Political calculations should not keep others from joining Narges Mohammadi of Iran.
Tag: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with a focus on women’s equality.
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Protests to Egypt’s Presidential Elections Grow as Sisi Announces Campaign
Voters will chose a leader in December. It will likely be President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, though with the economy in dire straits, protests are gaining momentum.
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Disability Rights
The arguments focused on whether the activist, Deborah Laufer, has the right to sue a Maine hotel, even though she did not plan to stay there.
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Ethnic Serbs in Northern Kosovo Feel ‘Trapped’ by Politics
A deadly gunfight in a Kosovar village raised worries that the troubled Balkan region would be plunged into another conflict, with confusion and fear running high among residents. “I’d like to know who runs this place,” a mechanic said.