Activism
The Google Cloud engineer interrupted a speech by Google Israel’s managing director and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.”
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Lord Arthur James Balfour wrote the Balfour Declaration, which helped pave the way for the eventual creation of Israel.
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26-year-old Shervin Hajipour’s song “Baraye” – which means “for” – lists out the various reasons that Iranian people had taken to the streets in anti-government protests after the death of Mahsa Amini.
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Oleg Orlov, one of Russia’s most prominent human rights activists, had criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said president Vladimir Putin had pushed the country towards fascism.
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People online are praising the poignant way this young Libyan filmmaker was able to capture the impact of boycotting companies such as McDonald’s, Starbucks and Coca-Cola.
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Standing Together’s co-director Alon-Lee that the news of the massacre did not reach Israel until hours after it was already in the headlines around the world.
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The deputy director of an orphanage who was pardoned had originally been sentenced to more than three years for helping to cover up child sex abuse.
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47-year-old Abir Al-Sahlani, who was born in Iraq, spent most of her allotted speaking time with one hand over her mouth and holding up the other hand, which was painted red.
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On the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of people marched across the streets of the Taipei.
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Police forcefully restrained people in the snow or simply detained them for putting flowers in memorials.
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“By killing Alexei, Putin killed half of me, half of my heart and half of my soul. But I still have the other half. And it tells me that I have no right to give up.”
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“If they decide to kill me, it means that we are incredibly strong.”