Etiket: activist
“The LGBT associative and activist world will be very attentive to the positions taken” by ministers, warns the Queer Pantin association.
The Queer Pantin association reacts to the announcement of the composition of the Barnier government. Published 09/22/2024 4:49 PM Reading time: 2 min An LGBT flag (illustrative photo). (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU…
Ryan Routh, ardent multi-cause and anti-Trump activist
Versatile activist, idealist or crank? Ryan Routh seems to be a bit of all three, if we examine his journey leading up to his arrest Sunday in Florida, where authorities…
Gatherings in support of Gisèle Pelicot are being held to say “thank you for your courage”, explains a feminist activist
Amy Bah, from the NousToutes collective, thanks Gisèle Pelicot for refusing to hold the Mazan rape trial in camera. “This will encourage women to go and speak out,” she said…
Türkiye | Funeral of Turkish-American activist killed in West Bank
(Didim) The funeral of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist killed on September 6 in the West Bank, is being held in Turkey on Saturday with the aim of making…
Türkiye | Body of US-Turkish activist killed in West Bank expected Friday
(Didim) The body of Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, killed during a demonstration in the occupied West Bank, is expected in Turkey on Friday, where a funeral will be held…
West Bank | Israel says it probably killed American activist by mistake
(Ramallah) The Israeli military said Tuesday that an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers, prompting a strong rebuke…
Turkish-American activist dies in occupied West Bank after being shot in the head
The United States said on Friday that it was “urgently seeking further information on the circumstances” of the young woman’s death. Published 06/09/2024 17:07 Updated 06/09/2024 17:12 Reading time: 1…
Turkish-American activist dies in occupied West Bank after being shot in the head
The United States said on Friday that it was “urgently seeking further information on the circumstances” of the young woman’s death. Published 06/09/2024 17:07 Updated 06/09/2024 17:12 Reading time: 1…
Greenland activist Paul Watson’s detention extended by 28 days
The whale defender’s next hearing is scheduled for October 2. Published 04/09/2024 14:43 Updated 04/09/2024 14:52 Reading time: 1 min Portrait of whale activist Paul Watson on a building in…
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg arrested in Denmark during pro-Palestinian action
The 21-year-old activist took part in an action on Wednesday calling for a boycott of Israeli universities. Published 04/09/2024 17:34 Updated 04/09/2024 17:41 Reading time: 1 min Environmental activist Greta…
How France is mobilizing for the release of the environmental activist
Published 04/09/2024 06:00 Reading time: 5 min The Nuuk court in Greenland is due to rule on 4 September 2024 on whether environmental activist Paul Watson should remain in pre-trial…
Henri Leclerc, famous lawyer and human rights activist, dies at the age of 90
The criminal lawyer was honorary president of the French League for the Defense of Human and Citizen Rights. Published 08/31/2024 8:39 PM Updated 08/31/2024 9:22 p.m. Reading time: 2 min…
Henri Leclerc, famous lawyer and human rights activist, dies at the age of 90
The criminal lawyer was honorary president of the French League for the Defense of Human and Citizen Rights. Published 08/31/2024 8:39 PM Updated 08/31/2024 9:22 p.m. Reading time: 2 min…
Greenlandic court extends detention of whale activist Paul Watson until September 5
The 73-year-old activist, founder of Sea Shepherd, has appealed, police said. Published 08/15/2024 4:13 PM Reading time: 1 min Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson in Paris on January 15, 2015.…
Women’s rights activist Mursal Sayas recounts her exile from Afghanistan, three years after the return of the Taliban
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul, Afghanistan, without resistance. Activist Mursal Sayas testifies on franceinfo. Published 08/15/2024 06:57 Reading time: 2 min Afghan writer and women’s rights activist…
Paul Watson detained | Activist before Greenlandic judge
(Copenhagen) Arrested on July 21 in Greenland and imprisoned since then, the American-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson, whose extradition is requested by Japan, is to be presented Thursday to a…
Catalan independence activist Carles Puigdemont has returned to Belgium after a brief reappearance in Barcelona, according to his relatives.
The day after his incredible reappearance in Barcelona, Catalan independence activist Carles Puigdemont was, according to his close friends, outside Spain on Friday, after heading to Belgium, a new escape…
Catalan independence activist Carles Puigdemont will return to Barcelona on Thursday after 7 years in exile
The leader of Together for Catalonia had fled Spain to escape prosecution after the region’s illegal independence referendum in 2017. Published 08/07/2024 2:26 p.m. Update 08/07/2024 2:33 p.m. Reading time:…
African-American writer and activist James Baldwin would be 100 years old
“You can’t change everything you face, but nothing can change until you face it.” From a 1972 essay, Driven out of the light (No Name in the Street), this sentence…
Japan asks Greenland to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson
Paul Watson, 73, was arrested in Greenland on July 21, subject to an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Published 01/08/2024 11:52 Reading time: 1 min Sea Shepherd founder Paul…