Hundreds of thousands have poured onto the streets of major cities and towns across Yemen, demanding the country’s embattled president step down. Defying the scorching summer weather and the dawn-to-dusk fasting hours during the holy month of…
Opposition activists who were arrested during Tuesday’s demonstration in support of imprisoned Malady Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich in Horki, Mahilyow region, were sentenced to jail terms on August 3. The activists stood trial in Horki and the town of…
Women’s rights groups in Nepal say they are being left out of negotiations at a critical time, weeks before the country’s Constituent Assembly (CA) is meant to agree on a new constitution. “We need a constitution in time…
Hassan Ali Salman is a stocky, fit-looking young man. But he flailed in vain as the police officers grabbed him, one forcing his T-shirt roughly up over his head as three or four others laid in with their…
New Israeli legislation banning the support of boycott movements goes even further in limiting Palestinian rights. «You should definitely postpone your book launch in Jerusalem,» warned a close friend who felt that the planned event for launching my…
Jirayr Sefilyan An activist has said that talks between the authorities and opposition Armenian National Congress cannot lead to change in Armenia. Veteran field commander Jirayr Sefilyan, a member of the Sardarapat movement, described the authorities as an…
Popular entertainer Zay Yar Thaw started Burma’s first hip-hop band. Photo: Mizzima Generation Wave founder and hip-hop singer Zay Yar Thaw can’t sing in a show to raise funds for a home that cares for sick, elderly people…
Supporters of the DREAM Act, including Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., third from right, wait to be arrested while performing an act of civil disobedience at a rally for supporting the DREAM Act and immigration reform outside the White…
David Roberts’ most recent post tackles an issue I spend a good amount of time thinking about: the efficacy of civil disobedience in the modern era. More specifically — what can we do to give it a shot…
Israeli activists march on a main road in Tel Aviv, Israel July 30, 2011. Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the high cost of living and demand Prime Minister Benjamin…