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mar 25
Iyas, who is also a prominent human rights activist, describes what is happening in Daraa. Huffington Post Full Feed
Before headlining a GOP fundraiser, the possible presidential hopeful told a group of students and conservative activists in Manchester, " You 're the state where the shot was heard around the world in Lexington and Concord. Huffington Post Full Feed
But activists using the Syrian Revolution Facebook page had called for a day of solidarity with Deraa, where according to unofficial reports at least 44 have been killed in the past week. Guardian World
" The demonstrations are spread across various points in the country, " said Najib Gadban, a Syrian human rights activist with a network of contacts throughout the country. LA Times World News
In Iowa, a state that would seem tailor-made for her style of conservative politics, many GOP activists are decidedly cool to her as a possible presidential candidate — even those who say they admire her. Washington Post Politics
Police in authoritarian Belarus have attacked hundreds of opposition activists who tried to hold an anti-government rally. Seattle Times full feed
Climate change activists around the world will go dark on Saturday night as the annual Earth Hour event aims to raise awareness about ongoing actions people can take for the sake of the environment. MSNBC Tech & Science
The young blogger and activist, also one of the revolutionary protesters, has of late been a vocal critic of the Army's detention and military trial of protesters. Christian Science Monitor All
jun 1
An exhibit on scientific breakthroughs in the Muslim world has opened in Los Angeles, and a leading Egyptian activist stopped by for a preview. VOA US News
Mr Audoin ran a French Aids organisation called Sidaction, before heading the IAS - an organisation of 18,000 health professionals and activists. BBC Top Stories
The activists are among a few hundred demonstrators who gather with posters and old bullhorns on Fridays in downtown Baghdad 's Tahrir Square, where they are cordoned off by ropes and watched by hundreds of police and soldiers in combat gear. LA Times World News
A video posted on the Internet by activists showed scenes from what were said to have been hours of angry street demonstrations, when pro-Qaddafi forces opened fire on crowds who had turned out for the funeral of two protesters. New York Times, World
Iowa GOP activists travel to New Jersey to implore Gov. Chris Christie to run, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry weighs a campaign. Fox News Politics
Human-rights activists say security forces have killed more than 1,000 protesters since the demonstrations began in mid-March. Seattle Times full feed
Christie, his wife and political advisers had the group of seven donors and activists over for dinner at the governor 's mansion in Princeton. Seattle Times full feed
It also comes against the backdrop of efforts by conservative activists and media outlets to throw back at the Obama administration the charges of politicizing the Justice Department that were made against the Bush administration. NYTimes Front Page
sep 25
I published a post in May expressing opposition to the legislation, by linguist Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California and an educational researcher and activist in the fields of second language acquisition, bilingual education, and reading. Washington Post National
Environmental activists, state and local officials, Indian tribes and others across most of the Great Lakes region are pleading with the Corps to move faster. Seattle Times full feed
That may be welcome news for party activists who 've been discouraged by some of the president 's compromises with the Republicans. The Guardian
Some of the arrests were filmed and activists posted the videos online. MSNBC News
In January, a group of female activists launched a campaign on social networking websites to push the kingdom to allow women to vote and run in the municipal elections. LA Times
" This is great news, " said Wajeha al-Huwaider, a Saudi writer and women 's rights activist. Reuters Most Read
" If the activists feel that they 're facing an uphill battle, it 's because the facts do n't support their overheated rhetoric, " TransCanada spokesman Shawn Howard said. ABC News US
Not only have animal rights activists increased pressure to outlaw the fights — as was the case in Catalonia — but bullfighting is also confronting a financial crisis that has forced public subsidy cuts to local venues that once relied on them. New York Times, Europe
Liberal activists in the country have long called for greater rights for women, who are barred from travelling, working or having medical operations without the permission of a male relative and are forbidden from driving. Guardian World
Perry 's forceful defense of the legislation -- he said skeptics of the bill do n't " have a heart " -- was the talk of conservative activists in Orlando this weekend for Presidency 5, the three-day Republican Party of Florida convention that hosted the debate. CNN Politics
Bauer, a freelance journalist, and Fattal, and environmental activist, have denied the charges, saying they were just hiking in Iraq 's scenic north, and might have accidentally crossed an unmarked border with Iran. ABC News Top Stories
oct 7
But while tea party activists eventually became a crucial part of the Republican coalition, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are cutting President Barack Obama little slack. Guardian World
Meanwhile, activists said seven people were killed after security forces opened fire to try to disperse protests after Friday prayers. BBC Top Stories
The Committee rewarded Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and the Yemeni Tawakkul Karman " for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women 's rights to full participation in peace-building work. Huffington Post Full Feed
Shadi Sadr, a prominent Iranian activist and lawyer based in London who campaigned for travel restrictions for Iranian officials, said the EU decision would " make a mockery of travel bans ". Guardian World
The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Leymah Gbowee, a social worker turned peace campaigner from the same country, will share the 10 million kronor (£ 950,000) prize with Tawakul Karman, a journalist and pro-democracy activist in Yemen who has been a leading figure in the protests against the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, since January. Guardian World
A year since Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, his wife is still living under house arrest. MSNBC Top Headlines
But Democrats, including the president seem hopeful that a combined effort by government-worker unions, student organizations, and liberal activist groups collectively known as Occupy Wall Street will add the same populist zeal to the left that the right has been benefiting from for three years. Fox News Politics
Environmental activists, religious groups and young people inspired by the protests against Wall Street plan are protesting the 1,700-mile ( 2,735-kilometer ) pipeline, which would travel through six states. Guardian World
Syrian security forces opened fire at protesters in several parts of the country on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding scores, while a leading opposition figure was beaten up by pro-government gunmen and rushed to a hospital in Damascus, activist said. Guardian World
More than 30 people have been killed during the demonstrations, in which activists say Bahraini security forces used live ammunition against protesters. CNN World
dec 21
" Bus drivers who drive by and honk their horn are just as much a part as the most die-hard political activist, " she said. Huffington Post Full Feed
Ellsberg was the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers and was here Monday to support Manning with Daniel Choi, the former army lieutenant and gay rights activist. Guardian World
Havel, an absurdist playwright turned political activist, spent four and a half years in prison for opposing Czechslovakia 's Communist government before emerging as a leader of the Velvet Revolution. CNN World
But it has made an increasingly iconic Republican with a good many of the grassroots activists who will attend the caucuss. The Nation Blogs
The opposition intensified this month with activist Xue Jinbo, who was detained after the protests and then died while in police custody. VOA News
Artist, activist and photojournalist Dan Eldon lived a short, yet full, life expressing himself through photos, drawings and journals. VOA US News
Syrian troops assaulting a northwest town with machine gun fire and shelling have killed at least 100 people in one of the deadliest episodes of the 9-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad 's regime, activists said Wednesday. NPR World
While not as dramatic as the change in some polls of the wider electorate, support for Mitt Romney among local Republican activists in the early primary and caucus states has risen over the last week, while support for Newt Gingrich has slipped. Huffington Post Full Feed
A group of about 40 South Korean activists and North Korean defectors launched balloons over the border carrying leaflets criticising the anticipated power succession in their northern neighbour. BBC Top Stories
