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Thiago Avila spent four days in Israeli custody, two of them in solitary, after he and 11 others tried to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Their vessel was intercepted leading to what he describes as a gruelling stay marked by inhumane treatment and a brief hunger strike. CBC | World News
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from U.S. immigration detention
A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention centre where he’s been held since early March while the Trump administration sought to deport him over his role in pro-Palestinian protests. CBC | World News
Read More »Palestinian activist arrested by ICE while expecting U.S. citizenship interview
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. CBC | World News
Read More »Why this young activist is risking his freedom to speak out against Turkey’s president
Youth activist Enes Hocaoğulları is preparing for the possibility of arrest upon his return to Turkey, following his speech about the anti-government protests at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg, France. CBC | World News
Read More »Mahmoud Khalil, activist in Columbia student protests, detained by immigration agents
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University’s protests against Israel, a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s pledge to detain and deport student activists. CBC | World News
Read More »Biden grants activist Leonard Peltier clemency to finish life sentence at home
As President Biden finishes his term as U.S. president, one of his final acts was to grant executive clemency to Aim activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent over 50 years in jail for the murders of two FBI Agents, during the AIM movement in 1975. CBC | World News
Read More »Sadiq Khan’s farmers ad ban defied as activist plasters London Underground with posters
The activist has taken matters into her own hands after ads in support of farmers were banned. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »WATCH | Canadian activist won’t be deterred by Hong Kong arrest warrants
Victor Ho, one of the Canadian activists recently targeted by Hong Kong, spoke with CBC News about why the bounty for his arrest won’t stop him from continuing his pro-democracy work. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Shine a light on a lie’: Son of jailed pro-democracy activist on how Canada can help Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is facing a life sentence for allegedly conspiring with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials. His son, Sebastian Lai, says Canada has an ongoing role in supporting his father and reminding others what democracy looks like in the region. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7388163 CBC | World News
Read More »Trans activist ‘legs it’ after sparking chaos at event with ‘bag of crickets’
Attendees at the LGB Alliance event were told to evacuate the conference centre in London. Daily Express :: News Feed
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