Dame Priti Patel urged party activists to get behind Rishi Sunak as she made a speech on the need for the Conservative Party to reform and hand back power to the grassroots. The former Home Secretary was addressing a meeting of the
A resurfaced report from a climate activism group chaired by London Mayor Sadiq Khan concluded that residents of London and several other European cities should be limited to one return flight every three years in order to decrease carbon emissions to combat climate change. C40, “a
Al-Qaida-linked militants attacked an army position in northwest Syria on Friday, killing at least nine government soldiers and wounding others, opposition activists said. There was no immediate word from the government. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor,
Menstruation is “not just a women’s issue”, Lib Dem activists have said in a motion set to be debated at their party conference. Sir Ed Davey’s party will vote on a policy proposal on period poverty at their annual gathering in Bournemouth
On July 26, mutinous soldiers ousted democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security. Several former ministers and other political leaders were also arrested, but a local human rights group requesting to check on them has not been
Indonesian domestic workers and activists began a hunger strike on Monday to protest against the parliament’s delay in passing a bill to protect domestic workers. Sunrise-to-sunset fasting protests were happening simultaneously in the capital, Jakarta, and other major cities and will be
Former NCAA Division 1 athletes Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan were among those who were targeted by “hostile” protesters that gathered in Texas on Monday in opposition of the “Save Women’s Sports Act.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was joined by Gaines and
The U.K government plans to issue over 100 licenses for oil and gas extraction despite objections from environmental activists. “I think this is a hugely beneficial move for the U.K. and will significantly strengthen Britain’s energy security, and it will create a
A video captured the moment two climate protesters defaced a portrait of King Charles III at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland, before gluing their hands to the floor. The footage emerged as the group they are involved with, called
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt granted pardons to two well-known rights activists on Wednesday, as reported by the state-run news agency. It is common for prisoners granted clemency in Egypt to be released shortly after the pardon is issued. A prominent