Tag Archives: Activist
UK, Pakistani ministers visit Pakistani teen activist in hospital
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — Ministers from Britain, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday visited a 14-year-old Pakistani girl in a Birmingham hospital where she is being… Read more
Israeli Navy boards pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
GAZA (BNO NEWS) — The Israeli Navy on Saturday boarded and seized a pro-Palestinian activist ship on the Mediterranean high seas to prevent it from breaking Israel’s maritime blockade of… Read more
Pakistani teen activist flown to Britain for specialist medical care
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A 14-year-old Pakistani girl, who was critically injured last week when she was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for advocating for girls’ education… Read more
South Korean activist allegedly electrocuted while detained in China
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — A South Korean activist who was detained in China in March is claiming to have suffered abuse at the hands of authorities there, including… Read more
Belarusian rights activist sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for tax evasion
MINSK (BNO NEWS) — A prominent Belarusian human rights activist was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of tax evasion, officials said. Ales Belyatsky, the… Read more
Iranian activist lashed 74 times for ‘insult’ to President Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN (BNO NEWS) — An Iranian student activist was lashed 74 times on Sunday for insulting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The Guardian newspaper reported. Peyman Aref, a student of political science… Read more
Indian activist slams police restrictions on his anti-corruption fast
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) — Indian activist Anna Hazare on Saturday slammed authorities for imposing restrictions on his planned fast against corruption, the Hindustan Times reported. Hazare wrote to Indian… Read more
Rights group urges release of Chinese activist
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — Amnesty International on Friday urged Chinese authorities to release a human rights activist detained for organizing a demonstration in support of bloggers as her trial took… Read more
Belarus arrests prominent human rights activist
MINSK (BNO NEWS) — Belarusian authorities arrested one of the country’s most prominent human rights activists over alleged tax evasion in Minsk, RIA Novosti reported on Friday. Ales Belyatsky, head… Read more
Chinese activist Hu Jia released from jail after serving sentence
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) — Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia was released from jail on Sunday after three-and-a-half years, CNN reported. “A sleepless night — Hu Jia arrived at home… Read more
