Activists

Stand Up To Beijing, Hong Kong Singer Tells US Lawmakers, Companies

World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho wants U.S. lawmakers and companies to criticize Beijing's actions in Hong Kong, to help change the Chinese Communist Party's behaviour.

Activists Ask Japan PM To Scrap Metro Project In Fight Over Aarey Trees

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 17, 2019

A group of activists protesting felling of trees for the upcoming metro car shed in Mumbai's Aarey Colony has written a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking his intervention to scrap the project.

"Will Visit Srinagar Myself": Chief Justice Reacts To Claim On High Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 16, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today said he would visit Jammu and Kashmir, if needed, to check on allegations by a child rights activist that it was difficult accessing the High Court there amid security restrictions that have been in place since August 5, when the centre ended special status to the state.

UP Man, Son Allegedly Kill RSS Activist For Harassing Daughter, Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 16, 2019

Two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, the police said today.

Fighting The Good Fight: 5 TIFF Films About Journos And Activists

Entertainment | Saibal Chatterjee | Sunday September 15, 2019

Three of these films are tilted more towards stories of a personal nature than narratives of immediate political import

"Speak For Minorities In Pak": BJP MP To Malala Yousafzai On J&K Tweet

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday September 15, 2019

Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai's tweet on Jammu and Kashmir drew a sharp response from a BJP MP, who told the young Pakistani activist to instead raise concern for minorities in her country where they are subjected to "forceful conversion and persecution".

Hong Kong Activist Seeks Donald Trump's Support For Democracy Movement

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 14, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong urged US President Donald Trump on Friday to include a "human rights clause" in any trade agreement with China, and sought Washington's backing for the city's democracy movement.

Marching For Jobs, Left Front Workers Clash With Police In Howrah

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday September 13, 2019

Several policemen and protestors were injured today in clashes at Howrah when police tried to halt a rally taken out by thousands of Left Front activists demanding jobs, cheaper education and factories. Just two days ago, similar clashes had broken out when BJP activists took to the streets to protest high power tariffs in Kolkata and police tried ...

Koregaon-Bhima Case: High Court Refuses To Drop Case Against Gautam Navlakha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to drop the case lodged against civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha in the Koregaon-Bhima violence and for having alleged Maoist links, noting that there was prima facie substance in the case.

Hong Kong Protesters Target Metro Station Again Amid Lantern Festival

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 12, 2019

Hong Kong activists will combine pro-democracy protests with lantern celebrations marking the Mid-Autumn Festival this weekend after a brief lull in sometimes violent demonstrations which have rocked the Chinese-ruled city since June.

'What About Atrocities On Us?' Baloch Activists As Pak Raises J&K At UN

World News | Written by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday September 12, 2019

Pakistan's attempt to corner India on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva wasstymied by Baloch activists, who spoke out against the atrocities unleashed by the Pakistani military in its own backyard, Balochistan.

DU Students Protest Raid At Varsity Professor Hany Babu's House

Education | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 12, 2019

The Pune Police had in the past arrested five human rights activists. It had also tried to arrest other human rights activists but was prevented from doing so after the Supreme Court stepped in, he added.

DU Students Protest Raid At Varsity Professor Hany Babu's House

Education | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 12, 2019

The Pune Police had in the past arrested five human rights activists. It had also tried to arrest other human rights activists but was prevented from doing so after the Supreme Court stepped in, he added.

Pak Left Red-Faced At UN As Baloch Activists Expose Islamabad's Hypocrisy

World News | ANI | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Baloch political activists and human rights defenders shredded Pakistan for atrocities and gross human rights violations against Baloch people. The Baloch Human Rights Council organised a briefing on 'The Humanitarian Crisis in Balochistan' at a special tent at Broken Chair in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday.

Tear Gas, Water Cannons On Kolkata Streets As BJP Workers Clash With Cops

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Clashes erupted in Kolkata today as hundreds of BJP youth activists took out a march in the city's Central Avenue area to protest against a hike in electricity rates, sparking police retaliation. The incident occurred at a time when the BJP is flexing its muscles against the ruling Trinamool Congress following unprecedented gains in the Lok Sabha e...