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Kaja Kallas and Marta Kos: Constructive and inclusive dialogue involving all political actors and civil society representatives is essential, and we call on all parties to refrain from violence
Constructive and inclusive dialogue involving all political actors and civil society representatives is essential, and we call on all parties to refrain from violence, reads the statement issued by the EU High Representative and Vice-President of...

Activists allege Greta Thunberg mistreated by Israel
Two activists have alleged that Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was mistreated during her detention in Turkey, after being detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza. Israel did not immediately comment on the...

Activist Sonam Wangchuk Sends Message From Jail, Demands Judicial Probe Into Ladakh Killings
Jaipur: Days after the arrest, the elder brother and lawyer of social activist Sonam Wangchuk were allowed to meet him in Jodhpur Jail on Saturday. Mustafa Haji, the lawyer of Wangchuk, in his social media post informed that he and Wangchuk's...

Activists Raise Concerns Over proposed Backbay Reclamation Draft Plan 2041
Strong objections were recorded at a public hearing conducted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) over the Revised Draft Development Plan (DP) 2041 for the Backbay Reclamation Scheme (BBRS) Blocks III to VI. The plan...

'Please get dad home': UK family urges Sumud activist's release
Malcolm Ducker (right) was detained on Thursday by Israeli naval forces in international water, aboard the Sumud Flotilla [Clare Azzougarh/TNA] The family of British Global Sumud Flotilla activist Malcolm Ducker say they are deeply concerned about...
Deportation Ordered for Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil from US
A federal judge’s order to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria raises troubling questions about whether administrative procedures are being weaponized to suppress political dissent. The Intersection of Immigration and Activism...

Israel Foreign Ministry rebuts reports claiming mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists following first deportation
Greta Thunberg after being removed from the Gaza flotilla (Photo: Israel Foreign Ministry ) A group of 137 activists who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza were deported to Turkey on Saturday, with one of them alleging mistreatment of...

Israel Foreign Ministry refutes claims of mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists following first deportation
Greta Thunberg after being removed from the Gaza flotilla (Photo: Israel Foreign Ministry ) A group of 137 activists who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla to support Gaza were deported to Turkey on Saturday, with one of them alleging...

Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli soldiers treated them ‘like monkeys’ — with Greta Thunberg singled out for ‘mockery’
ROME — Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe mistreatment at the hands of Israeli guards, claims that Israel denies. Some 450 activists were arrested as Israeli forces...

Global Sumud Flotilla: British activist Yvonne Ridley goes missing in Israeli custody
British journalist and activist Yvonne Ridley, who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, has gone missing after being imprisoned by Israeli forces while on a humanitarian mission to the besieged Gaza Strip. Media, quoting sources, reported on...
Trans activists ‘hijack NHS study on gender-questioning children’
Trans activists have taken over a research group set to underpin the future of NHS care for gender-questioning children, critics have claimed. The James Lind Alliance (JLA), a taxpayer-funded project was set up to address the “weak evidence”...

Anti-Israel activists to ‘flood’ New York City on Oct. 7
Anti-Israel activists in New York City have announced mass rallies scheduled for Tuesday, the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, terror invasion of Israel. Within Our Lifetime, the leading anti-Israel activist group on the city’s streets,...

Sonam Wangchuk's Wife Claims She's Under House Arrest, Calls Activist’s Detention 'Illegal'
Last Updated:October 05, 2025, 22:56 IST Gitanjali J Angmo petitions Supreme Court for Sonam Wangchuk’s release, challenging his NSA detention after Ladakh protests. Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J Angmo (Credits: ANI)Jailed climate activist...

Israel Deports 137 Activists After Intercepting Gaza-Bound Flotilla
Israel has expelled 137 foreign nationals detained earlier this week after naval forces intercepted a flotilla attempting to breach its blockade of Gaza, officials said Saturday. The deported activists were citizens of 14 countries, including the...
SA sends delegation to Israel to seek release of detained activists
The Global Movement to Gaza, a humanitarian group behind the aid, had expressed concern about the safety of the activists. “They are still in detention. We have no information yet regarding our people. Our diplomatic mission has gone in [to where...

Released Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while detained in Israel
Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe mistreatment at the hands of Israeli guards, claims that Israel denies. Some 450 activists were arrested as Israeli forces...

Sumud activists thank Kuwait, recount ordeal
KUWAIT: Two Kuwaiti activists who were detained by the Zionist entity after joining an international flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza thanked the Kuwaiti leadership and people, adding they are undergoing medical checkups in Turkey before returning...
Local activist group protests Trump's visit to Naval Station Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. — Members of the COVA Visibility Brigade are at the Norview Avenue 64 overpass in Norfolk protesting President Donald Trump's visit to the Naval Station Norfolk. The brigade is part of COVA Coalition, a group of activists in the...

Artists and activists together for a day
Dancers in Clothing The Loop… The Vault, October 18. Photo Olivia Wikner Here’s arts editor HELEN MUSA’s Arts in the City column, a weekly look at, well, arts in the city. The Australian Dance Party plans to put designers, artists and activists...
Almost 500 anti-genocide activists arrested as Starmer government moves to ban protests outright
London’s Metropolitan Police arrested another 492 people over the weekend after a protest Saturday in Trafalgar Square, as the Starmer government accelerated its crackdown on opposition to the Gaza genocide. The entirely peaceful protest was held...