Civil society is not the enemy of democracy – it’s the guardian of it

In recent years, we’ve heard civil society described in many ways: noisy, disruptive, partisan, inconvenient. But rarely is it described as what it truly is – a pillar of democracy. That is no accident. When civic activism holds up a mirror to...

Civil Society Pushes Back As GASD Demands Transparency in Liberia’s Drug Crisis Response

Monrovia – In the wake of the ongoing fight against drug abuse, a civil society organization, Global Action for Sustainable Development has called on the national government for key documents, making reference to the Freedom of Information law....

Beyond NGOs: Why civil society will survive and thrive

Civil society movements survive. One is the Amadiba Crisis Committee, which has for years led a community-driven campaign against titanium mining in the Xolobeni area of the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape. Photo: File What happens when the NGO offices...

Activist Investor Wants IHOP Parent to Suspend Its Dividend. The Stock Yields 9.5%

Applebee’s and IHOP parent Dine Brands now has an activist investor pushing for changes. Monday, The Edge Consulting Group proposed a three-pillar plan to “unlock 150-200% shareholder returns over the next 24-36 months.” “Without urgent structural...

Activists meet outside detention facility in Calexico

CALEXICO — On Saturday, August 16, a small group of people gathered under a blue canopy in Calexico across from the Imperial Regional Detention Facility. The meeting was part of a larger effort by Mobilize US, called “Day of International...

Activist uses photo of Kinahan gangster to back 'war crimes' claim - but mistake quickly spotted

An activist has used a photo of an infamous Kinahan mobster being arrested in Spain – to claim that cops in The Netherlands arrested an Israeli military officer on suspicion of war crimes in Palestine. The photo - alleged to feature Major General...

Orange County activists want ICE out, accuse agents of racial profiling

Activists in Orange County are protesting after ICE raids they say violated the court order prohibiting racial profiling in immigration enforcement. GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Orange County community members gathered in Garden Grove on Tuesday to...

Delhi : Municipal workers who went to round up the stray dogs attacked by animal activist

New Delhi – On 18th of August in the Capital’s Rohini area Municipal employees had gone to round up the stray dogs. They were doing this in accordance of Supreme Court’s 11thAugust orders. They were threatened and attacked by animal activist at...

Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev's asylum-seeker status extended in Kazakhstan

Almaty. August 20. KazTAG – Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev, who had previously criticized the Chechen authorities and later applied for asylum in Kazakhstan due to fear of extradition to his homeland, has had his asylum-seeker status extended by...

Sparking a movement: Local activist raises funds to bring writer to Vincennes

VINCENNES — Austin Ray, a Vincennes-based voting activist, is raising money to bring writer Robert Arnold to Vincennes for a voter registration event where Arnold will read essays, give a talk and take audience questions. As a writer with a...

Microsoft workers and activists protest against company’s Israel ties, occupy part of campus

The protest was coordinated by the No Azure for Apartheid organisation [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Microsoft employees, ex-employees, activists, and local supporters took over the software giant’s east campus in Redmond, Washington on Tuesday...

XR anti-aviation activists demand access to Schiphol Airport – so they can fly

Extinction Rebellion (XR) has filed a lawsuit against Amsterdam Schiphol Airport over an access ban imposed on 37 members of the organisation after they held an anti-aviation protest. On March 21, 37 demonstrators from the radical climate action...

Catholic Activists Petition Kenyan Government to Revoke Christian Religious Book Promoting Contraception

“CRE is supposed to guide students in morals and faith not to introduce them to contraception methods,” Ms. Kioko says, and warns, “If nothing is done, we’ll be teaching our teens population control as if it were gospel.” The presence of the...

Soulshine Cancelled Following Michael Franti Accusations; Activist Artist Management Parts Ways

Photo Credit: Stuart Sevastos / CC by 2.0 Last week, Spanish-American singer Victoria Canal accused an unnamed older musician of abusing and grooming her for eight years at the start of her career. Following her post, Soulshine at Sea, a four-day...

Charge dropped for activist at Woodside boss’s home

Nigeria News30 minutes ago ‘Guardians Of Justice Reduced To Seeking Clearance’ – Sowore Kicks Against DSS Screening Of SAN Designates Renowned activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has…

Naija News reports that the controversy follows concerns raised on Monday by senior lawyer, Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro (SAN), who described the planned DSS involvement as illegal and a threat to the independence of the legal profession. Akinboro...

NDC giving license to aligned individuals to engage in violence, disorder under guise of activism – Minority

The Minority Health Caucus of Parliament has condemned the actions of activist Ralph St Williams at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) on Monday, August 18, 2025, describing them as unlawful and disruptive. In a press release...

Ethiopia urged to abandon proposed changes to civil society organization law

Amnesty International on Monday issued a statement condemning the proposed changes to the Civil Society Organization (CSO) law in Ethiopia, urging that the draft amendment should not enter into force. Amnesty International states that the approval...

Richard Lee, activist who founded a pot ‘university,’ dies at 62

Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Cannabis became his salvation -- and his life’s mission. In 2010, the low-key Mr. Lee turned into a national face of the legalization...

Climate Activists Want to Derail the AI Revolution

Artificial intelligence is set to contribute around $20 trillion to the global economy by 2030, thanks in large part to productivity gains. If America falls behind on AI innovation and integration, companies will stop investing here, those that...