Category: activists

Rights Activists Urge Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

ATHENS, Greece—Human rights activists urged international governments, sponsors, and athletes on Tuesday to boycott what they called China’s “genocide games” as Greek officials handed over the Olympic flame to 2022 Beijing Winter Games organizers. Activist groups, which also disrupted the flame lighting ceremony in southern Greece on Monday, accused the International Olympic Committee of granting…


Climate Activists Arrested After Storming Interior Department

A group of activists protesting against fossil fuels were arrested after staging a sit-in at the Interior Department in Washington on Oct. 15. The protesters stormed the Stewart Lee Udall Main Interior Building on Thursday afternoon, with “multiple injuries” reportedly sustained by federal police and one officer hospitalized, according to a statement from Interior Department Communications…


Hong Kong Activists Plead Guilty Over Unauthorized Vigil

HONG KONG—A dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in an unauthorized candlelight vigil to mark Beijing’s bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square. The 12 were charged with participating in the unauthorized assembly in Victoria Park on June 4 last year, when thousands of Hong Kongers turned up to light candles and sing…


Argentina Activists Protest China Pork Export Deal

Animal rights activists protested Wednesday in Buenos Aires against a possible agreement with China to install mega pig farms in the country. Dozens of activists wearing paper bags with pigs drawn on their heads rallied in front of the Chinese embassy shouting slogans against animal abuse. The treaty negotiation between the two countries considers more…


Victoria Has a Secret: Be Less Sexy

Victoria’s Secret, a brand always known for its sexy apparel, has decided to retire the glamorous VS Angels and replace them with the VS Collective, a group of neo-liberal activists. What was once a highly desirable brand has taken a turn down Woke Street. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gkJXkFKMWBs Hosted by the two-time Emmy-nominated…


Activists Occupying George Floyd ‘Autonomous Zone’ Refusing to Leave Until Demands Are Met

Far-left activists who have occupied Minneapolis’ George Floyd “autonomous zone” for nearly a year are allegedly refusing to leave unless their list of 24 demands is met. The group of protestors have taken up an area surrounding the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd took his final breath on May 25, 2020. Protestors have shared…


Democracy Activists Freed From Chinese Jail Back in Custody in Hong Kong

HONG KONG—Eight Hong Kong democracy activists, jailed in China last year after being captured at sea, arrived back in the city and were immediately detained on Monday in a case that has drawn international attention and concern over their treatment. They were among 12 activists facing charges in Hong Kong over pro-democracy protests, who were…


Video: Facts Matter (Feb. 8): Trump Jr: Here’s What Comes Next for Our Amazing Movement

In a new video from Donald Trump Jr., he lays out what comes next for the movement started by his father. According to a new report from America’s customs agency: China has sent over 12 million counterfeit masks. And that’s only the ones we know about. Furthermore, the agency also announced that last year, over…