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Joshua Wong, Nathan Law

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong released from prison

Joshua Wong, a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, was released from prison on Monday and ...

Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters

Hong Kong police and protesters faced off Monday as authorities began trying to clear the streets of a few hundred who ...

The Latest: Hong Kong police say want to clear protesters

The Latest on protests in Hong Kong against an extradition bill (all times local): 7 a.m. Hong Kong police say they want to ...

Activists push Sunday protest despite Hong Kong bill delay

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong are planning a mass protest Sunday even after the territory's embattled leader Carrie ...

The Latest: Activists say shelving bill is not enough

The Latest on protests in Hong Kong against an extradition bill (all times local): 7:30 p.m. China's Foreign Ministry ...

The Latest: China summons US envoy over Hong Kong criticism

The Latest on the Hong Kong extradition bill and protests (all times local): 8:20 p.m. China has summoned a U.S. envoy in ...

Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law

Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday ...

US urges Sudan's protesters and army to resume talks

Activists called off a general strike and civil disobedience campaign as more businesses reopened and traffic returned to its ...

Oyub Titiev

Rights activist in Chechnya gets parole on drug sentence

A court in the Russian province of Chechnya granted parole Monday to a prominent rights activist whose conviction drew an ...

Albania president cancels elections, citing tense climate

Albania's president on Saturday canceled upcoming municipal elections, citing the need to reduce political tensions in the ...

Albania president cancels elections, citing tense climate

Albania's president on Saturday canceled upcoming municipal elections, citing the need to reduce political tensions in the ...

Italy World Oceans Day activists form a big heart

Volunteers from the environmental campaign group Greenpeace on Saturday formed a giant heart on an Italian beach to mark ...

Sudan protesters say 40 bodies pulled from Nile in capital

More than 40 bodies of people slain by Sudanese security forces were pulled from the Nile River in the capital of Khartoum, ...

The Latest: Sudan protesters increase death toll to 108

The latest on developments in Sudan (all times local): 11:25 p.m. Sudanese protest organizers are reporting seven more deaths ...

Americans think fake news is big problem, blame politicians

Half of U.S. adults consider fake news a major problem, and they mostly blame politicians and activists for it, according to ...

Several people detained in waste dump protest in Russia

Activists say Russian police have detained several environmentalists who were protesting against the construction of a waste ...

Sudanese forces clamp down in capital, clash with protesters

Pro-democracy protesters defied Sudan's military rulers Tuesday, carrying out scattered demonstrations around the capital of ...

Lilian Tintori

Venezuelan activist's wife, daughter arrive in Spain

The wife and daughter of a prominent Venezuelan opposition activist have arrived in Madrid after leaving the Spanish ...

Hong Kong activists hold Tiananmen candlelight vigil

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered Tuesday night to mark 30 years since China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy ...

35 dead as Sudan troops move against democracy protesters

Sudan's ruling military moved to crush the protest movement opposing its grip on power as security forces overran the main ...