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Yet Another State Quietly Moves To Criminalize Fossil Fuel Protests Amid Coronavirus
Alabama lawmakers this week advanced legislation to add new criminal penalties to nonviolent protests against pipelines and other fossil fuel projects, setting a course to become the fourth state to enact such measures amid the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic.
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China calls Hong Kong protesters a 'political virus'
Beijing’s top political office in Hong Kong has called protesters a “political virus” and said the semi-autonomous city will never be calm until “poisonous” and “violent” black-clad demonstrators are eliminated.
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Lebanon heads for meltdown as protesters keep returning to streets
In mid-December, a month and a half into protests that have crippled Lebanon and placed its political class in the dock, a priest caused a stir by telling his congregation to start stockpiling food. The coming three years would be difficult, the cleric in the southern city of Sidon said. Citing the country’s Maronite Patriarch, he advised people to plant their own wheat. “His Holiness says the crisis will last for years, and famine is approaching.”
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Extinction Rebellion prosecutions dropped en masse after protest ban ruled unlawful
Prosecutions against Extinction Rebellion activists who were arrested under an unlawful protest ban are being dropped. Solicitors representing demonstrators said many had received official confirmation that charges were being dropped from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Wednesday. Hodge Jones & Allen said its position was “futile” following a ruling by the High Court earlier this month.
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Activists Rally for ‘Say No to Nestle Water Grab’ Protest in High Springs
Protesters young and old pumped large signs reading “SOS: Save our Springs” and “Water For life, not Profit” into the air as they marched in a single-file line on the sidewalk.
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British police issue a city-wide ban on climate change protests in London
British police have ordered Extinction Rebellion activists to stop their demonstrations immediately or face arrest, issuing a London-wide ban on the group’s climate change protests. In a statement issued on Monday evening, the Metropolitan Police said that anyone who ignores the ban would be detained and face prosecution.
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Blizzard Cancels Overwatch Launch Event In Wake Of Protests
Blizzard has cancelled a launch event for Overwatch on the Nintendo Switch, just seven days after it first announced the celebration. The free event was scheduled to take place tomorrow on October 16 at New York's Nintendo Store. The first 150 fans to sign up were promised meet-and-greets with voice actors from the game, and the only requirement to attend was an active Nintendo account.
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How violent protest can backfire | Stanford News
When a protest group with strong public support turns violent, people may perceive them as less reasonable. In turn, this leads people to identify with them less, and ultimately become less supportive, according to a new study by Stanford sociologist Robb Willer.
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Why Russians don't get Greta's climate message
For 30 Fridays on the trot, a young Russian violinist has stood in central Moscow in a one-person protest. Arshak Makichyan is not picketing about free elections, police violence or political prisoners. His big concern is the planet and his inspiration is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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‘Shut Down DC’ climate protesters returned to D.C. streets this morning
Climate change protesters who shut down intersections in the District during Monday’s morning commute returned to the streets Friday for another rally to call attention to Earth’s rising temperatures. Dozens of protesters went through downtown, causing traffic disruptions and rolling street closures for about two hours during the morning rush hour.
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There's evidence that climate activism could be swaying public opinion in the US
A team of researchers tried to gauge public perceptions of climate activists and faith in humanity's ability to work together on issues like climate change.
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1.1 Million Students in N.Y.C. Can Skip School for Climate Protest
The city will not penalize those who attend global youth climate strikes on Friday. “This completely changes things,” one student said.
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Thousands of Russians rally to demand free elections
Thousands of Russians took to the streets of central Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections to the capital’s city legislature on Sept. 8, defying a ban which has been enforced with violent detentions during previous protests.
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Thousands Defy Crackdown in Moscow's Biggest Protest for Years
A law enforcement officer detains a man after a rally to demand authorities allow opposition candidates to run in the upcoming local election in Moscow, Russia August 10, 2019.
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Protests resume in Hawaii with start of Thirty Meter Telescope constr
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has had a tumultuous start. Protests over construction on a mountain considered sacred by some Native Hawaiians stalled the project and sent it back to the courts. As
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Protesters Remove U.S. Flag, Replace It With Mexican Flag Outside ICE Facility In Aurora
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Aurora on Friday evening to march to the ICE detention facility where illegal and undocumented immigrants are being housed.
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Arrests at protest over New York Times' 'unacceptable' climate coverage
A climate change protest orchestrated by the Extinction Rebellion activist group briefly blocked Eighth Avenue in New York on Saturday afternoon, between the Port Authority transit hub and the home of the New York Times.
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Hong Kong protesters press on, demand police apologize for violence
Hong Kong protesters occupied the streets around government offices and police headquarters on Friday to show officials they were not backing down despite a series of concessions by Beijing-backed officials. Their outrage over a proposed extradition bill has now extended to the police's heavy-handed response to demonstrations that has seen dozens of people injured.
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Drone Over Hong Kong Protests
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Hong Kong Versus Beijing: ‘It’s Now or Never’
Authorities are violently cracking down on protesters who oppose a bill that would extradite people to China. Is resistance futile? By CG Fewston.
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