Beck rally will be a measure of 'tea party' strength - Washington Post
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:38:40 GMT+00:00
Washington Post Beck's decision to speak on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech leads to criticism by social activists and ... Bachmann to rally with Beck forces in DC Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) Rallies And Counter-Rallies Compete For King's Legacy npr glenn Beck rally Saturday in D.C.: Is it a political event, or not? Christian Science Monitor (blog) Voice of America  - Indianapolis Star  - Politics Daily (blog)

Russia: Release Human Rights Defender - Human Rights Watch (press release)
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:58:44 GMT+00:00
Human Rights Watch (press release) At around noon on August 22, Ponomarev had joined a group of opposition activists who attempted to march through the center of Moscow carrying a Russian ... Reports: Kremlin foe jailed for non-compliance with police Winnipeg Free Press

Hunt Downer runs afoul of tea party activists in 3rd Congressional District - NOLA.com
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:55:37 GMT+00:00
in 3rd Congressional District NOLA.com Yet Downer's vehemence has done nothing to endear him to Louisiana tea party activists who say they hope to be a major force in Saturday's primary among ...

Blogging And Tweeting, Egyptians Push For Change - NPR
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:18:56 GMT+00:00
npr but young activists say their goal is to raise awareness among Egyptians. Wael Abbas is one of the leading bloggers in Egypt's social media movement. ... Egypt comes under human rights spotlight GulfNews

Dozens disrupt Palestinian protest of peace talks - The Associated Press
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:56:52 GMT+00:00
The Associated Press ramallah, West Bank Dozens of men believed to be plainclothes Palestinian security personnel broke up a gathering of activists opposed to new Mideast ... Supporters of Palestinian President break up meeting of activists objecting to ... TODAYonline

Push Kagame harder, activists tell Obama - San Francisco Bay View
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:59:05 GMT+00:00
tell Obama San Francisco Bay View Photo: Kendall Brown Washington, DC A nationwide coalition of US activists is calling on President Barack Obama to go beyond recent White House criticism ...

Russia halts forest highway construction as opposition grows - Los Angeles Times
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:32:08 GMT+00:00
Los Angeles Times Activists , who have enlisted the support of the singer Bono, are cautiously optimistic. Activists last month erected barricades to prevent loggers from ... Moscow freezes motorway plan Aljazeera.net Medvedev suspends road building over forest concerns in rare victory for ... The Canadian Press Russian President Responds To Outcry Over Contested Highway Plan RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The Economist (blog)  - RT  - The Voice of Russia

NSUI expels rebel activists - Times of India
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:18:45 GMT+00:00
Times of India Deepika Saraswat, national secretary of NSUI said, "These activists were found involved in the anti-party activities. They dented the prospects of party ...

Bahrain arrests more Shi'ite activists as poll nears - Reuters
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:01:27 GMT+00:00
as poll nears Reuters MANAMA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities have detained four more Shi'ite activists on security grounds, raising the stakes in the run-up to ... Bahrain cracks down on Shiite activists The Associated Press Rights groups urge Bahrain to release activists afp bahrain intensifies crackdown on activists and clerics Amnesty International UPI.com  - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Support builds for boycotts against Israel, activists say - Boston Globe
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:16:17 GMT+00:00
say Boston Globe An additional measure being considered would allow settlers to sue activists inside Israel and the West Bank who help organize boycotts. ...

Watch for the lawyers in DC Democratic mayoral primary - Washington Post
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:43:11 GMT+00:00
Washington Post "In the back of everyone's mind, everyone's concerned about the Florida situation," said Dorothy Brizill, civic activist and longtime election watchdog. ... Fenty plays David against establishment's Goliath Washington Examiner

Bahrain arrests Shia activists - BBC News
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:53:40 GMT+00:00
BBC News Authorities in Bahrain have arrested four Shia Muslim activists on security related charges, officials say. One of those held is Abd al-Jalil Singace, ... Bahrain arrests 4 Shiite activists amid clashes The Associated Press Bahrain Arrests Four Shiite Activists On Security Charges RTT News Four activists held in Bahrain Arab News

90 years later, equality issues unresolved - MiamiHerald.com
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:05:12 GMT+00:00
MiamiHerald.com The ratification in 1992 of what became the 27th Amendment to the Constitution -- more than 200 years after it was proposed -- gave ERA activists hope that ... League of Women Voters celebrates women's suffrage Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Women's Equality Day celebrates hard-won right to vote People's World The Corner National Review Online (blog)

Mexican Catholics, gay rights protesters face off - The Associated Press
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:02:45 GMT+00:00
The Associated Press guadalajara, Mexico Gay rights activists and a group of Roman Catholics in Mexico have yelled insults at each other during dueling demonstrations over ... Catholics and gay rights' activists lock horns Guadalajara Reporter (subscription) Mexican gay rights activists and Catholic protestors clash PinkNews.co.uk Mexican Catholics, gay rights protesters face off One News Page On Top Magazine

Kaohsiung magistrate sues environmental activists - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:41:23 GMT+00:00
Focus Taiwan News Channel 26 (CNA) Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing filed a defamation suit Thursday against several environmental activists over an allegation of water ...

Why Muslim Americans Have Been Reluctant to Show Support for Park51 - WNYC
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:53:29 GMT+00:00
wnyc according to activists and demonstrators, violence and hate speech are among several reasons Muslims have not been as visible in their support for the ... Ground Zero Mosque Supporter to Holocaust Survivor: Obviously He Didn't Learn ... Hot Air (blog) Rancor Over Mosque Could Fuel Islamic Extremists npr working-Class Rage Erupts Over Proposed Islamic Center Near 'Ground Zero' In These Times

Burned-out activists achieve much - Baltimore Sun
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:19:05 GMT+00:00
achieve much Baltimore Sun In your recent article "Burnout is the common foe for the state's citizen activists ," (Aug. 24), you quote anti-slots activist Aaron Meisner as saying ...

Activists win historic ruling on 'people's law on the environment' - The Ecologist
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:09:30 GMT+00:00
win historic ruling on 'people's law on the environment' The Ecologist Activists were celebrating a damning ruling today on the UK's legal system which could now make it easier for individuals and NGOs to protect the ...

Call-off Commonwealth Games, say rights activists - Economic Times
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:20:46 GMT+00:00
Economic Times new delhi: Human rights activists Wednesday slammed the Commonwealth Games, its organisers and the government agencies involved and demanded that the ...

Women's activists decry conservatism - Jakarta Post
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:12:27 GMT+00:00
decry conservatism Jakarta Post Indonesia has made significant strides to empower women recently but activists say progress is hampered by weak enforcement and religious conservatism. ...