California Is Fighting Back: State Leaders and Community Activists Resist Stepped-Up Immigration Raids

Get the latest news! Stay Informed Stay Connected: Subscribe to receive news daily. By Charlene Muhammad | California Black Media Elected officials and grassroots organization leaders are speaking out against recent federal immigration raids they...

Louisville mom, activist announces candidacy for Metro Council's District 5 seat

Aprile Hearn announces her candidacy for Metro Council, challenging incumbent Donna Purvis for Louisville's District 5. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville activist has announced her candidacy for Metro Council. Aprile Hearn is challenging incumbent...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Benefits for investors, SLAPPs against activists

The city of Vareš (badener/wikimedia) Once an important mining and industrial center, Vareš is now one of the poorest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The promises of foreign investment collide with controversial and sometimes illegal...

Andrea Gibson — Colorado state poet laureate, queer activist and spoken-word artist — dies at 49

In the end, Andrea Gibson’s heart was covered in stretch marks. That was the way the Colorado state poet laureate, queer activist and internationally touring spoken-word artist said they wanted to leave this Earth — with a life full of love so big...

Community activist shot dead in Gauteng

Home/News/Crime/Community activist shot dead in Gauteng CrimeLocal news 5 minutes ago Queen Machimana 1 minute read The community of Lawley Station in Lenasia has been left shaken following the murder of community activist, Nkosinathi Magubane...

Sierra Leone World Heritage site testament to decades of activism, celebrates spectacular biodiversity

FREETOWN (Sierra Leone), July 14 — Tommy Garnett’s decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone’s Tiwai island—a lush forest home to one of the world’s highest concentrations of primates—landed a spot yesterday on the UN cultural agency’s World...

Sudanese RSF forces kill almost 300 in North Kordofan, activists say

DUBAI (Reuters) -Sudanese activists said on Monday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed almost 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday. The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in that area, one...

Farm worker activist Alfredo Juarez to self-deport in order to get out of Northwest Detention Center

Alfredo Juarez will self-deport to Mexico in order to get out of the Northwest Detention Center. His lawyer said he couldn't bear to be there any longer. TACOMA, Wash. — A prominent farm worker activist Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez who ICE detained in...

Twelve Hong Kong activists appeal convictions in '47 democrats' case

Foreign diplomats from over half a dozen countries were in attendance for this latest stage of the legal saga that began with dawn police raids on the homes of high-profile democrats in early 2021. Some rights groups and countries have condemned...

Former WA city councilor, 'anti-pedophile' activist sentenced to 46 years for child rape

Carter was known for wearing a red cap reading “Make Pedophiles Afraid Again.” Now, he will serve over four decades behind bars before he can petition for release. Former Aberdeen, Washingotn City Councilor Riley T Carter has been sentenced after...

IHC orders probe commission on blasphemy cases

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the federal government to establish a formal commission of inquiry to investigate blasphemy-related cases across the country. The decision was made during the hearing of petitions filed by civil society...

Wasbir Hussain | Walking The Tightrope On Peace In Manipur

Earlier this month, a spokesman of a leading Kuki civil society group said in a television debate that his community, that is, the Kukis, would never talk to Meiteis and the only time they could consider talking to them would be during the signing...

COP30 Presidency Calls For Initiatives to Promote Information Integrity Amid Rampant Climate Disinformation

The Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change is crowdsourcing concrete solutions to address disinformation and related tactics seeking to delay and derail climate action. — The COP30 Presidency has called on governments, civil...

Bangladesh On Edge As Yunus Unleashes Unfettered Assault On Intellectuals, Critics Of Radical Islam

New Delhi: That Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s Interim Government, continues to be suspicious of the civil society in the country has been proven once again with the arrest of reputed fellow economist, 71-years-old Professor...

Activists are menacing the Edinburgh festivals’ future

Edinburgh’s two main festivals, report The Times, face ‘financial turmoil’ following the departure of many of their most generous and solvent sponsors. According to Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society,...

Civil Society Leaders Applaud Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio's Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Chairmanship, Present Honorary Plaque

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo A cross-section of members of the West Africa Civil Society Network, Sierra Leone Chapter, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio to extend a message of goodwill...

Civil society not convinced of LASEIC’s preparedness for polls

Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, a civil society organisation, has expressed concerns about the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC)’s readiness and commitment to transparent and lawful elections as it conducts local council polls...

Civil society organisations reply to UNEP dismissal of their complaint over TNFD greenwashing

You Lied - Civil Society Group Slams Peter Obi

The Coalition of Civil Society Groups on Transparency in Governance has criticized presidential hopeful Peter Obi for allegedly buying into false narratives about security issues at Auchi Polytechnic. Led by Comrade Igwe Ude-umanta, the coalition...

Civil society, health groups oppose Gomez appointment as PCO secretary

MANILA, Philippines — Civil society and health organizations have criticized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to appoint Dave Gomez as the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). The groups urged the powerful...