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peaceful protests
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QUINCEAÑERA PROTEST: Texas teens protest against SB 4 at Capitol
Read more: QUINCEAÑERA PROTEST: Texas teens protest against SB 4 at CapitolHighlights: A handful of teens donned puffy quinceañera dresses to protest against the “sanctuary cities” ban. The teens gave paper flowers to lawmakers who voted against SB 4 and flyers to those who voted in favor. Texas teens took part…
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Nun, 82, ‘shut down NUCLEAR facility after breaking in and splattering uranium complex with blood’
Read more: Nun, 82, ‘shut down NUCLEAR facility after breaking in and splattering uranium complex with blood’By WILLIAM J. BROAD With flashlights and bolt cutters, the three pacifists defied barbed wire as well as armed guards, video cameras and motion sensors at the Oak Ridge nuclear reservation in Tennessee early on July 28, a Saturday. The…
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Necessity of “Moral and National Education” as curriculum
Read more: Necessity of “Moral and National Education” as curriculumMoral and national education (MNE) s a school curriculum proposed by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong, transformed from the current moral and civic education (MCE). This curriculum evoked huge controversy in Hong Kong society for its “biased content” about…
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International Day for Animals in Laboratories
Read more: International Day for Animals in LaboratoriesOn April 23rd, in commemoration of the International Day for Animals in Laboratories, Animal Equality’s activists in Rome, Madrid, Barcelona and many other cities across Europe carried out demonstrations against animal testing. In Rome, two flash mobs formed to protest…
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Hundreds of anti-bull fighting protestors stage a dramatic rally in Mexico City
Read more: Hundreds of anti-bull fighting protestors stage a dramatic rally in Mexico CityBy Jill Reilly, The Daily Mail, UK Hundreds of animals rights protestors covered themselves in fake blood and lay on the ground in a demonstration against bull fighting in Mexico City. An estimated 250 people took part in Saturday’s protest,…
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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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“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…