Articles tagged with activist

Thu, May 24, 2012

Brother of blind China activist flees village

By Sui-Lee Wee

BEIJING (Reuters) - The brother of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his village in northeastern China, evading a security clampdown to ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Brigitte Bardot offers to swap places with imprisoned animal rights activist

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Canadian Paul Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and a former Greenpeace campaigner, is accused of endangering the ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

China activist worried about nephew's legal plight

By Maxim Duncan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is worried his nephew will be subjected to a revenge show trial by ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Brigitte Bardot offers to swap places with imprisoned animal rights activist

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Canadian Paul Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and a former Greenpeace campaigner, is accused of endangering the ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Blind Chinese activist Chen rests in NYC

By Lily Kuo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng soaked up the sun in New York City on Sunday as his children ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Bahraini activist granted bail but not released

DUBAI (Reuters) - A leading Bahraini opposition activist accused of insulting authorities remained in jail on Sunday, despite being granted bail, because he faces a ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in New York

By Maxim Duncan and Lily Kuo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Blind Chinese activist Chen says is at Beijing airport

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he had left a hospital in Beijing and was at the airport where ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave a hospital in Beijing for the United States, a U.S.-based ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Activist targeting schools, backed by big bucks

By Stephanie Simon

(Reuters) - During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee set off a ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Activist targeting U.S. schools, backed by big bucks

By Stephanie Simon

(Reuters) - During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee set off a ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

BMC Software draws another activist investor

By Nadia Damouni

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corvex Management LP, which was founded by one of activist investor Carl Icahn's longtime associates, has taken ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

Chesapeake up against low-key activist Mason Hawkins

By Sam Forgione

NEW YORK (Reuters) - O. Mason Hawkins, whose $34 billion mutual fund firm is Chesapeake Energy Corp's largest shareholder, is best ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

Bahrain arrests rights activist Nabeel Rajab

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has arrested a prominent human rights activist and critic of the country's ruling family, the Interior Ministry and an activist ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Chinese activist told CNN he wants to leave China

(Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng told a CNN reporter he felt "let down" by the United States after he left the U.S ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15

By Ed Cropley

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 15 members of the security forces in an ambush on Wednesday, a monitoring group said, and ...

Sat, April 28, 2012

Escaped China activist in US protection-rights group

By Chris Buckley and Michael Martina

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection in Beijing after an audacious escape ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Blind China activist makes mystery "escape"

By Michael Martina and Ben Blanchard

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, one of the China's most prominent human rights advocates, has ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

China mum on fate of escaped activist

By Chris Buckley and Michael Martina

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese diplomat declined to comment on Saturday on unconfirmed reports that blind activist Chen ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Conservative activist Breitbart died of heart failure: coroner

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure with no prescription or illegal drugs in his system, the ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan vows to continue tax boycott

By Suzanne Hurt

SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California peace activist Cindy Sheehan has agreed to meet with Internal Revenue Service agents seeking to collect back ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Lawmakers blast audit watchdog as "activist"

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Politicians slammed the U.S. auditing industry watchdog on Wednesday for its push toward publicizing disciplinary proceedings and ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Lawmakers blast audit watchdog as "activist"

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. politicians slammed the U.S. auditing industry watchdog on Wednesday for its push toward publicizing disciplinary ...

Sun, March 18, 2012

Weinstein to present award to anti-bullying activist

Katy Butler has spearheaded a campaign to convince censors at The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to lower the R-rating of Weinstein's ...

Sat, March 17, 2012

Weinstein to present award to anti-bullying activist

Katy Butler has spearheaded a campaign to convince censors at The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to lower the R-rating of Weinstein's ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Weinstein to present award to anti-bullying activist

Katy Butler has spearheaded a campaign to convince censors at The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to lower the R-rating of Weinstein's ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Autopsy conducted on conservative activist Breitbart

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Coroners conducted an autopsy on the body of conservative activist Andrew Breitbart on Friday but deferred a formal ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart dead at 43

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, an influential voice in Republican circles known for his online media attacks on liberals ...

Sun, February 26, 2012

Clinton says weighing response to Egypt activist trial

RABAT (Reuters) - The United States is evaluating the outcome of legal proceedings in Egypt, where 16 Americans are among dozens of democracy activists being ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Activist sues NYPD over use of September 11 photos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A filmmaker and political activist from California has sued the New York City Police Department for access to photos it took ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Exclusive: Activist hedge fund MMI liquidating - sources

By Nadia Damouni and Soyoung Kim

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund MMI Investments LP, which had taken positions in several technology and defense ...

Sat, January 07, 2012

U.S. concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe

By Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called on its ally Bahrain on Saturday to investigate the case of a prominent Bahraini human ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Activist fund Starboard takes AOL stake

(Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Starboard Value has taken a 4.5 percent stake in AOL Inc and requested a meeting with the Internet company ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Christian Bale roughed up in bid to visit Chinese activist

BEIJING (Reuters) - Actor Christian Bale was roughed up by Chinese security guards as he attempted to visit a blind legal activist whose detention has ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

RIM activist renews call for leadership change

By Euan Rocha

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion faced renewed calls for a change in its leadership on Thursday, hours ahead of the quarterly ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

HP adds activist investor Whitworth to board

By Poornima Gupta

(Reuters) - Activist investor Ralph Whitworth is joining Hewlett Packard Co's board after taking a small stake in the Silicon Valley ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Catholic activist blasts Sarandon for 'ignorant' Nazi comments

The Oscar winner made the comments on Saturday (15Oct11) during a Hamptons Film Festival interview with actor/director Bob Balaban, during which she recalled ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Popular China rights activist gets nine months' jail

By Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese rights activist Wang Lihong was sentenced to nine months in jail on Friday in a case that has ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Under pressure, Anna Hazare may tone down demands

By Paul de Bendern and Annie Banerji

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Supporters of an anti-graft activist whose hunger strike campaign has galvanized millions of Indians ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Syrian forces kill four protesters in south: activist

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least four protesters as they were coming out of a mosque in the town of Inkhil in ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

India graft activist leaves jail to huge cheers

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Paul de Bendern

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A vast and jubilant crowd cheered as Gandhian activist Anna Hazare walked out ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Rick Perry to seek small, activist donors

By Kim Dixon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Perry's ties to well-heeled Texans will help raise cash for his presidential run but he will also ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Analysis: Republicans turn sights on "activist" EPA

By Malathi Nayak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emboldened by their success wresting concessions from the Obama administration in debt-limit talks, House Republicans now plan an assault ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

UK teen cyber activist bailed without Internet access

By Georgina Prodhan

LONDON (Reuters) - A British teenager charged with hacking offences and believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec ...

Sun, July 31, 2011

Syrian forces kill 3 as tanks enter coastal city

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed three people as tanks swept into a coastal city on Saturday, activists said, in a crackdown ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Activist sentenced to two years for oil lease fraud

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - An environmental activist was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday in a federal court in ...

Mon, April 11, 2011

Bahrain accuses activist of "doctoring" corpse pictures

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain accused a prominent activist on Monday of fabricating images of a corpse on the Internet and summoned him for questioning in ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Bahrain human rights activist "arrested, beaten up"

By Frederik Richter

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain has arrested and beaten a prominent human rights activist and members of his family, a rights group said ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Bahrain human rights activist "arrested and beaten up"

By Frederik Richter

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain has arrested and beaten a prominent human rights activist and members of his family, a rights group said ...

Wed, April 06, 2011

Country singer Chely Wright engaged to gay activist

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Chely Wright, who surprised fans by coming out as gay last year, is engaged to a lesbian civil rights ...

Sun, March 20, 2011

Bahrain briefly detains human rights activist

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces briefly detained the outspoken head of the country's main human rights group on Sunday, days after a crackdown ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Madison Activist Files Suit Against Capitol Demonstration Policies

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A long-time activist in Madison has asked a judge to strike down the state’s policies for holding demonstrations at the ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

Arizona jury condemns anti-immigration activist to death

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A jury on Tuesday sentenced the leader of a small Arizona group opposed to illegal immigration to die for her role ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Arizona anti-immigration activist convicted of murder

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A jury on Monday found the leader of an Arizona anti-illegal immigration group guilty of two counts of first degree murder ...

Sat, February 12, 2011

Egyptian activist creates image issues for Google

By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Google Inc executive who has become a hero of the Egyptian revolution is public relations gold for ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Activist manager sells Cisco shares on rights concerns

BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist investor Boston Common Asset Management LLC said that it has sold most of the 167,000 shares it held in Cisco ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

Chinese activist sentenced for Twitter post

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have handed out a year-long labor re-education sentence to an online activist for posting on Twitter a satirical message urging ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Activist admits setting fire to Colorado sheepskin store

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A self-described animal-rights activist known on the Internet as "Lone Wolf" pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

Iranian "Blogfather" gets 19 years in prison: activist

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian court has sentenced a pioneering Iranian blogger to more than 19 years in prison, a human rights activist told Reuters ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

Israel stops Jewish activist yacht on way to Gaza

By Rami Amichai

ASHDOD, Israel (Reuters) - The Israeli navy boarded a yacht in the Mediterranean on Tuesday to prevent 10 Jewish activists sailing to ...

Sun, September 12, 2010

Iran frees rights activist on bail: report

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran released on bail a female activist who was jailed last year on various charges including waging war against God, the Arman ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

"The Cove" activist lambasts Japan film cancellations

TOKYO (Reuters) - Dolphin activist Ric O'Barry urged Japanese theatres on Tuesday to screen Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove," despite threats from groups who see ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

Israel intercepts new Gaza-bound aid ship: activist

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces intercepted and were following an Irish-owned ship bound for Gaza on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the campaign group supporting the ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Emmer Picks GOP Activist Meeks as Running Mate

(St.Paul, MN)  --  GOP gubernatorial hopeful Tom Emmer this morning named activist Annette Meeks as his lieutenant governor running mate.  Meeks has extensive conservative ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

UK actor, activist Corin Redgrave dies aged 70

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor and political activist Corin Redgrave, brother of actress Vanessa and a member of the famous acting dynasty, died on Tuesday ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

North Korea trespasser on religious mission: activist

SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen who North Korea will put on trial for illegal entry crossed the border in support of a fellow ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

Myanmar deports jailed Burmese-American activist

By Papitchaya Boonngok

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar deported a Burmese-American activist on Thursday after sentencing him last month to three years in prison for ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Burmese-American activist jailed in Myanmar

By Aung Hla Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced a Burmese-American pro-democracy activist to three years in prison, his ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

North Korea releases U.S. activist

BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. missionary was on his way home on Saturday after he was freed by North Korea, which had detained him ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

North Korea says will release U.S. activist Park

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it will release U.S. religious activist Robert Park, arrested in December for illegally entering the country ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

HBO eyes biopic about anti-gay activist Bryant

By Nellie Andreeva and Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO is developing a biopic of former beauty queen, singer and celebrity pitchwoman Anita ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Activist convicted for slaying Kansas abortion doctor

By Carey Gillam

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - An anti-abortion activist who admitted he gunned down one of America's few late-term abortion providers was convicted ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

US activist, historian Howard Zinn dies at 87

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - Historian and activist Howard Zinn, whose 1980 book "A People's History of the United States" was a rallying ...

Tue, January 26, 2010

Activist accused of tampering with senator's phone

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department charged four men on Tuesday with tampering with phones in the New Orleans office of Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu ...

Mon, January 18, 2010

Kenya police arrest Muslim activist after riots

By Frank Nyakairu

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police arrested a prominent Muslim activist in chaotic scenes on Monday as seven suspects appeared at Nairobi's ...

Fri, December 25, 2009

U.S. rights activist crosses into North Korea: reports

By Jon Herskovitz

SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. human rights activist trying to raise global attention about the suffering of the North Korean people ...

Mon, October 26, 2009

HealthSouth to fund activist proxy fights