Rennie Davis, one of the ‘Chicago Seven’ activists who was tried for organizing an anti-Vietnam War protest in 1968, has died at the age of 80. The protest was organised outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago in which thousands clashed with police in a bloody confrontation that horrified a nation watching live on … Read more
Doctors in Myanmar are refusing to work on non-emergency patients in protest against the military coup after soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday. Soldiers and tanks are patrolling major cities but the military takeover, which has ended the country’s brief experiment with democracy, has … Read more
A woman has been interrogated by Russian police for building snowmen carrying anti-Putin slogans. Yelena Kalinina was ordered to an interrogation amid a police drive to suppress dissent following nationwide protests in support of Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny. In her rally of snowmen, the placards read: ‘Tsar go away’, ‘Vova (Vladimir) it’s all over between … Read more
John Legend is apologizing to the alleged sexual assault victims of former Massachusetts prosecutor turned criminal justice reform advocate Adam Foss. The 42-year-old EGOT winner took to Twitter to issue a mea culpa for ‘elevating’ Foss back in 2015 when Legend and his organization, Free America, were working on a public awareness campaign about criminal … Read more
An anti-lockdown protester and comrade of Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-vaxxer brother Piers has been arrested for filming inside a hospital and sharing footage on social media she claims shows the coronavirus pandemic is a ‘massive scam’. Debbie Hicks wandered around Gloucester Royal Hospital on Monday saying it was ‘shut down’ and ‘dead’ and was arrested in her dressing … Read more
Top Afghan women’s rights activist, 29, is shot dead by motorbike-riding gunmen days after she condemned wave of assassinations in the country Freshta Kohistani is the second activist to be killed in Kabul in two days Her brother was also killed in the drive-by attack which took place near her home Freshta was outspoken about women’s … Read more
Her longtime pal Kylie Jenner was ambushed by a crew of passionate anti-fur activists during a recent shopping spree in Beverly Hills. But Hailey Bieber appeared undeterred by the protesters’ message as she ventured out in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon in a luxurious fur coat. The wife of Justin Bieber, 24, layered the expensive coat … Read more
Astrophel Sang, 19, was filmed using a lighter to try and set the flag on fire during protests A photography student who tried to torch a Union Jack on the Cenotaph during a Black Lives Matter protest walked free from court today. Astrophel Sang, 19, was filmed using a lighter to try and set the … Read more
A Muslim activist was removed from an American Airlines flight and detained for four hours after she reportedly confronted a first class passenger over alleged special treatment. The incident happened on Saturday when Amani al-Khatahtbeh, a congressional candidate and founder of Muslimgirl.com, attempted to travel from Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey to Charlotte, North Carolina. … Read more
A train has been named in honour of civil rights pioneer Paul Stephenson as part of Black History Month celebrations. Dr Stephenson, 83, who was born in Essex to a West African father and British mother, served in the RAF before moving to Bristol in 1960, where he became the city’s first black social worker. … Read more