#activists

Collection of activists news, found 927 news.

Putin urges West rethink on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Western and Arab governments on Thursday to review their policy on war-torn ...

Orangutans continue to face extinction in the wild

Increasing deforestation or the conversion of forest land into plantations has taken its toll on the natural habitats ...

J14 movement joins OneVoice in protesting stalled peace talks

- The #J14 movement joined OneVoice Israel on Tuesday in Tel Aviv to draw for the first time the inextricable link ...

US and Britain warn Syria against chemical weapon threat

British Prime Minster David Cameron and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned they would be forced to consider ...

Egypt`s Moursi to visit US on September 23

Egypt`s President Mohamed Morsi, the country`s first civilian and Islamist head of state, will visit the United States ...

Bloody start to eid in Syria

The Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday got off to a bloody start in Syria, with at least 84 people dying across the country, ...

South Korea, US start major annual military drill

The South Korean and US military on Monday began an annual joint exercise to test defences against North Korea, a ...

UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo under renewed attack

The United Nations called an end to its observer mission in Syria on Thursday, while activists reported more ...

Gunfight erupts in Syrian capital

Syrian security forces clashed with rebels in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, according to activists and a state ...

Brahimi to be new UN envoy to Syria

Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi is to be named as the new United Nations and Arab League peace envoy ...

Iran hosts Syria talks, calls for national dialogue

Iran on Thursday hosted a 29-nation conference on Syria with the aim of stopping bloodshed there and forging a role ...

House delegation to leave for Myanmar

A delegation composing of House of Representatives (DPR) members and mass organization activists will soon leave for ...

Rohingya case good opportunity for Suu Kyi

Myanmar`s Rohingya Muslim minority issue should provide a golden opportunity for Aung San Suu Kyi to prove to the ...

Film shows artist Ai Weiwei`s conflicted relationship with China

Artist Ai Weiwei has made headlines worldwide since his detention in China last year, but outside art circles few ...

200,000 flee Syria's aleppo in two days

The United Nations said Sunday that 200,000 people have fled the Syrian city of Aleppo in two days as President Bashar ...