Tag: Political activism
Prominent Egyptian activist jailed 18-months for ‘fake news’
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Wednesday convicted a prominent human rights activist of spreading false news, and insulting a police officer, sentencing her...
EXPLAINER: What drives possible boycott of Beijing Olympics
Some kind of boycott is almost sure to affect next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics.
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LGBTQ Catholics stung by Vatican rebuff of same-sex unions
The Vatican’s declaration that same-sex unions are a sin the Roman Catholic Church cannot bless was no surprise for LGBTQ Catholics in the United...
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a man waving and smiling in...
Le Graet re-elected as French Football Federation president
PARIS — French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet was re-elected on Saturday despite opposition from anti-racism activists who describe him as out of...
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest
KABUL, Afghanistan — A memo from Afghanistan's education ministry banning girls 12 years old and older from singing at school functions has been causing...
Cyprus peace group condemns arrests over ‘Love Erdogan’ sign
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Left-wing peace organizations on both side of Cyprus' ethnic divide have condemned the arrest in the breakaway north of four Turkish...
Rights groups and Olympic leaders in Beijing Games stalemate
GENEVA — Activists protesting the 2022 Beijing Olympics hoped China’s record on human rights would get on the agenda this week at a major...
Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT ‘freedom zone’
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted a resolution declaring the entire 27-member European Union a “freedom zone” for LGBT people, an effort...
US expands sanctions to family of Myanmar’s coup leader
The United States announced sanctions Wednesday on two family members of Myanmar’s commander in chief, beefing up U.S. financial penalties in response to the...