Former Minnesota GOP activist sentenced to prison for sex trafficking children
Anton "Tony" Lazzaro, a 32-year-old former activist for the Republican Party, was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of sex…
No charges filed in fight between Kevin de León and activist
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office will not file criminal charges against City Councilman Kevin de León or the activist with whom he got into…
Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US | Human Rights News
As her isolation in Nicaragua’s infamous El Chipote prison stretched month after month, Tamara Davila held fast to the conviction that she would one day…
Trans activist recalled to prison over ‘punch TERFs’ speech
Crowdfunder [Free Sarah Jane Baker] Sarah Jane Baker has been arrested after allegedly calling on activists to “punch” TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) at London Trans+…
Activist Jose Galvan Enters Race for 39th District Seat
Veteran campaigner and activist Jose Galvan, spurning efforts by state Sen. Richard Polanco to consolidate Latino support in the 39th Assembly District behind the candidacy…
UN expert group calls for release of Cambodian-American human rights activist after investigation
A United Nations expert group is calling for the immediate release of a Cambodian-American human rights activist, saying an investigation it conducted has concluded she…
Steve Pieters, trailblazing HIV/AIDS activist, dies aged 70
Rev. Dr. A. Steve Pieters, one of the longest HIV/AIDS survivors in the United States, has passed away at 70. According to spokesperson Harlan Boll,…
Australian democracy activist freed from prison in Vietnam | Politics News
Chau Van Kham, who had been in jail for four years on national security charges, has returned home to Australia. Chau Van Kham, a pro-democracy…
Climate activist Greta Thunberg graduates high school but vows to keep protesting
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has skipped school to draw attention to climate change for the last time — not because she no longer wants to…
Republicans object to honoring a drag activist at the California Capitol
SACRAMENTO — Known as much for her dramatic face makeup and colored boa headdresses as for her work caring for AIDS patients, promoting safe-sex education and…
Social activist Cornel West announces presidential bid with People’s Party
1/3 Renowned activist Cornel West announced on Monday that he will run for president as a member of the People’s Party. File Photo by Steve…
US, UN slam arrest of prominent Vietnamese environmental activist | Climate News
Hoang Thi Minh Hong is the fifth prominent climate rights defender arrested for alleged tax evasion in the last two years. The United States and…
Prominent Algerian opposition activist arrested by authorities | News
Karim Tabbou, a political activist and prominent member of the Algerian Hirak movement, has been arrested several times since 2019. Algerian opposition figure Karim Tabbou…
Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich ‘pardoned by Minsk’ | Protests News
Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years for organising protests and insulting President Lukashenko. Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian opposition blogger who was arrested in 2021…
Killing of Indigenous Ecuador anti-oil activist spurs questions | Indigenous Rights News
Sucumbíos, Ecuador – It was a Sunday in late February, and Eduardo Mendúa was doing what he was famous for: organising against the oil drilling…
NFL great and civil rights activist Jim Brown dies aged 87 | American Football News
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as…
Hollywood legend, activist, NFL Hall of Famer, flawed man
The year was 1969, so long ago, but in the history of Hollywood, it's a signature moment. Jim Brown had walked away from football at…
Jim Brown, football great, actor, civil rights activist, dies at 87
Jim Brown, regarded by many as the greatest football player of all time who quit the game at the height of his career and became…
Conservative activist directs $25,000 to Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni
WASHINGTON − A well-known conservative legal activist who has helped shape the modern Supreme Court arranged for the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas to receive…
Harry Belafonte, US actor and civil rights activist, dies at 96 | Entertainment News
Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting, Day O, in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before turning…