MOSCOW — The well-tended brick house in Moscow’s outskirts may be among the most exclusive addresses for those exhausted from fighting President Vladimir Putin’s government. First, you apply to be a guest — open to women and other activists within the LGBTQ community. Then, if accepted, you receive the location […]
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Yemen Activists Want to Preserve Country’s Beauty Beyond War | Voice of America
While the conflict in Yemen continues to make headlines, a group of 16 Yemeni volunteers is seeking to put the war-torn country in a positive light by presenting its rich history and culture. The activists started their initiative, Yemen Used to Be, in 2019 on social media platforms and recently […]
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Yemen Activists Want to Preserve Yemen’s Beauty Beyond War | Voice of America
While the conflict in Yemen continues to make headlines, a group of 16 Yemeni volunteers is seeking to put the war-torn country in a positive light by presenting its rich history and culture. The activists started their initiative, Yemen Used to Be, in 2019 on social media platforms and recently […]
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Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police
In early September, the City Council in Portland, Ore., met virtually to consider sweeping legislation outlawing the use of facial recognition technology. The bills would not only bar the police from using it to unmask protesters and individuals captured in surveillance imagery; they would also prevent companies and a variety […]
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Series of killings plunges Iraq activists into familiar fear
In under a week, two activists have been assassinated and three more narrowly survived murder attempts in southern Iraq, where tensions between pro-Iran groups and a Western-leaning government are claiming new victims. One of them was Riham Yaaqub, a 29-year-old athletics coach who was deeply involved in anti-government protests and […]