Refusing to be silenced
Erik Larson
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Refusing to be silenced

"On July 24, about 100 people gathered in Baltimore for a forum to stand up against a long-term spying operation conducted by the Maryland State Police against anti-death penalty and antiwar activists. The...
  • Erik Larson
highlighted by Erik Larson | 5 days ago | updated 4 days ago
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Alternative Opening Ceremony
Jarrett Martineau
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Mia Farrow To Air "Darfur Olympics"

Mia Farrow has spent much of the last several years raising awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and she has been an outspoken critic of China's role in Sudan. As the Olympic games begin today in...
  • Jarrett Martineau
  • super editor
highlighted by Jarrett Martineau | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
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censorship
Vemrion
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Attack of Human Rights Groups on Web

Escalating computer viruses, data-stealing Trojan horses and other malicious software are plaguing many human rights groups these days, and many of these software are being routed from China. The sophistication of...
  • Heiky
  • editor
highlighted by Heiky | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
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Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone Nargis victims
sweet east pearl
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Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone Nargis victims

Burma's most popular comedian, Maung Thura who is well known as Zarganar faces 20 years in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison for helping Cyclone Nargis victims in the Irrawaddy delta " The repressive and...
highlighted by sweet east pearl | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
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Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown

"Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:35 PM on 22nd July 2008 During these turbulent economic times, Gordon Brown is keen for the country to stick by him. However, this probably wasn't quite what he had in mind. ...
  • brow1859
highlighted by brow1859 | 4 wks ago
173 views | 4 comments
Hip-Hop Rosa Clemente Veep for Green
politisite
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Hip-Hop Rosa Clemente Veep for Green

Moments ago the Green party nomination process concluded.  Cynthia McKinney won the nomination.  Her pick for Veep?  Hip-Hop Artist and activist Rosa Clemente, The Green party has come a long way from...
highlighted by politisite | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
239 views | 1 comment
Who, me?
Southern Day
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The Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism

From one of the comments posted at the bottom of the article: "Best Education Piece of Online Activism : This one post has put together a bunch of the best examples of online hacktivism and activism I have ever seen!...
  • azer
  • news wrangler
highlighted by azer | 6 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago
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Dr. of Death to Get Honour Of Canada?
Barry Artiste
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Dr. of Death to Get Honour Of Canada?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDr. Morgentaler, soon to be a receiptent of the Order of Canada, has some Canadians outraged, while some Canadian applaud this decision.  Dr. Morgentaler, a Montreal...
highlighted by Barry Artiste | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
503 views | 16 comments
Mesa de periodismo ciudadano
morrissey
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'Public Intellectuals 2.0': Democratizing Free Speech?

OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post and...
  • Jarrett Martineau
  • super editor
highlighted by Jarrett Martineau | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
336 views | 2 comments
syamsir siregar
uusjio
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BIN has become "political player": nat`l rights watchdog

Statements of The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) head Syamsir Siregar always make controversial." "BIN is no longer an intelligence gathering organization but has become a political player," National Commission on...
highlighted by uusjio | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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Primer espot de campanya de Boris Johnson per Londres 2008
Dave Keating
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Key London mayor aide quits over race row

A key aid to new London mayor Boris Johnson has been forced to resign after making disparaging remarks about people from the Carribean. The issue highlights a continued problem for the new mayor's relationship with...
  • Dave Keating
  • super editor
highlighted by Dave Keating | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
185 views | 5 comments

Indonesian spy to face charges over activist`s murder: police

"A former top spy in Indonesia's intelligence agency is facing charges of premeditated murder over the 2004 poisoning death of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, police said Friday.Muchdi Purwopranjono, an ex-deputy chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), turned...
highlighted by uusjio | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
105 views | 0 comments
Exploring the Gay Brain
Barry Artiste
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Exploring the Gay Brain

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorGays used to say,"We're Here, We're Queer, Get used to it!"Now it seems science have uncovered a new spin!Now Gays can proudly march and say "We're Here, We're an...
highlighted by Barry Artiste | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
210 views | 3 comments
Talk show host Michael Reagan calls for murder of anti-war activist
VLOGZ
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Talk show host Michael Reagan calls for murder of anti-war activist

"Transcript of Reagan’s statements: San Diego, CA) Radio talk show host Michael Reagan is calling for the murder of political activist, Mark Dice, after hearing that Dice is mailing letters and...
  • VLOGZ
highlighted by VLOGZ | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
360 views | 1 comment
Tiger bred in Chinese Tiger Farm - hopeless and weak
René
25
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Celebrities join World Bank in Saving Tigers

"By Lesley WroughtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood celebrities Harrison Ford, Bo Derek and Robert Duvall on Monday threw their support behind a new global initiative by the World Bank to save tigers from...
highlighted by René | 10 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
442 views | 9 comments

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