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NEW YORK – Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City to chants and cheers Wednesday after a trans-Atlantic trip on a sailboat to attend a global warming conference. Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish…
A LEGACY OF COMPASSION The mother of one of the six persons who were tagged as communist rebels and arrested by the military in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental last March expressed sorrow over the slay of activist-lawyer…
Punta Engaño Barangay Councilman Lito Pagobo, the uncle of the slain activist Butch Rosales, said that he could not think of any person that would want his nephew killed. Rosales was shot dead by an unidentified gunman…
A MILITANT leftist group denounced yesterday’s deportation of a European activist whom they invited to their event scheduled at the Capitol Social Hall today. Akbayan International Secretary Rafaela David said Giacomo Filibeck, deputy secretary general of the…
The children of the slain human rights activist, 59-year-old Elisa Badayos, has appealed to authorities to help identify and arrest their mother’s killers. “It’s not easy to lose a mother. All we want is justice for…
ACTIVIST groups in Cebu on Friday launched a signature drive to protest the administration’s plan to bring back the death penalty and to lower the criminal age of liability from 15 years old to nine. The activity…
Ang simpling taho: Senate committees on justice and human rights report no state-sponsored killings. Expected reaction 01: Ang kusog mobasol sa kagamhanan sa mga patay nga nahitabo mopiyaet og moingong midapig sa gobyerno ang gahimo sa report.…
It was in August this year when I last joined a protest rally. Back in college, joining a rally or “mob” (short for mobilization) as we called it, was part of our regular schedule being student activists.…
I woke up to a sudden blast of light beamed on my face. A gloved hand then tapped my arm as the man standing before me said: “Wake up. This is a raid.” His flashlight scanning…
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong activist whose beating by police was caught on video was sentenced yesterday to five weeks in prison on charges related to the confrontation, stirring outrage among pro-democracy supporters. Local broadcaster RTHK…
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