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Palace: No basis to blame government over killings of activists

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 03:44 PM

Allegations linking the government to the recent killings of two activists are unfounded, Malacañang said Wednesday as it urged the public to wait for the results of the investigation. Read more »

'We must fight': Thailand's youth take on the establishment

Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 05:58 PM

Thailand's budding pro-democracy movement is intent on overhauling the government, rewriting the constitution and even taking on a law that shields the monarchy. Read more »

2 charged with 'desecrating' Christ statue, others with LGBT flags in Poland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 06:08 AM

Polish police said Wednesday they have charged two people with desecrating monuments after LGBT activists draped rainbow flags over several statues in Warsaw last week including one of Jesus Christ. Read more »

Hong Kong police order arrest of 6 exiled activists, says China state media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 01:34 AM

The six included prominent young campaigner Nathan Law, 27, who recently relocated to Britain after fleeing Hong Kong. Read more »

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 08:36 AM

At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling the destruction of Nature, watchdog group Global Witness reported Wednesday.   Read more »

India rounds up critics under cover of virus crisis, activists say

Sameer Yasir and Kai Schultz, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 20 07:35 AM

As India struggles to quell surging coronavirus infections, lawyers accuse authorities of seizing on the pandemic as an opportunity to round up critics of the government who are protesting what they see as iron-fisted and anti-minority policies under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more »

Greta Thunberg: PH anti-terror law puts climate, environment activists at risk

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 10:46 PM

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg called on netizens to support climate and environmental advocates in the Philippines, as the country's new anti-terror law puts them "at risk" of being easily tagged as terrorists. Read more »

The world should stand up to China over Hong Kong says activist Nathan Law

Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 10:23 AM

Hong Kong's fate shows China's true authoritarianism so the rest of the world should stand up to President Xi Jinping and start to put human rights above financial gain, pro-democracy activist Nathan Law told Reuters. Read more »

Hong Kong democracy figures resign after security law passed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 01:36 PM

Four young leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy political party announced their resignations on Monday, hours after Beijing passed a sweeping national security law for the city.   Read more »

Indonesia jails 7 Papuan activists for treason

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 17 11:48 PM

An Indonesian court on Wednesday sent seven Papuan activists to jail for treason after they organized an antiracism protest in September last year, demanding a referendum on self-determination in the easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua.   Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Independence Day 'mañanita'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 10:16 PM

Protesters gathered at UP Diliman in Quezon City for a "mañanita" to mark 122 years of Philippine independence and object to the controversial anti-terror bill expected to be signed into law by President Duterte.  Read more »

N. Korea to cut communication lines to 'enemy' South: KCNA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 07:08 AM

North Korea will cut military and political communication links to "enemy" South Korea on Tuesday, state media said, after threats over activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border.   Read more »

DOJ orders probe into surge of fake social media accounts after anti-terror bill protests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 04:40 PM

The Department of Justice said Sunday it would order an investigation into the creation of suspected fake social media accounts following protests against the anti-terror bill. Read more »

Cayetano warns activists against 'hiding terrorists' within their ranks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 11:02 PM

The House leadership is unfazed by mounting criticism over the anti-terror bill. Read more »

International rights groups reject proposed PH anti-terrorism law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 10:52 PM

International rights groups join mounting opposition to the Philippines' anti-terror bill, calling the measure "dangerous" and "a disaster in the making." Read more »

OPINION: Why we can’t believe platitudes proffered for new anti-terror law

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Jun 03 06:34 PM

When President Rodrigo Duterte and his apologists tut-tut and sneer that only terrorists need to fear the proposed new anti-terror law, the easiest answer is “Drug War”.   Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Rage across America

Story by Reuters, Photos from AFP, AP and Reuters
Updated as of May 31 04:01 PM

Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck. Read more »

Police release 42 activists arrested for protesting Bayan Muna coordinator's killing in Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:40 AM

The group is seeking justice for Bayan Muna coordinator Jory Porquia, who was gunned down by unidentified men in his home in Iloilo City as he was distributing relief goods.   Read more »

Arrests of Hong Kong activists 'deeply concerning': Pompeo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 06:14 AM

Washington - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday criticized the arrests of several high-profile democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, saying they were "deeply concerning."  Read more »

Greta Thunberg urges activists to avoid mass climate protests

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 10:39 AM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Greta Thunberg has urged climate campaigners to avoid mass protests as the new coronavirus spreads, but said her "Fridays for Future" movement would organize online strikes instead.   Read more »