil war veteran’s kin
The Print
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July 30, 2025
Pune, Jul 30 (PTI) The family members of a Kargil war veteran have alleged that a group of around 80 persons affiliated to a Hindutva outfit barged into their house in Pune and demanded a proof of their Indian citizenship, accusing them of being...
2 Australian activists from Gaza assistance vessel freed from Israeli captivity
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Two Australian citizens detained by Israeli forces aboard a Gaza-bound aid vessel have been released, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced on Wednesday. The ship, Handala, carrying humanitarian supplies such as baby formula, food, and...
Anti-Israel Activist Network Finds New Cash Pipelines as Longtime Fiscal Sponsor Faces Legal and Financial Collapse
The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia
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July 30, 2025
New York University (NYU) students and faculty protest Israel's war in Gaza (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) A vast network of anti-Israel groups has found "alternative fiscal sponsorships" after a main backer, the Westchester People's Action...
Odisha: 80-year-old social activist’s body donated to MKCG Medical College and Hospital
Orissa Post
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July 30, 2025
Berhampur: Family members of an 80-year-old social activist donated his body and eyes to the government-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Berhampur Tuesday, officials said. Duryodhan Nayak, a resident of Manikapur under Ganjam...
Authorities 'not up to mark' on law over AI child abuse content: Activists Qistina Nadia Dzulqarnain 1h ago
Malaysiakini
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July 30, 2025
While Malaysia’s laws already criminalise child sexual abuse material, including those generated using artificial intelligence (AI), a weak understanding among authorities is hampering enforcement, said children’s rights advocates. According to...
Kargil veteran's kin alleges harassment by Hindutva activists
Deccan Herald
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The incident took place in Chandannagar area of the city Saturday midnight, they claimed, adding that some police personnel in plain clothes were also present at that time but they remained mute spectators. Last Updated : 30 July 2025, 09:26 IST
Kargil war veteran's kin alleges Hindutva activists stormed into house, asked to prove nationality
The New Indian Express
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During the entire episode, these two policemen in plain clothes stood by silently and did not do anything, he said. He also alleged that when they reached the Chandannagar police station, the woman police inspector took their documents and asked...
'Prove you’re Indian!': Pune Hindutva activists storm Kargil war veteran’s family home and demand citizenship proof
The Economic Times
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July 30, 2025
A family in Pune, whose member is a Kargil war veteran, has claimed they were harassed by nearly 80 people allegedly linked to a Hindutva outfit. The group allegedly barged into their house late at night and demanded proof of Indian citizenship,...
Climate activism - a love story
The Ecologist
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Veteran environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt has co-created a book with young protestors from Just Stop Oil aimed at changing the minds of the "sceptical and uncommitted". Porritt said that he wanted to overturn the "demonising caricatures"...
We Had Hope in You, Mr. President — But This Is Not the Zambia You Promised”- Michael Zephaniah Phiri Political Activists
Zambian Observer
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July 30, 2025
We Had Hope in You, Mr. President — But This Is Not the Zambia You Promised” _By Michael Zephaniah Phiri Political Activists_ It’s truly disheartening—almost surreal—how far we’ve strayed from the values once preached by President Hakainde...
I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here's seven things I learned
The Big Issue
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July 30, 2025
4. Undercover journalism can be dirty, confusing work In order to maintain my cover, I had to become an extremist myself, which meant protesting refugees and helping racist candidates stand for election. It also meant spending long days with...