Egypt Detains Doctor, Parents as Girl Dies From Genital Cutting
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
Egypt has detained a retired doctor after the death of a 12-year-old girl on whom he performed female genital mutilation (FGM) sparked anger among women's rights activists. | RELATED: | ' The World Don't Give a Shit' About FGM, Survivor Says | The victim's parents and aunt took her to a private clinic where she underwent the illegal procedure, also known as female circumcision, the public prosecutor's office said in a statement. | "After she left, she suffered comp…
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Climate Groups Target JPMorgan Chase "Money Pipeline"
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area and climate activists in SF financial district demonstration…
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Rome Before it Became Empire: A Pax Americana or a Republic If You Can Keep It?
Cynthia Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
"Fortune thus blinds the minds of men when she does not wish them to resist her power."
Climate activists from Africa speak out about the marginalisation of African voices
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations have made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to suffer the most from climate breakdown despite contributing to it the least.The Fridays For Future movement and activist Greta Thunberg held a news conference with the activists in Sweden to spotlight the marginalisation of African voices."African activists are doing so much": Nakate
"Disclosure": Groundbreaking Documentary Examines a Century of Trans Representation in Film & TV
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-31
As South Dakota becomes the latest state to pass anti-transgender legislation in the state's lower house, we look at how trans people have been depicted in film and television over the last century. The film "Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen," which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, traces trans representation from the 1914 silent film "A Florida Enchantment" to the Oscar-winning 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry" to the new hit television series "Pose." Through in-depth interviews with transgender actors, activists and writers, the documentary reveals the way Hollywood and the media both manufacture and ref…
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Stop Adani campaign bags another win
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-30
anti-mining Margaret GleesonIssue 1251 Australia AdaniJanuary 30, 2020Greyhound Australia is the latest to join the growing list of companies refusing to work with Adani on its Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland, after a targeted campaign by Stop Adani activists. | G…
greenleft.org.au/content/stop-adani-campaign-bags-another-win
Activists in London, Berlin and Athens protest Invasion Day
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-30
Invasion Day protests Kerry SmithIssue 1251 Britain Germany Greece Survival DayJanuary 30, 2020While thousands of people rallied in ci…
greenleft.org.au/content/activists-london-berlin-and-athens-protest-invasion-day
Homeless people in Brighton take direct action to prevent deaths on the streets
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-30
A squatted night shelter in Brighton is housing homeless people. The Canary visited the squat and spoke to residents about the project.Solidarity with rough sleepers: Back in December 2019, people in Brighton called an emergency meeting to discuss how to act in solidarity with those facing life on the streets. The initiative was taken by Brighton's Queer AF anti-fascist alliance and other grassroots groups.Soon, activists took control of an empty Kodak shop on Brighton's London Road and began using it to house rough sleepers. This we…
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Headlines for January 27, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Impeachment Trial Resumes as Leaked Bolton Manuscript Bolsters Democrats' Case, Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World, Pentagon: 34 U.S. Troops Have Brain Injuries After Iranian Attack on Iraqi Airbase, Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Continue as 100,000s March Against U.S. Military Presence, Turkey Earthquake Kills 38; At Least 1,600 Hospitalized, Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Slams Racist Media After Being Cropped from Photo with White Activists, Trump Attends Anti-Abortion "March for Life" as Admin Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights, High-Ranking Pharma Exec…
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Headlines for January 27, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Impeachment Trial Resumes as Leaked Bolton Manuscript Bolsters Democrats' Case, Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World, Pentagon: 34 U.S. Troops Have Brain Injuries After Iranian Attack on Iraqi Airbase, Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Continue as 100,000s March Against U.S. Military Presence, Turkey Earthquake Kills 38; At Least 1,600 Hospitalized, Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Slams Racist Media After Being Cropped from Photo with White Activists, Trump Attends Anti-Abortion "March for Life" as Admin Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights, High-Ranking Pharma Exec…
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Protesters say no war on Iran
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-25
anti-war Kerry SmithIssue 1251 Australia No war on IranJanuary 25, 2020Activists joined a global day of action against war on Iran, initiated in the United States by the United National Antiwar Coalition. One hundred people took part in Sydney on January 25. | The protest took…
greenleft.org.au/content/protesters-say-no-war-iran
Animated by Conspiracy Theories, Far-Right Extremists Seize Opportunity to Rally Around Guns in Virginia
splcenter.org | 2020-01-23
Far-right extremists
Conspiracy Theories, Threats of Violence Loom Over Coming Gun Rally in Richmond
splcenter.org | 2020-01-16
Gun-rights activists and antigovernment extremists are planning a protest in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday fueled by antigovernment conspiracy theories and accompanied by online calls for violence.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/01/16/consp…