World news about “Activism” published by euronews.
Russian MPs vote overwhelmingly to outlaw gay ‘propaganda’ The Russian parliament has voted almost unanimously to pass a law to punish the promotion of homosexuality with fines and jail terms. 436 deputies voted in… 11/06/2013
Istanbul protesters fight for their park Police in Istanbul have clashed with protesters occupying the city’s Taksim Gezi park. The activists have been camping there for three days in an attempt to… 31/05/2013
Chat: Be an engaged European citizen. And make a real difference“Global warming, North-South divide, human trafficking, racism, poverty… Youth is not indifferent to global challenges at all!” (Chantal Calame… 09/05/2013
South Korea protest against Kerry’s visit – nocomment A small group of activists gathered in front of South Korea’s foreign ministry building protesting against US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to South… 13/04/2013
West Bank clashes on eve of ‘Land Day’ There was high tension between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops in the West Bank on the eve of ‘Land Day’. Near the southern West Bank city of… 29/03/2013
Nepal: Maoist protestIn Nepal, Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi’s appointment as head of a new administration to oversee the upcoming election has sparked protest. This Maoist… 16/03/2013
Greenpeace cautions Brussels over new GM crops Greenpeace has delivered a warning to Brussels on the use of new GM crops. The organisation gathered outside the European Commission to oppose the… 07/11/2012
Thousands gather for AIDS conference Guy Jenkins-Bass, 31, has been managing his HIV condition for 13 years and feels that today he’s a healthy man. He explains how he developed the… 24/07/2012
Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassyA member of the pro-democracy Civic Party displays a photograph of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng during a demonstration in support of him in Hong… 02/05/2012
Anti-nuclear protest in Tokyo – nocomment Thousands of Japanese protesters march through the Japanese capital demanding an end to nuclear power. 12/02/2012
Occupy movement in Davos – nocomment The Occupy movement makes its presence felt at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A small group of protesters greets the 2,600 decision-makers… 25/01/2012
South Korean ‘sock balloons’ – nocomment Several dozen activists braved the cold to gather in Paju, South Korea, a town bordering North Korea on Saturday (December 24) to release balloons into the… 24/12/2011
Belgium: car executives face protest at key Brussels lobby meeting – nocomment Greenpeace campaigners parked a truck in front of the building where chief executives of Europe’s biggest car companies were due to meet, blocking the main… 03/12/2011
FEMEN protests against the UEFA Euro 2012 – nocomment Protesters of women activist group FEMEN demonstrate against prostitution during the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 soccer tournament in front of the Olympic stadium… 02/12/2011
Activist slams Russian ‘cover-up’ of lawyer’s deathLyudmila Alexeyeva, human rights activist and a founder of the Moscow Helsinki Watch Group, gestures during a news conference in Moscow on Monday after the… 28/11/2011
Germany antinuclear blockade – nocomment Police moved protesters from several points along a railway line in Germany on Sunday morning, ahead of the arrival of a controversial nuclear waste delivery. 27/11/2011
Dogs are friends, not foodA high-school animal rights activist holds a dog rescued from a dog meat farm as she performs with other activists during a protest against the eating of dog… 13/08/2011
Activists gesture from the “Freedom Flotilla II”Activists gesture from the “Stefano Chiarini” ship, which is part of the “Freedom Flotilla II”, during a demonstration against the Greek authorities’ ban on… 02/07/2011
Australian’s rally to ban live animal exports – nocomment Hundreds of protesters rallied in major Australian cities on June 18 calling for a ban on live animal exports. 19/06/2011
Fight breaks out at funeral for Russian activist DolmatovA funeral has been held for Russian opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov, who reportedly committed suicide after his request for political asylum in the… 06/02/2013
Italy: man sets himself on fire in protest against illegal loansThe head of an anti-racketeering organisation in Italy has set himself on fire in a protest against illegal loans – usually given by criminal organisations… 06/02/2013
Nestlé guilty of NGO espionageA Swiss court has found Nestlé guilty of spying on anti-globalisation group Attac. After the announcement of the judgement last week, Nestle and a Swiss… 31/01/2013
Paris not the city of loveParis is bracing for huge crowds to descend on the city for tomorrow’s anti gay marriage demonstration. Legalising same-sex marriage and adoption by… 12/01/2013
Azerbaijan: President Aliyev frees activists and journalistsAzerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has pardoned 87 people including journalists and rights activists as part of a new year amnesty. The opposition claims… 28/12/2012
Landmine convention gets underway in GenevaWashington is being urged to sign up to the 1997 treaty banning landmines at a week-long congress in Geneva. In total 160 countries have already Okayed the… 04/12/2012
Nudity ban in San FranciscoSan Francisco city officials have voted in favour of a ban on nudity in public places. This decision ends a bitter dispute with a group of nudists… 21/11/2012
Iranian activists win Sakarov prizeThe European Parliament has given its top human rights award, the Sakharov prize for Freedom of thought, to Iranian activists Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar… 26/10/2012
Russia: Dozens of militants killed in North Caucasus regionDozens of militants have reportedly been killed by Russian security forces during an operation in the North Caucasus region, where rebels are fighting to… 21/10/2012
Americans defy warnings to join Pakistan anti-drone marchA group of Americans have defied warnings over safety to travel to Pakistan and join a march protesting against US drone strikes. It is to start in… 05/10/2012
Clashes in Cairo as protesters target Syrian embassyThere have been clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo between police and activists who tried to storm the Syrian embassy to plant a rebel flag. Tear gas was… 05/09/2012
Greenpeace campaigners climb Russian Arctic oil platformGreenpeace activists have climbed an oil platform in the Arctic, to protest against plans by the Russian energy giant Gazprom to carry out drilling… 24/08/2012
Japan reduces tension in islands disputeJapan is to deport 14 Chinese activists after a group of them landed on an island claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo. The protestors were detained by police… 17/08/2012
Activist jailed for Bahrain anti-government protestsProminent opposition and human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been given a three-year prison term for offences related to anti-government protests in… 17/08/2012
Worldwide hunt for anti-whaling activistAnti-whaling activist Paul Watson has become a wanted man worldwide. Interpol has issued a red notice for the Canadian founder of the Sea Shepherd… 08/08/2012
Swedish activists behind Belarus teddy bear stuntTwo Swedish advertising executives have revealed how they managed to drop hundreds of teddy bears over Belarus, which carried human rights slogans. Last… 02/08/2012
Medvedev dismisses criticism of Pussy Riot trialThree members of Russian punk girl band Pussy Riot have pleaded not guilty to charges of hooliganism at their trial in Moscow. They face up to seven years’… 30/07/2012
Russian rally held to demand release of ‘hostages of the authorities’Opposition activists in Moscow have staged a demonstration to call for the release of 12 protesters held in jail following an anti-Putin rally on May 6 this… 26/07/2012
Sea Shepherd conservationist skips bailCanadian marine activist Paul Watson has skipped bail in Germany and his whereabouts are unknown. The founder of the Sea Shepherd conservation group is… 26/07/2012
Shell under fire over Arctic drill plansScores of Shell petrol stations were shut down in London and Ednburgh on Monday as Greenpeace continued its campaign against the oil giant’s plan to drill in… 16/07/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi addresses UK parliamentBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has made an historic address to both British Houses of Parliament. The speech was a high-spot of her emotional… 21/06/2012
Several arrests after Bulgaria forestry law approvedA dozen protesters have been arrested in Bulgaria after they campaigned against a controversial new forestry law. Several hundred activists clashed with… 14/06/2012
Greenpeace flies into French nuclear plantA Greenpeace protester paraglided into a French nuclear plant site to highlight what the environmentalists called “gaps in reactor security”. It happened on… 02/05/2012
Dissident Chen leaves US embassy in ChinaChinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, after being there for six days. Reports say the American ambassador accompanied the… 02/05/2012
Dissident confirmed as taking refuge in US embassyA fellow dissident has confirmed that the blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has taken refuge in the US embassy in Beijing after escaping 19 months of… 30/04/2012
Blind activist holed up in US embassy in BeijingBlind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under US protection in the country’s embassy in Beijing, according to fellow activists. Chen, under house arrest… 28/04/2012
Blind Chinese activist gives authorities the slipA leading human rights activist in China, who is blind, has disappeared from house arrest amid reports that he has escaped. Chen Guangcheng and his family… 27/04/2012
Israel blocks entry to pro-Palestinian ‘fly-in’ activistsScuffles have broken out at Brussels airport, after dozens of pro-Palestinian activists were blocked from boarding a flight to Israel. Organisers of the… 15/04/2012
Police remove Stuttgart rail protesters from treesGerman police intervened in large numbers overnight to remove opponents of the controversial rail project Stuttgart 21 from a public park. A few dozen… 15/02/2012
Thousands rally for jailed Russian activistIn Moscow, around 2,000 people joined a protest in support of jailed opposition activist Sergeï Uldaltsov on Thursday. The head of Russia’s Left Front… 30/12/2011
Russian opposition rallies for jailed leaderSupporters of Russia’s opposition have been gathering in Moscow in protest over the jailing of one of their leaders. Their anger follows the latest sentence… 29/12/2011
Russian activist jailed for 14th timeA prominent Russian opposition activist has been jailed for the 14th time in a year. Sergei Udaltsov was found guilty of resisting arrest outside Moscow’s… 26/12/2011
Topless Femen activists recount abuse by policeThree members of a Ukrainian group known for their topless protests claim they were mistreated after being arrested in Belarus. The women from Femen, a… 21/12/2011
Chinese troops surround protesting villageThe standoff in Wukan village in Guangdong province in China continues. It is the latest expression of rural discontent in the rapidly- transforming nation… 15/12/2011
Nuclear waste reaches German destination at lastA convoy of nuclear waste has arrived at Gorleben in Germany for storage, after a tortuous journey from France where it had been sent for… 28/11/2011
German police unable to protect nuclear waste trainThe progress of the train carrying nuclear waste to Germany from France is now around 40 kilometres from its destination but is still being halted by… 27/11/2011
Germany: Vote on controversial rail projectVoters in the German state of Baden-Württemberg have been casting their ballots in a referendum on the controversial, multi-billion euro, Stuttgart 21 rail… 27/11/2011
Greenpeace disrupt ‘nuclear’ train journeyGeenpeace activists have been continuing their protest against a train carrying radioactive waste. It set off from Normandy in France on Wednesday carrying… 27/11/2011
Anti nuclear demonstrators protest in northern GermanyIn northern Germany demonstrators have been trying to halt the progress of a train carrying nuclear waste. Police have been forced to clear the rail tracks… 26/11/2011
German police and protesters clash over ‘nuclear train’Anti-nuclear protesters in Germany have been continuing their attempts to disrupt the journey of a train carrying radioactive waste. Police in riot gear… 26/11/2011
Syrian activists’ anger at fake gay blogGay rights activists in Syria have reacted angrily after discovering that a blog supposedly written by a lesbian in Damascus was in fact the work of a married… 13/06/2011
Time publishes its list of 100 most influential peopleWael Ghonim, the young Egyptian credited with helping mobilise Egypt’s youth and force out President Hosni Mubarak has been named as the world’s most… 21/04/2011
