カテゴリー: Activism
Politicians and campaigners – facing up to life in prison – sent messages of hope, justice and unity before reporting to police Hong Kong court swamped by protests as 47 pro-democracy figures due to appearOn Sunday, 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures w…
Pro-democracy group accused of organising unofficial election last July in largest crackdown on campaignersNearly every main voice of dissent in Hong Kong is now in jail or exile, after Hong Kong police charged 47 pro-democracy campaigners and politici…
In northern California, home to a large Punjabi population, residents join backlash against laws ‘shoved down people’s throats’Sukhcharan Singh grows walnuts in Yuba City, California, about 40 miles north of Sacramento. Like many Sikh farmers in this s…
The Goldman environmental prize honours the achievements of grassroots activists in six continents, recognising their efforts to protect natural habitats and push for political change, often at great personal riskPlastic in paradise: Goldman prize winn…
Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow arrived at West Kowloon magistrates courts to face charges related to illegal assembly stemming from a protest last year in Hong Kong.The trial was scheduled to begin on Monday, but after ple…
Chau Van Kham’s family has lost contact with him for nearly four months and fear the Australian government has ‘forgotten about him’A 70-year-old Australian democracy activist has “disappeared” inside Vietnam’s prison system: no one from his family or …
Australian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense forest in central India. The area is rich in biodiversity, containing many threatened species including elephants, leopards and sloth bears. A ra…
Devastated by his time in Germany, which he regards as still Nazi, the artist has moved. As he unveils a powerful virtual reality artwork, he talks about needing a monster to fight – and why he’d like to be a barber‘When we filmed this,” says Ai Weiwei…
Carrie Lam abandons chamber again after lawmakers decry assault on protest leader The Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, has again been forced from the legislative chamber because of protests by opposition members after a violent attack on a leader of the n…
Human Rights Watch calls for information on fate of 34-year-old amid a spate of disappearances of activistsRights groups in Thailand have urged the government to investigate the apparent enforced disappearance of Od Sayavong, a prominent pro-democracy …
Allegation directed at employee of consulate in Hong Kong is often used by Bejing authorities to smear criticsChinese state media has accused a worker at the British consulate in Hong Kong who is detained in mainland China of visiting prostitutes – an …
Masked Hongkongers have staged their first press conference, calling for the return of power to the people. ‘We are Hong Kong citizens from different positions from the movement,’ one masked man said. ‘This is the first civil press conference of Hong K…