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# activist

This year
2023
Suspects arrested for murder of LGBT activist in Kenya
Members of Kenya’s LGBTQ community often face harassment and physical attacks.
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Jan 8th 2023, 12:03 PM
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Opinion: Climate change is no laughing matter but comedy can help
Diane O’Connor is a stand-up comedian and climate activist – she says comedy is a powerful art form in the battle against climate despair.
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Nov 8th 2022, 6:30 PM
Actor and activist Jane Fonda confirms she has cancer
The 84-year-old Oscar winner vowed to fight the “very treatable” illness.
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Sep 3rd 2022, 8:25 AM
Activist deceived into relationship with undercover London police officer awarded £230,000 (€275k)
The Metropolitan Police and the National Police Chiefs Council have been ordered to pay compensation to Kate Wilson.
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Jan 25th 2022, 12:37 PM
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Activist lands on pitch before Germany-France match, 'injures several fans'
The stunt was a protest against German car manufacturer Volkswagen.
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Jun 15th 2021, 10:52 PM
Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after party shooting
Police said there is no evidence to suggest young mother Sasha Johnson was the intended target.
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May 24th 2021, 12:19 PM
Sinéad Burke is the first little person to attend the Met Gala
“It is surreal, inspiring and humbling to be gracing the [Met Gala's] infamous red carpet,” Burke wrote in Vogue.
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May 7th 2019, 9:27 PM
Linda Brown, who helped end US school segregation, dies aged 76
Brown was at the centre of a major court battle that helped end widespread racial segregation in the US.
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Mar 27th 2018, 8:35 AM
Erica Garner, activist daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner, has died aged 27
She suffered a heart attack last week.
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Dec 30th 2017, 2:43 PM
'I can't stop crying': Tributes after rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker dies aged 65
The former soldier was heavily involved within the San Francisco LGBT rights movement.
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Apr 1st 2017, 3:17 PM
President leads tributes following death of 'inspirational' disability rights campaigner
Martin Naughton has died at the age of 62.
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Oct 14th 2016, 9:55 AM
Mother and baby home survivors say their community is "torn in half" over inquiry terms
They are seeking the remit of the commission to be widened and will hold a protest against it today.
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Jul 19th 2016, 12:05 PM
Award-winning environmentalist shot dead in her home after receiving death threats
The mother of four previously had an around-the-clock guard but recently switched to an occasional security detail.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 9:58 PM
Israeli transgender activist wins right for cremations against the wish of her religious parents
This follows a ruling by the country’s Supreme Court.
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Nov 26th 2015, 6:07 AM
Topless protesters pulled from stage at Muslim religious conference
The women are part of activist group Femen and were protesting radical speakers at the conference.
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Sep 14th 2015, 10:34 AM
Erin Brockovich tells Berkeley families it's her "duty" to offer them assistance
“No words from me or anybody else can ease their pain.”
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Jun 24th 2015, 4:08 PM
Ashley Judd pressing charges against Twitter users for abusive comments
The actress was tweeting about her favourite basketball team when it happened.
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Mar 18th 2015, 3:52 PM
Margaretta D'Arcy to be released from Limerick Prison
The 80-year-old anti-war activist had refused to sign a bond saying she would act lawfully and stay out of unauthorised zones in Shannon Airport.
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Jul 18th 2014, 8:28 AM
Egypt has deported Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire
Maguire won the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize with Betty Williams for founding a peace group to resolve the conflict between North Ireland’s Catholics and Protestants.
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Mar 5th 2014, 5:06 PM
Activist says she was detained at Olympics over 'Gay is OK' flag
Police have denied that Vladimir Luxuria was detained, but she says she was held but not charged.
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Feb 17th 2014, 4:43 PM
Folk legend Pete Seeger dies at 94
The folk music champion died of natural causes at a New York hospital last night.
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Jan 28th 2014, 8:42 AM
"Nobody is above the rule of the law" - Shatter on Margaretta D'Arcy
A group of TDs tonight called for the release of the 79-year-old campaigner, but the Justice Minister says it is not up to him to interfere with the judiciary.
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Jan 21st 2014, 10:05 PM
President defends Sabina prison visit as “private and personal”
“Sabina is a person who can speak for herself and is a person of very good judgement.”
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Jan 21st 2014, 1:11 PM
Gilmore: No problem with Sabina Higgins prison visit to Margaretta D'Arcy
The wife of President Michael D. Higgins visited the veteran peace campaigner in “private and personal” capacity, according to the Áras.
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Jan 21st 2014, 10:18 AM
Nelson Mandela: Prisoner, president and father of 'Rainbow Nation'
The former president of South Africa, who spent 27 years in prison, inspired a nation and the world.
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Dec 5th 2013, 10:41 PM
Malala Yousafzai to visit Ireland next week
Malala Yousafzai is to receive the Tipperary International Peace Prize in honour of her campaign work to ensure girls’ access to education across the developing world.
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Aug 14th 2013, 8:00 PM
Syria Through a Lens: life of slain filmmaker and activist honoured
The one-year anniversary of the death of young journalist Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed in a shelling attack by Syrian government forces, will be marked by a worldwide commemoration of his life and work.
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May 26th 2013, 7:30 AM
Tributes paid after death of LGBT and civil rights activist
Christopher Robson, one of the founder members of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, passed away following a short illness.
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Mar 25th 2013, 12:46 PM
Legendary human rights activist Inez McCormack dies
The veteran trade unionist and founder of the Participation and Practice of Rights organisation died following a short illness.
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Jan 22nd 2013, 8:12 AM
26-year-old web pioneer behind Reddit found dead
Aaron Swartz was an internet activist who had helped create RSS when he was just 14 years old. Authorities in New York are treating his death as a suicide.
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Jan 12th 2013, 8:18 PM
Column: How social media became a very real battleground
The conflict in Gaza is the latest to show the power of social networking – but online platforms need to examine the role they play, writes Jillian York.
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Dec 1st 2012, 7:00 PM
Bogus 'family' members try to visit activist Malala
Police denied claims there were arrests after people claiming they were the Pakistani teen’s family members tried to gain access to the hospital.
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Oct 16th 2012, 12:05 PM
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban arrives in UK for treatment
Malala Yousafzai is being treated for a damaged skull in a highly specialised unit in Birmingham.
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Oct 15th 2012, 10:09 PM
Legal activist arrives in US after rushed exit from China
Chen Guangcheng and his family were suddenly allowed to leave China on Saturday after a weeks-long diplomatic tussle between Washington and Beijing.
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May 20th 2012, 5:05 PM
Chinese activist who fled house arrest heads to US
The well-known Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States after a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that has tested US-China relations.
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May 19th 2012, 2:55 PM
Militant implicated in Italian activist's death in Gaza commits suicide
Hamas said its troops were storming a building in which the trio believed to be responsible for death of pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni were hiding.
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Apr 19th 2011, 7:02 PM
Chinese activist sentenced to 10 years in jail
This is the third time Liu Xanbin has been put in jail by Chinese authorities.
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Mar 25th 2011, 10:39 AM