http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/17192-political-activism.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/17192-political-activism.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159970-fears-violence-egypt-nears-june-30-protests.html CAIRO (AP) — Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the best and perhaps the last opportunity to drive him from power. They say they have tapped into widespread public discontent over shortages, broken infrastructure, hi... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:04:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159970-fears-violence-egypt-nears-june-30-protests.html 2013-06-18T21:04:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, respecting the barricades of scrap metal erected by police who stand poised to arrest those who attempt a forced entry. Once a cheerful place favored by politicians, Kampala's Constitut... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:52:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html 2013-06-16T12:52:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2147052-tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court on Wednesday convicted three European feminist activists who staged a topless courthouse protest last month, sentencing them to four months and a day in prison, a court official said. The defense called the sentence far too harsh. The two French and a German member of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen maintained dur... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:01:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2147052-tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists.html 2013-06-12T22:01:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2147116-irish-pm-abortion-activists-send-letters-blood.html DUBLIN (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says anti-abortion activists in his predominantly Roman Catholic country are inundating his office with threatening packages and letters condemning him as a baby-killer, some written in blood. "I am now being branded ... around the country as a murderer, that I'm going to have on my soul the death of 20 millio... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:27:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2147116-irish-pm-abortion-activists-send-letters-blood.html 2013-06-12T21:27:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146008-syrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the civil war, activists said Wednesday. In the raid, which comes at a time when the West is worried that extremists ar... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:06:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146008-syrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village.html 2013-06-12T21:06:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2146224-thousands-anti-putin-protesters-march-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule and calling for the release of people they consider political prisoners. The march on Russia Day, a national holiday, was to show support for 27 people arrested after a protest turned violent on the eve of Put... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:29:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2146224-thousands-anti-putin-protesters-march-moscow.html 2013-06-12T13:29:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144750-syrian-rebels-reeling-loss-qusair.html BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian rebels' defeat in Qusair cost them more than a strategic stronghold. It has left them with a battered spirit and deep frustration. Their lesson from the fight: No matter how hard they try, they run into a major wall — their weapons are no match for the regime's. Desperate for successes, some in the opposition are calling for chang... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:26:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144750-syrian-rebels-reeling-loss-qusair.html 2013-06-11T23:26:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143338-russian-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-bill-436-0-vote.html MOSCOW (AP) — A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower house of parliament. Hours before the State Duma passed the Kremlin-backed law in a 436-0 vote with one abstention, more than two dozen protesters were attacked by hundreds of anti-gay activists ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:12:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143338-russian-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-bill-436-0-vote.html 2013-06-11T18:12:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2143222-bombs-hit-syrian-capital-amid-regime-offensive.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Twin suicide bombers targeted a police station in the center of Damascus Tuesday, killing 14 people as regime forces aggressively pressed ahead with an offensive on rebel strongholds elsewhere in the country. The rush hour blasts, which caused extensive damage to cars and storefronts, demonstrated the ability of insurgents to strike deep in the heart o... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:12:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2143222-bombs-hit-syrian-capital-amid-regime-offensive.html 2013-06-11T18:12:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2142244-istanbul-soccer-fans-united-anti-govt-protests.html ISTANBUL (AP) — The protests in Turkey have accomplished the seemingly impossible: uniting fans of Istanbul's three bitterly rival soccer teams. Normally, there is no love lost among supporters of Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas. Ferocious confrontations are common, and Galatasaray's stadium has earned the nickname "Hell" because of the intimidating ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:45:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2142244-istanbul-soccer-fans-united-anti-govt-protests.html 2013-06-10T19:45:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141166-al-qaida-leader-scraps-syria-iraq-branch-merger.html BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida's leader has tried to end squabbling between the terror network's Syrian and Iraqi branches, ordering the two groups to remain separate after an attempted merger prompted a leadership dispute between them. This came as Syrian rebels battled Monday in a renewed push to capture a government air base in the north, while the regime was ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:21:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141166-al-qaida-leader-scraps-syria-iraq-branch-merger.html 2013-06-10T19:21:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2140260-iran-vote-reformists-struggle-with-options.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents still find ways to show their resilience. Protest messages still ricochet around social media despite Iran's cyber cops' attempts to control the Web. Angry graffiti pops up and then quickly painted over by authorities. Mourners at the fu... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:22:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2140260-iran-vote-reformists-struggle-with-options.html 2013-06-09T21:22:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139680-court-11-years-jailed-nobel-winners-relative.html HUAIROU, China (AP) — A court sentenced the brother-in-law of China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison Sunday — an unusually harsh punishment for a business dispute that the activist's wife immediately decried as a vendetta against the whole family. The court in suburban Beijing found Liu Hui guilty of fraud in a real e... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:10:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139680-court-11-years-jailed-nobel-winners-relative.html 2013-06-09T06:10:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2138562-man-faces-manslaughter-paris-activists-death.html PARIS (AP) — Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants, as authorities opened a manslaughter probe against a 20-year-old man suspected of delivering the fatal blow. France's Socialist government also took a first step toward banning a far right group that t... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:59:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2138562-man-faces-manslaughter-paris-activists-death.html 2013-06-08T20:59:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136264-egypts-president-dismisses-calls-early-vote.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled president on Friday dismissed calls for early presidential elections as clashes erupted in a northern Egyptian city and unidentified assailants torched a Cairo campaign headquarters of a youth group petitioning for Mohammed Morsi's removal from office. In the southern city of Luxor, a Muslim cleric caused uproar during Frida... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:46:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136264-egypts-president-dismisses-calls-early-vote.html 2013-06-07T20:46:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2133222-french-activist-killed-fight-with-skinheads.html PARIS (AP) — A group of skinheads beat a French far-left activist to death in the heart of Paris' shopping district, officials said Thursday, in an attack that raised fears of increased far-right violence. Political tensions are high in France after months of protests against legalizing gay marriage that sometimes ended with troublemakers from the extreme... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:11:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2133222-french-activist-killed-fight-with-skinheads.html 2013-06-06T16:11:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130618-activist-repatriated-nkoreans-underclass.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Before they were detained in Laos and sent home, a group of young North Korean defectors smiled and teased each other as they told an activist how some of them were beaten with sticks for trying to steal noodles in their homeland. They talked about a South Korean movie they saw, and wondered if prison cells there were really as c... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:31:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130618-activist-repatriated-nkoreans-underclass.html 2013-06-06T01:31:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130926-egypt-prominent-activists-charged-protest.html CAIRO (AP) — Twelve of Egypt's best known bloggers and activists are headed for trial on charges of instigating violence during a March demonstration against the president's Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's state prosecutor announced Wednesday. This was the latest measure by President Mohammed Morsi's government against dissenters, moves that have drawn critic... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:15:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130926-egypt-prominent-activists-charged-protest.html 2013-06-05T21:15:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130808-iran-funeral-turns-political-protest.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Video clips from Iran show mourners chanting opposition slogans at the funeral of a dissident cleric in the largest political protest in years. The cries of "death to the dictator" do not appear directly related to next week's presidential election. But they echo protest chants after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's dispu... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:44:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130808-iran-funeral-turns-political-protest.html 2013-06-05T16:44:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130876-tunisia-expels-3-femen-activists-tried.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Three members of a radical Ukrainian feminist group were expelled from Tunisia on suspicion they were planning a topless protest in front of the court where their colleagues were being tried on charges of public indecency for an earlier protest, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The statement on the ministry's Facebook page said ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:48:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130876-tunisia-expels-3-femen-activists-tried.html 2013-06-05T15:48:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2127894-france-britain-confirm-use-sarin-gas-syria.html PARIS (AP) — France said Tuesday it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used "multiple times and in a localized way" in Syria, including at least once by the regime. It was the most specific claim by any Western power about chemical weapons attacks in the 27-month-old conflict. Britain later said that tests it conducted on samples taken from Syria ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2127894-france-britain-confirm-use-sarin-gas-syria.html 2013-06-04T22:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2125948-egypt-activist-convicted-insulting-president.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian activist was convicted of insulting the president and spreading false news and given a six-month suspended sentence on Monday, Egypt's state-run news agency said. Ahmed Douma is the first prominent critic of President Mohammed Morsi to be convicted on the charge. Several journalists, TV presenters and other individuals have also b... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:25:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2125948-egypt-activist-convicted-insulting-president.html 2013-06-03T15:25:42Z