Activism

Culture news

TIME Magazine celebrates first ever 'Girls of the Year' list

The US-based publication honours “10 extraordinary young leaders” between the ages of 12 and 17 from various fields including music, science and sports.

14/08/2025

Culture news

How Drag Race attempts to reconcile entertaintment and politics

In 15 years, RuPaul’s Drag Race has brought drag into the mainstream. But has it lost its edge? As the first season of Drag Race France All Stars continues to delight French audiences, Euronews Culture explores how the franchise is walking a tightrope between entertainment and politics.

11/08/2025

Green News

'Dirty fuel': Greenpeace protests fossil gas investment in Greece

Greenpeace said it wanted to highlight the country's unnecessary and wasteful investments in fossil gas.

17/07/2025

North Korea

Six Americans detained for trying to send Bibles to North Korea

The incident comes as South Korea’s new liberal government seeks to ease friction with Pyongyang and restart long-dormant talks.

27/06/2025

Belgium

EU inaction on Israel could erode international order, NGO Avaaz warns

The NGO Avaaz organised a street installation in Brussels on the suffering of children in Gaza, calling on EU leaders to not look away.

27/06/2025

Climate

Climate cases are increasingly reaching top courts, new analysis finds

Landmark cases in 2024 and 2025 have reinforced the importance of legal pathways in helping or hindering climate action.

25/06/2025

No Comment

Protesters arrested at the Hague during NATO summit

Police in The Hague detained climate and anti-war activists from Extinction Rebellion at a petrol station protest aimed at disrupting NATO summit.

25/06/2025

Europe News

UK police searching for pro-Palestinian activists over RAF jet damage

The two suspects sprayed red paint into the planes' turbine engines with repurposed fire extinguishers and caused further damage with crowbars, the group claiming to behind the attack said.

20/06/2025

Europe News

Left Party MP expelled from German parliament over Palestine t-shirt

Bundestag president Julia Klöckner explained that political statements expressed through clothing are not allowed, before asking Köktürk to leave.

04/06/2025

USA

Trump administration bars Harvard from admitting foreign students

The Trump administration has intensified its battle with Harvard University, revoking their license to host international students for the upcoming academic year as it looks to crackdown on “left wing activism, liberalism”.

23/05/2025

Green News

Green shareholder activist group pauses activism over climate backlash

A “changing political landscape” and global trade tensions are partly to blame, according to the Netherlands-based group.

10/04/2025

Green News

German priest prefers prison over fine for climate protest conviction

Rev. Jörg Alt and about 40 other activists blocked traffic in Nuremberg by gluing their hands to a street in front of the city's train station.

02/04/2025

Green News

Just Stop Oil is ending three years of climate protest in April

During their three-year history, Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested 3,300 times and imprisoned 180 times.

28/03/2025

Green News

Just Stop Oil protestors appeal against 'draconian' prison sentences

16 activists have been given sentences ranging from 15 months to 5 years in prison.

29/01/2025

Culture news

Watch: Just Stop Oil activists disrupt Sigourney Weaver West End show

The climate activists have targeted works of art, Stonehenge, Taylor Swift's jet and Charles Darwin's grave. Now, they're interrupting a Hollywood legend on stage, in order to raise the alarm about a "global shipwreck"...

28/01/2025

Living

How to handle difficult climate conversations this Christmas

Do you engage with climate deniers that come your way this Christmas? And if so, what’s the best way to do it?

22/12/2024

Europe News

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from jail in Greenland

Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has been the subject of a Japanese arrest warrant for more than a decade.

17/12/2024

No Comment

Femen campaign against the war in Ukraine

On Friday morning in Geneva, activists from the Femen group, known for its provocative demonstrations, used a chainsaw to cut up the wooden sculpture known as the "Broken Chair". They were protesting against the UN's failure to act against Russia.

13/12/2024

Culture news

Over 900 artists urge Tate to cut ties with donors linked to Israel

Their open letter calls upon leaders at Tate to take a stand “against the artwashing of genocide and apartheid”, with signees including a current Turner Prize nominee and past winners.

26/11/2024

Culture news

Nan Goldin condemns war in Gaza at Berlin exhibition opening

“Are you afraid to hear this, Germany?” the photographer asked in her fiery speech, which drew support from the crowd but criticism from some German cultural leaders.

25/11/2024