Thailand Deports Dozens of Uyghurs to China, Activists Say Rights groups criticized the Thai government for sending the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority, back to China, where they face the risk of torture and imprisonment.

On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.

Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.

Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government The president and vice president of the University of Michigan’s student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities.

Serbian authorities are reportedly hacking and installing spyware on activists’ phones Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesPolice in Serbia are using mobile device hacking tools to break into the phones of activists and journalists and then installing spyware to track them, Amnesty International warns in a report. The organization says the state uses tools built by Israeli company Cellebrite, which are intended to …

Faith leaders, activists, the pope urge Biden to empty federal death row before Trump term (RNS) — Activists and faith leaders hope to save the lives of 40 federal death row inmates, fearing Donald Trump would authorize an ‘execution spree’ after taking office. The post Faith leaders, activists, the pope urge Biden to empty federal death row before Trump term appeared first on RNS.

Activists Call on Biden to Clear Death Row Before Trump Takes Office In a series of open letters, human rights activists, former corrections officials and families of crime victims noted that President Biden had campaigned on opposing capital punishment.

Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.”

55 Days Into Hunger Strike, Activist’s Mother Says She ‘Won’t Back Down’ Laila Soueif, the British-born mother of the Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah, is demanding the U.K. do more to secure his release.

Arizona Official Releases Voter List Sought by Activists After Court Order The secretary of state had objected to turning over names of people without a record of proof of citizenship to lawyers for a right-wing group, fearing the potential consequences.

Activists File ‘Bad-Faith’ Ballot Challenges, Pennsylvania Officials Say Right-wing activists and G.O.P. state lawmakers have questioned the eligibility of some 4,000 people who requested ballots.

Hong Kong – Related to activists So bizarre question: some of my extended family are well known Free Tibet activists and we share a surname. Do you think visiting for a short period to see theme parks may be problematic? Or am I just paranoid? submitted by /u/Bonesandcheese

Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism. Canadian and U.S. accusations of assassination plots have drawn attention to the Sikh separatist movement, which India calls a source of organized crime.

Michigan Election Denial Activists Seize on Voter Report Glitch Participants in the Election Integrity Network spread false claims in right-wing media that were debunked by the Michigan secretary of state.

Activists, religious leaders say Democrats pressing Biden to bow out should respect ‘process’ (RNS) — ‘We are troubled by anti-democratic efforts within the Democratic Party to subvert the established processes to achieve someone’s idea of the most electable ticket,’ the letter reads.  The post Activists, religious leaders say Democrats pressing Biden to bow out should respect ‘process’ appeared first on Religion News Service.

Climate Activists in New York Protest Citibank and Other Backers of Big Oil Amid soaring temperatures, hundreds of activists are staging boisterous blockades and solemn marches at banks and insurers that support fossil fuel projects.

Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘It is wrong for the highest court in the land to criminalize homelessness,’ said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign. The post Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor appeared first on Religion News Service.

Conservative Activists See Opportunity to Target Abortion After Chevron Ruling The decision overturning a precedent known as Chevron deference was celebrated by those who would target medication abortion and rights for transgender people.

Why Activists Keep Failing the Causes That Fire Them Up They need to stop accepting short-term victories.

Chinese Activists Who Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice Are Found Guilty Huang Xueqin, a journalist, and Wang Jianbing, a labor activist, were convicted of subversion, a vaguely worded charge long seen as a tool for muzzling dissent.