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Karnataka Hindu Activists Tied To Tree, Thrashed After Row Over Carrying Cows
Activists of the Hindu group Sri Rama Sene were tied to a tree and thrashed by locals in Karnataka's Belagavi for stopping transportation of cattle, members of the group said.
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Thai Cannabis Shops Face Uncertainty As Government Plans Stricter Rules
Thai cannabis store owners and activists on Thursday hit out at new government plans to tighten the rules on selling the drug by requiring a doctor's approval, three years after it was decriminalised.
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BJP Protests At Tripura Congress MLA Residence Over "Urinate" Remarks
A group of BJP activists stormed the premises of the MLA hostel in Radhanagar area in Agartala on Wednesday over the Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman's controversial remarks against Tribal community.
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How South Korea's Dog Meat Ban Leaves Farmers And 500,000 Dogs In Limbo
The government claims local authorities will take surrendered dogs into shelters. But rehoming is proving difficult. Farms raised large breeds like Tosa-Inu for meat, dogs often labeled "dangerous" under South Korean law.
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YouTube Star Mikayla Raines Dies By Suicide At 29, Husband Blames Online Bullying
Animal rescue activist and YouTube star Mikayla Raines died by suicide earlier this month, her husband, Ethan Raines, said on Monday in an emotional Instagram video.
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Evin Prison: The Infamous Iranian Jail Struck By Israel
Built in 1971, the Evin Prison was used by the Shah regime to detain thousands of political prisoners in horrifying conditions.
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Greenpeace Amongst Protestors Against Jeff Bezos-Sanchez's Venice Wedding
Global environmental lobby Greenpeace added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez.
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US Court Orders Release Of Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil
A U.S. judge ordered on Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil be released from custody, a major victory for rights groups that challenged what they called the Trump administration's unlawful targeting of a pro-Palestinian activist.
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Palestine Activists Break Into UK's Largest Air Base, Deface 2 Aircraft
Pro-Palestinian activists broke into the UK's largest air force base in southeast England and vandalised two planes in an act condemned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as "disgraceful" on Friday.
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NIA Court Refuses Activist Gautam Navlakha Permission To Live In Delhi
A court on Thursday denied activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, the permission to live in Delhi.
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Why Iranian Activists Are Unwilling To Protest Against Khamenei Regime
Iran's fragmented opposition groups think their moment may be close at hand, but activists involved in previous bouts of protest say they are unwilling to unleash mass unrest, even against a system they hate, with their nation under attack.
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Big Breakthrough In India-Canada Ties, Months After Diplomatic Fallout
India and Canada agreed on Tuesday to reinstate ambassadors to each other's capitals, months after the bitter diplomatic fallout between New Delhi and Ottawa.
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'We Have To Abide..': DK Shivakumar On Screening Of 'Thug Life' In Karnataka
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide by the Supreme Court order, which directed the state government to ensure the screening of the Kamal Haasan-starrer movie 'Thug Life'.
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"No Space For Bezos": Why Venice Locals Are Against The Billionaire's Wedding
Activists have ramped up their "No space for Bezos" campaign after Luigi Brugnaro, Venice's millionaire mayor, confirmed in March that the couple would be getting married in the city.
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US Court Blocks Deportation Of Jailed Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration cannot use US foreign policy interests to justify its detention of Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a judge ruled on Wednesday, but stopped short of ordering Khalil's immediate release.
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Karnataka Hindu Activists Tied To Tree, Thrashed After Row Over Carrying Cows
Activists of the Hindu group Sri Rama Sene were tied to a tree and thrashed by locals in Karnataka's Belagavi for stopping transportation of cattle, members of the group said.
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Thai Cannabis Shops Face Uncertainty As Government Plans Stricter Rules
Thai cannabis store owners and activists on Thursday hit out at new government plans to tighten the rules on selling the drug by requiring a doctor's approval, three years after it was decriminalised.
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BJP Protests At Tripura Congress MLA Residence Over "Urinate" Remarks
A group of BJP activists stormed the premises of the MLA hostel in Radhanagar area in Agartala on Wednesday over the Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman's controversial remarks against Tribal community.
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How South Korea's Dog Meat Ban Leaves Farmers And 500,000 Dogs In Limbo
The government claims local authorities will take surrendered dogs into shelters. But rehoming is proving difficult. Farms raised large breeds like Tosa-Inu for meat, dogs often labeled "dangerous" under South Korean law.
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YouTube Star Mikayla Raines Dies By Suicide At 29, Husband Blames Online Bullying
Animal rescue activist and YouTube star Mikayla Raines died by suicide earlier this month, her husband, Ethan Raines, said on Monday in an emotional Instagram video.
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Evin Prison: The Infamous Iranian Jail Struck By Israel
Built in 1971, the Evin Prison was used by the Shah regime to detain thousands of political prisoners in horrifying conditions.
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Greenpeace Amongst Protestors Against Jeff Bezos-Sanchez's Venice Wedding
Global environmental lobby Greenpeace added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez.
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US Court Orders Release Of Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil
A U.S. judge ordered on Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil be released from custody, a major victory for rights groups that challenged what they called the Trump administration's unlawful targeting of a pro-Palestinian activist.
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Palestine Activists Break Into UK's Largest Air Base, Deface 2 Aircraft
Pro-Palestinian activists broke into the UK's largest air force base in southeast England and vandalised two planes in an act condemned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as "disgraceful" on Friday.
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NIA Court Refuses Activist Gautam Navlakha Permission To Live In Delhi
A court on Thursday denied activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, the permission to live in Delhi.
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Why Iranian Activists Are Unwilling To Protest Against Khamenei Regime
Iran's fragmented opposition groups think their moment may be close at hand, but activists involved in previous bouts of protest say they are unwilling to unleash mass unrest, even against a system they hate, with their nation under attack.
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Big Breakthrough In India-Canada Ties, Months After Diplomatic Fallout
India and Canada agreed on Tuesday to reinstate ambassadors to each other's capitals, months after the bitter diplomatic fallout between New Delhi and Ottawa.
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'We Have To Abide..': DK Shivakumar On Screening Of 'Thug Life' In Karnataka
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide by the Supreme Court order, which directed the state government to ensure the screening of the Kamal Haasan-starrer movie 'Thug Life'.
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"No Space For Bezos": Why Venice Locals Are Against The Billionaire's Wedding
Activists have ramped up their "No space for Bezos" campaign after Luigi Brugnaro, Venice's millionaire mayor, confirmed in March that the couple would be getting married in the city.
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US Court Blocks Deportation Of Jailed Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration cannot use US foreign policy interests to justify its detention of Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a judge ruled on Wednesday, but stopped short of ordering Khalil's immediate release.
