Tag: #Activist
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Women’s rights activist Kamla Bhasin passes away
Iconic Indian women’s rights activist Kamla Bhasin, also very well-known in Pakistan, has passed away of cancer at the age of 75. According to reports, the activist was fighting cancer for a while and finally succumbed to its vicious throes yesterday, on Saturday. She will be remembered for her slogan “Azadi (freedom)” used by Pakistani…
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Social Activist Peer Tehleel Manzoor Extends Greetings on International Women’s Day
Social activist Peer Tehleel Manzoor has extended his greetings on International Women’ Day.
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Social Activist from Kashmir Receives Record of Achievement from WHO
A social activist from Kashmir has received a record of achievement from the WHO.
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Ecuadoran indigenous activist recognized by Time magazine
Quito, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Nemonte Nenquimo is desperate for her five-year-old daughter to inherit pristine ancestral lands in Ecuador’s Amazonian jungle region. It’s this tenacity that earned her a spot on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. She lives in the 180,000 hectares (444,780 acres) of virgin jungle belonging…
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African climate activists press leaders on ‘life or death’ choices
Johannesburg, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Leading Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Wednesday said climate change presents world leaders with “life or death” choices, pressing them to treat it as an urgent crisis. “Climate change is a nightmare that affects every sector of our lives,” said Nakate, naming hunger, conflicts, child marriages and violence against women as…
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Bilawal Bhutto expresses grief at the passing of senior PPP activist
Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist and official cameraman, Chacha Mubarak, passes away. More than 2,000 new cases of corona in Pakistan in 24 hours According to reports, the senior political activist and official cameraman for the PPP, Chacha Mubarak was being treated at a general hospital for a ruptured cerebral artery. Pakistani actress’ prayers…
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Natalie Portman criticized for Oscars dress
Los Angeles (13th Feb, 2020): American actress and #MeToo activist, Rose McGowen, allegedly dismissed Natalie Portman as a “fraud”. According to reports, the Charmed star has criticized the Black Swan actor for her Oscar dress, which was especially embroidered with names of female filmmakers who had been overlooked for the best director nominations. McGowen took to…
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Prominent activist gunned down in Iraq shrine city Karbala
Karbala, Iraq, Dec 9 (AFP/APP): A prominent civil society activist was shot dead late Sunday in Iraq’s shrine city of Karbala while returning home from anti-government protests, a neighbour told AFP. Fahem al-Tai, 53, had been taking part in weeks of rallies denouncing Iraq’s entrenched political elite as corrupt, inept and beholden to neighbouring Iran.…