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Collection of human rights activist news, found 44 news.

Boycott needed to force Israel to end occupation in Palestine

Supporters of Palestine around the world are promoting a BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement to force ...

Emirati rights activist wins Nobel prize for human rights

An Emirati human rights activist barred from leaving his home country was on Tuesday named the 2015 winner of an award ...

President expresses condolences over Adnan Buyung Nasution`s demise

President Joko Widodo expressed his condolences over the demise of Adnan Buyung Nasution, a well-known human rights ...

Poso Transformed Into "Battlefield" Against Terrorists

Parts of Poso are being transformed into a battlefield as some 3.2 thousand Indonesian military officers of the Swift ...

Jokowi Under Pressure To Appoint Untainted Police Chief

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has the prerogative right to appoint a national police chief of his choice, but it ...

People Come Out To Defend KPK Following Arrest of Its Leader

The crocodile has returned and tried to attack the gecko once again, but this time, the gecko is not alone, for the ...

KPK leader`s arrest is backlash on anti-corruption movement: Activists

The arrest of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chairman Bambang Widjojanto is an arbitrary action ...

Ahok`s long and winding road toward gubernatorial seat

The inauguration of Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as Indonesias seventh president on October 20, 2014 does not ...

Ehsanollah Bayat Selected As Radio Azadi's Nowruz Man Of The Year

- Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Afghan Service, Radio Azadi, selected dedicated philanthropist, Afghan Wireless ...

Myanmar Must Stop Escalation of Violence Against Rohingya: Activist

The Myanmar government must stop the escalation of violence against the Rohingya minority because it is dangerous and ...

Snowden applies for Russia asylum

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applied Tuesday for temporary asylum in Russia, ending three weeks of ...

US reiterates call for russia to hand over Snowden

The United States on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to hand over Edward Snowden to face espionage charges back ...

Yudhoyono leads first meeting of panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired the first meeting of the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on ...

Jail term of 27 convicts cut back ahead of i-day, Idul Fitr

The government has ordered a reduction in the sentences of corruption convict Gayus Tambunan and murder convict ...

Guatemalan Human Rights Activist Rosalina Tuyuc Receives 29th Niwano Peace Prize

-     The Niwano Peace Foundation awarded the 29th Niwano Peace Prize to Ms. Rosalina Tuyuc ...