Projects tagged
Demonstration & Protest
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Racy offer
Read more: Racy offerProtests continue at Gorleben nuclear waste storage facility Demonstrations against the German government’s nuclear power policy continued as protesters marched near the Gorleben waste storage site. But one provocative author came up with a racier way to block a nuclear…
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Silent vigil at Saudi Embassy to Free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
Read more: Silent vigil at Saudi Embassy to Free Abdulhadi Al-KhawajaFormer colleagues of Abdulhadi Al Khawaja from Front Line Defenders today held a silent vigil at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dublin to urge the King of Saudi Arabia to use his influence with Bahrain to enable Abdulhadi to…
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TOMS One Day Without Shoes 2012
Read more: TOMS One Day Without Shoes 2012One Day Without Shoes. It’s that time again. We’re going barefoot on April 10 and we hope you’ll join us. TOMS began just 6 short years ago, and in the beginning, we really had to think out of the box.…
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Hoodies and Hijabs at Amnesty International General Meeting
Read more: Hoodies and Hijabs at Amnesty International General Meeting“At the recent Amnesty International Annual General Meeting, we decided to do an action stating we stand with Shaima Alawadi and Trayvon Martin. Check out the action, even Asma Mahfouz, one of the founders of the April 6th Movement in…
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Lawmaker Arrives at Parliament on Donkey
Read more: Lawmaker Arrives at Parliament on DonkeyTurks Party (CTP) deputy Arif Albayrak arrived at the Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) on a donkey on Monday in protest of rising oil prices and a recent government decision to purchase new cars. Addressing the…
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“White Square” Activists Gather in Red Square
Read more: “White Square” Activists Gather in Red SquareCare2.com April 9, 2012 By Sarah Vrba There have been regular protests in Moscow in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s re-election to the presidential seat in March. Early last month, thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Moscow in response to…
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Angered by Unsafe City, Gurgaon Women Call for a ‘Girlcott’
Read more: Angered by Unsafe City, Gurgaon Women Call for a ‘Girlcott’India Ink [Blog] The New York Times Global Edition April 4, 2012 By Neha Thirani The women of Gurgaon, angered by the recent incidents of violent crimes against women in the outsourcing boom town, are calling for a “Girlcott.” From…
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International demonstrations on Animal Rights Day
Read more: International demonstrations on Animal Rights DayShowcasing death to defend life El Pais, Madrid Activists protested with the organization Animal Equality (Igualdad Animal) in Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Burgos, and Toledo on December 10, commemorating the international Animal Rights Day. The activists were dressed in white…
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Anti-oilsands protest unfurled on Calgary Tower
Read more: Anti-oilsands protest unfurled on Calgary TowerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation, Tuesday, August 3, 2010: Several Greenpeace activists are in police custody after three of them rapelled off the Calgary Tower to hang a banner attacking the relationship between the oilsands industry and government. The group was able…