Bolivia's Coup-Born Regime Arrests Socialist Lawmaker Torrico<\/strong> Climate protesters take a literal TROJAN HORSE to British Museum (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)<\/strong> Indian Court Refuses to Ban Bollywood Movie 'Shikara' Based on Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus<\/strong> "The Squad" Joins Town Hall With Grassroots Activists on Critical Issues of 2020<\/strong> Kirk Douglas: The slave who rebelled<\/strong> Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"<\/strong> Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\ntelesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2020-02-07
\nBolivia's Special Force for the Fight Against Crime (FELCC) Thursday arrested Movement for Socialism (MAS) lawmaker Gustavo Torrico in La Paz as he was leaving home to work. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Warns of US Threats Against Him | The coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez accuses Torrico of sedition and terrorism. This has caused outrage among human rights defenders who have been denouncing that the Bolivian government persecutes social activists who dissent. | "This is totally illegal. I appeared…
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\nrt.com<\/a> | 2020-02-07
\nClimate activists have wheeled a real-life Trojan Horse into the courtyard outside the British Museum to protest oil and gas giant British Petroleum's (BP) sponsorship of a new exhibition about ancient Troy. | The activist theater group 'BP or Not BP' built a replica of the Trojan Horse, built from reclaimed timber and discarded rope, which can seat 10 people. | @BBCNews Protestors breaking into The British Museum with a Trojan horse…..BP seemingly the target of their attention pic.twitter.com\/qteYb8cIVs<\/a>[mdas…
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\nsputniknews.com<\/a> | 2020-02-07
\nNew Delhi (Sputnik): A petition was filed by three social activists seeking a stay on the release of "Shikara", a film based on the mass migration of Hindu's from India's Kashmir Valley at the end of 1989 and early 1990 at the height of militancy in the restive Muslim-majority region. They claimed it distorted facts and was "communal" in nature.
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\nStaff | truthout.org<\/a> | 2020-02-07
\nThe live streamed event will proudly feature four of the bravest and most progressive voices for change the U.S. Congress has seen in decades: Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as prominent artists, activists and organizers. | We are pleased to partner with the award-winning team at Democracy Now! To publicize this event. Author and Democracy Now co-host Nermeen Shaikh will moderate. | We will also be joined by activists hosting watch part…
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\nMichael Berkowitz | peoplesworld.org<\/a> | 2020-02-06
\nKirk Douglas was Spartacus, the doomed slave who rebelled against the repressive Roman Empire. He was Colonel Dax, the soldier-lawyer who defends three sacrificial French troops who refuse a WWI suicide mission in Paths of Glory. He was painter and social activist Vincent Van Gogh who took up the cause of the poor and downtrodden …
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\nVenezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com<\/a> | 2020-02-06
\nIn this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.<\/p>\n