Activists
- World
8 pro-Palestinian activists charged in US intimidation case
Detroit: Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday, June 10, against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to…
- World
French prosecutors to probe Israeli treatment of Gaza flotilla activists
Paris: France’s government said Friday that it’s asking prosecutors to investigate Israel’s alleged violent mistreatment of activists from a flotilla to Gaza, potentially opening a route for criminal proceedings. France had already…
- Middle East
Two activists taken by Israel after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted
Barcelona: Israeli authorities have said they are taking two activists who led an aid flotilla bound for Gaza — and were captured by Israel in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea —…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad civil society demands activists release held during Noida protest
Hyderabad: Trade union leaders and human rights activists in Hyderabad on Saturday, April 25, condemned the Uttar Pradesh government and police over the arrest of several activists, journalists and students in connection with…
- India
Group of intellectuals, lawyers, social activists demand immediate end to SIR
New Delhi: A group of intellectuals, lawyers, students and social activists have demanded the immediate termination of the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of the electoral rolls, which they said is “against citizens’…
- News
Begging, sex work, forced into oblivion: Activists warn amended Trans law could reverse progress
New Delhi: The amended transgender law has triggered fears of “regular surveillance” among members of the community, with many worrying that they could be repeatedly subjected to scrutiny, harassment, and even stripping…
- Andhra Pradesh
Tense atmosphere in AP’s Akividu after attack on Raghurama Krishnam Raju
Amaravathi: A tense situation prevailed in Akividu of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, following an attack on Undi MLA and Deputy Speaker Raghurama Krishnam Raju, which resulted in some of Jana Sena activists…
- India
Rights groups say Delhi police picked up 10 activists, file writ in HC
The Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) on March 13, alleged that the Delhi police picked up 10 activists and students on March 12. According to CASR, the list of disappeared activists includes Ilakkiya…
- Telangana
Rs 66 cr for iftar, Christmas feasts: Telangana activists question budget
Hyderabad: With the Budget Session of the Telangana Assembly expected to begin end of February, activists in the state have raised concerns over the funds allocated for minority welfare and put forward…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad activists file complaints against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over niqab row
Hyderabad: Two prominent activists from Hyderabad, Khalida Parveen and Lubna Sarwath, have filed police complaints urging action against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after he tried to pull the niqab from a…
- Technology
Court bars journalists from publishing ‘defamatory’ content against Adani
New Delhi: In a significant relief to Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), a Delhi court on Saturday passed an interim order restraining a group of journalists, activists and foreign-linked organisations from publishing or…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC quashes FIR against law grad who questioned police order
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has quashed FIR against a Hyderabad-based law graduate, Vijay Gopal, who was booked on charges of ‘promoting enmity among groups’ for questioning Telangana police’s prohibitory order ahead…
