Rights Activists Condemn Prosecution of Russian Blogger

Egypt Activists Condemn Brotherhood Rule

Protests in Cairo as members of the April 6 Youth Movement denounce the ruling Muslim Brotherhood for detaining political activists.

palmbeachpost.com (12 days ago)

Activists Form Russian Internet Users' Rights Group

rian.ru (29 days ago)

Russian authorities search Human Rights Watch offices

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities searched the Moscow offices of Human Rights Watch and three other prominent advocacy groups on Wednesday, part of a wave of hundreds of inspections that activists say is a campaign to silence criticism of President Vladimir Putin.

reuters.com (1 month and 26 days ago)

Russian anti-corruption blogger Navalny files party registration papers

Popular Russian anti-corruption blogger Aleksey Navalny has formally filed papers to form his own party. A license from the Justice Ministry would allow his People’s Alliance Party to take part in regional elections as early as in September 2013.Read Full Article at RT.com

rt.com (1 month and 12 days ago)

Group of Maine lawmakers protests 3 abortion bills

A coalition of women legislators and abortion rights activists will hold a press conference Thursday to condemn the bills as anti-choice.

pressherald.com (22 days ago)

Topless Protesters Greet Putin In Germany, Gay Rights Activists And Rainbow Flags In Amsterdam On The Same Day...

A group of topless protestors made Russian President Vladimir Putin laugh. Three members of the women’s rights group, Femen, stripped from the waist up, painted slogans on themselves and called the Russian leader a “dictator” to his face in Germany on Monday, Reuters reports.

ibtimes.com (1 month and 14 days ago)

Judge tosses challenge to law on animal protests

BOSTON — A lawsuit challenging a federal law that animal rights activists say makes them afraid to participate in public protests has been thrown out by a judge who said the activists have not shown that the law chills their First Amendment rights.U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro dismissed a challenge brought by five people who said the 2006 Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act...

bostonherald.com (2 months and 5 days ago)

Hounded Russian Blogger Moves to Prague

A leading opposition blogger hounded by allegations of child abuse said he moved from Moscow to Prague, though he denied the move has anything to do with the accusations.

rian.ru (2 months and 25 days ago)

Activists condemn Afzal Guru's hanging

Supreme Court advocate Kamini Jaiswal on Saturday said the UPA government's decision to hang Afzal Guru was driven by political consideration and that his rights were violated as his family was not informed.

indiatimes.com (3 months and 13 days ago)

Russian Eco-Activists Clash With Metal Mining Boss

Police in the Russian city of Voronezh are investigating claims by the director of a geological prospecting firm that he was beaten by eco-activists on Friday while trying to start work at a nickel deposit in the area, the police said on Saturday.

rian.ru (3 months and 14 days ago)