Dogs ‘chased, kicked and punched’ during GT vs MI IPL match, incident draws sharp criticism from activists Cricket News

Animal rights activists have condemned the “punching and kicking” of a dog that accidentally entered a cricket ground during an IPL match. A video purporting to be of an incident that took place during Sunday’s match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has surfaced online. The video shows … Read more

Activists urge Australia to let Ukrainian refugees stay permanently

Sydney – Australian community leaders have urged the Canberra government to allow displaced Ukrainians to apply for permanent residence in the country. Temporary humanitarian visas for thousands of refugees from Ukraine’s war are set to expire next year. Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, more than 11,000 Ukrainians have come to Australia on various … Read more

Russian opposition activists in Seattle honor Navalny as Putin declares victory

In Seattle, there were no polling places for Russian citizens taking part in a global movement called “Noon Against Putin,” a symbolic protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s re-election. Instead, they commemorated opposition leader Alexei Navalny and wrote to Russia’s growing number of political prisoners. Natasha Mozgovaya tells the story. Follow us on Google news … Read more

South Sudanese activists charged in U.S. with trying to illegally export weapons to support coup in country

Phoenix, Arizona — A prominent South Sudanese academic and activist who lives in exile in the United States has been charged in Arizona with a Utah man born in the African country for conspiring to buy and illegally export weapons worth millions of dollars in an effort to overthrow the government. Peter Biar Ajak fled … Read more

Russia designates human rights activists as ‘foreign agents’

Oleg Orlov is fighting charges of “smearing” the Russian armed forces. Moscow: Russia’s Justice Ministry said on Friday it had designated veteran Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov as a “foreign agent.” The foreign agent designation requires individuals and entities on the list to make disclaimers for projects they publish and imposes strict financial reporting … Read more

News18 Afternoon Digest: 15 SDPI-PFI activists sentenced to death in Ranjith Sreenivasan murder case and other headlines

Last updated: January 30, 2024 13:15 US Standard Time Hello readers! In this afternoon’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on stories like the Ranjith Sreenivasan murder case, Indian Navy’s anti-piracy operations and more. Ranjith Sreenivasan murder case: Kerala court sentences 15 SDPI-PFI activists to death A court in Alappuzha, Kerala, has sentenced to … Read more

Ranjith Sreenivasan murder case: Kerala court sentences 15 SDPI-PFI activists to death

A court in Alappuzha, Kerala, has sentenced to death all 15 PFI activists convicted of murdering RSS activist Ranjith Sreenivasan. On December 19, 2021, the state secretary of the OBC Morcha of the Bharatiya Janata Party was brutally attacked and allegedly killed by activists affiliated to the PFI and the Social Democratic Party of India … Read more

Property of activists working with LeT in Budgam, JK

Last updated: January 29, 2024 18:18 UTC The property of a militant working with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was seized in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday and used to deliberately shelter and harbor terrorists, police said. Police have sealed the house of terrorist associate Mohammad Ramzan Mir, a resident of Rudbugh Magam area in central … Read more

From Mona Lisa to Sunflowers: Six famous paintings attacked by climate activists

The glass-covered Mona Lisa was dunked in pumpkin soup in the latest attack by environmentalists on a series of priceless works of art. Here are some other cases that have made headlines in the past two years: “Sunflower” Soup In October 2022, two Stop Oil activists poured cans of tomato soup onto the glass protecting … Read more