activism
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The Young Activist Fighting to ‘Change the Faces of Power’
For New York City-based organiser Ilona Duverge, housing justice isn’t just some theoretical concept. She knows what it’s like to be housing insecure firsthand.
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Apple and Google Pull Opposition App From Russian Stores Following Kremlin Pressure
The world’s two most powerful tech companies have kowtowed to Putin’s regime, it seems. On Friday morning, Bloomberg reported that Google and Apple have removed longtime opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s voter guide app from the App Store and Google Play store in Russia. Activists have charged the companies with bowing to Kremlin pressure. The Russian…
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UK Police Warn Against Using Sci-Hub’s 85 Million Documents of Pirated Research
Police in the UK issued a warning over the weekend against visiting Sci-Hub, a website that offers over 85 million free research papers that are typically behind paywalls. Police claim that people associated with Sci-Hub are dangerous because they “steal” login credentials from students and faculty at universities, a claim the website’s administrators have previously…
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A Record Number of Environmentalists Were Murdered in 2019
These are dangerous times to be an environmental defender. In 2019, a record number of environmental advocates were murdered.