A climate activist who glued his hand to the road has been mocked on social media after police set his hand free by simply hacking it out of the tarmac. Image shows activist Raul Semmler, undated photo. The police had to cut out a whole piece of asphalt to free…
The family of a young woman student activist have begged for her to be freed so she can get urgent medical attention before she goes blind. Photo shows Leila Hosseinzadeh (pictured in red scarf) during a protest in an undated photo. Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student in prison, reportedly announced a…
A prominent award-winning Iranian LGBT activist has claimed that murdered teenager Nika Shakarami was part of the community. Nika Shakarami, 17, poses in an undated photo. The body of Shakarami, who disappeared after attending a protest in Tehran, Iran, was reportedly returned to her family, showing signs of torture. (Newsflash)…
A French activist has seized and occupied a Biarritz villa, which he called "Putin's palace" and which is said to belong to Vladimir Putin's daughter. The footage shows a man sporting a Ukrainian flag after the Basque Country activist, named as 'Yellow Vest' ringleader Pierre Haffner in French media, reportedly…
A Mexican human rights activist who fought for justice for her murdered daughter has been shot dead at her place of work. The shooting took place in the city of Temixco in the Mexican state of Morelos at around 11.30pm on 28th January. Ana Luisa Garduno Juarez, 51, was killed…