South Africans divided as multiple civil society groups call for Julius Malema’s removal from JSC

Several civil society organisations have called for Julius Malema to be removed from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) This comes after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) commander-in-chief was found guilty on several charges relating to...

Activists part of Global Sumud Flotilla call on South African government to cease all trade with Israel

Activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla have called on the South African government to cease all trade with Israel and ensure the safe return of five citizens being held in the country. The South African nationals include Mandla Mandela, the...

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Kenya writes to Uganda after 2 Kenyan activists are abducted in Kampala: "Take action"

Kenya lodged a formal protest with Uganda, demanding answers over the alleged abduction of two activists in Kampala A diplomatic letter from the Kenyan High Commission said Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were seized by armed men in Kireka on October...

Israel begins deporting Gaza flotilla activists, global protests erupt

Israel has started deporting activists detained from the Global Sumud flotilla. The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that four Italians have already been sent back, with procedures underway to deport all others. The flotilla carried about 450...

Global Sumud Flotilla Activists Launch Hunger Strike in Israeli Detention

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Activists from Global Sumud Flotilla have been on an indefinite hunger strike since being detained and abducted by Israeli forces from international waters, as revealed by the International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza...

Climate Activist Gitanjali Angmo: The Voice Of Ladakh's People & Protector Of Its Fragile Ecology

Climate Activist Gitanjali Angmo: The Voice Of Ladakh's People & Protector Of Its Fragile Ecology | X/@IvanSerov123 Climate activist Gitanjali Angmo, Director of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh, has emerged as a forceful voice for...

Far-Right Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir Taunts Global Sumud Flotilla Activists

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir taunted the Global Sumud Flotilla activists taken into custody by Israel on Thursday, pointing at them and calling them “terrorists.” Reporters Without Borders said that there were more...

Four Italian activists from Global Sumud aid flotilla deported after Israeli attack on Gaza-bound mission

Four Italian activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud aid flotilla have been deported, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Friday, while hundreds of other participants from the humanitarian mission remain in detention following an Israeli attack. In...

Pro-Palestinian activists target Mallorca businesses and police in Palma

A number of shops in Mallorca have been painted with political slogans as part of a protest action promoted by pro-Palestinian activists. The vandalism is directed at companies targeted by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement due...

Inside France: From sleazy Sarko to France's 100-year-old activist heroine

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - or at least the best and worst of France, with the death of an extraordinary 100-year-old woman who dedicated her life to activism, and an ex-president who seems to have devoted himself to...

Over 1,000 Rabbis and Jewish Peace Activists in Brooklyn Demand Gaza Ceasefire

Here in New York, more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish peace activists led a protest Thursday demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to U.S. arms transfers to Israel. They gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall for a mass public memorial...

'It’s warm and feminine, without being girly' – author, model and activist, Charli Howard takes us on a tour of her compact and colourful home

This petite two-bed Victorian terrace in south-east London is home to author, model and activist, Charli Howard. When she bought it she had straightforward plans to just revamp the interior, which inevitably turned into a complete renovation....

Israeli Forces Abduct Hundreds of Activists in Raid of Gaza-Bound Humanitarian Aid Flotilla

Israel’s Navy has intercepted dozens of ships laden with humanitarian aid, halting efforts by international activists to break Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip. Video live-streamed by the Global Sumud Flotilla showed Israeli commandos boarding...

Federal Judge Rules Trump Admin Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens for Pro-Palestinian Activism

A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully targeted noncitizens for their pro-Palestinian activism by threatening to deport them, calling the case “perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction...

Caribbean civilisation, activism of people

Commentary Dara Healy 3 Hrs Ago Dara E Healy - DARA E HEALY “What is missing from the notion of Caribbeanness, is…the need to transcend the intellectual pretensions dominated by the learned elite and to be grounded in collective affirmation,...

Embassy team visits Swiss Gaza activists in prison

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Israel forces Global Sumud Flotilla activists to kneel, zip-tied for hours after attack, says rights group

The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, said on Friday that Global Sumud Flotilla participants were forced to kneel with their hands zip-tied for at least five hours, denouncing the treatment as part of Israel’s unlawful...

Foreign minister: Several countries assisting Malaysia in securing activists’ release

SEPANG, Oct 4 — Malaysia has received assistance from several countries, including Asean member states, in efforts to secure the release of its citizens detained by Israel while participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) humanitarian...

Malaysia getting foreign help to free activists, says Tok Mat

Israel’s foreign ministry confirmed that several GSF ships had been stopped and their passengers taken to a port in Israel. (AP pic) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has received assistance from several countries, including Asean member states, in efforts...