3 h. ago Women's rights activists rally in Belgium fearing US plans for birth control supplies

Dozens of women’s rights activists have rallied near the U.S. Embassy in Brussels to protest what plans by President Donald Trump's administration to destroy millions of dollars in family planning supplies meant for women living in hardship in Africa

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3 h. ago ‘Sun day’: US climate activists to rally for clean energy amid Trump attacks

Some 200 events are planned across the US this Sunday to celebrate growth of solar power and energy efficiencyAs the Trump administration wages an all-out assault on climate protections and renewable energy, activists are gearing up for demonstrations this Sunday to hype up solar power and energy efficiency.The national “day of action”, called Sun Day, will be spearheaded by veteran climate activist Bill McKibben. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Man arrested after 'calling for Keir Starmer to be assassinated' at rally

Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s rally

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18 h. ago Man arrested for allegedly calling for Starmer to be assassinated at rally

Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for political activist Tommy Robinson’s rally on Saturday in central London.

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65 h. ago Charlie Kirk suspect's 'confession' in FULL moments before handing himself in

Tyler Robinson, 22, is suspected of shooting dead conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a rally in Utah and it is claimed he made a confession in an online chat

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68 h. ago Conflict, aid cuts and equality backlash causing ‘stagnation and regression’ of women’s rights – UN

Report calls on governments to commit to renewed action at general assembly in New York, saying ‘a different path is still possible’Hard-won progress on women’s access to healthcare, rights and employment is being put at risk from global conflict, cuts to aid spending, and a backlash against gender equality, according to a UN equality watchdog.A woman’s chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth is more than a third lower than it was 25 years ago, UN Women said in its annual report, while girls are more likely to complete school than ever before. It also found that rates of intimate partner violence were 2.5 times lower in countries that had introduced comprehensive measures on violence. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Holly Valance praises Tommy Robinson's 'redemption' as she marches at anti

The former Neighbours star, 42, posed with the far-right activist at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London and called the left ‘immoral and weak’

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4 d. ago Nine arrests and 'many more' likely as police attacked at Tommy Robinson protest

Violence flared at the London rally organised by Far Right activist Tommy Robinson

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5 d. ago Thousands fill London streets for "Unite the Kingdom" rally organized by far

Thousands fill London streets for "Unite the Kingdom" rally organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson  CBS News

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5 d. ago Women’s suffrage is apparently up for debate again in America | Arwa Mahdawi

The country’s finest male intellectuals – including some in positions of power – are weighing in on the matter Should women in the US have the right to vote? You’d be forgiven for assuming this particular issue was sorted out quite a long time ago. But, because we live in hell, it seems the question is once again up for debate.Not by women, though; the fairer sex is obviously too emotional for such muscular discussion. So please sit this one out, ladies, and listen to what America’s finest male intellectuals have to say.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Met Police puts 1,600 officers on streets as London braces for violence ahead of Tommy Robinson protest

Thousands of people are expected at the far-right activist’s ‘free speech’ rally today, while Stand Up To Racism UK has organised a counter-demonstration

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5 d. ago Tommy Robinson rally in London set for large crowds as counter protest to be held

Thousands of people are set to descend on the capital for a rally organised by activist Tommy Robinson, after the Metropolitan Police urged Muslim Londoners not to change their plans. A counter-protest, dubbed March Against Fascism, organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), is also due to take place in the city on Saturday.

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5 d. ago Police share important advice for Muslims ahead of Tommy Robinson rally in London

The Unite the Kingdom march and rally has been organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson - and thousands are expected at what he said is the UK's biggest free speech festival

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5 d. ago Met Police to put 1,600 officers on streets as London braces for violence ahead of Tommy Robinson protest

Thousands of people are expected at the far-right activist’s ‘free speech’ rally on Saturday, while Stand Up To Racism UK has organised a counter-demonstration

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6 d. ago Chilling Charlie Kirk tweet from 11 years ago 'predicted' his own death

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at a rally at Utah Valley University and a social media post from him has surfaced where he wrote about being "shot"

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6 d. ago Met Police calls in reinforcements and reassures Muslim Londoners ahead of Tommy Robinson protest

Thousands of people are expected at the far-right activist’s ‘free speech’ rally on Saturday, while Stand Up To Racism UK has organised a counter-demonstration

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7 d. ago Charlie Kirk dead UPDATES as Donald Trump ally shot in neck with gunman at large

Donald Trump called the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, at a Utah Valley University rally, a 'dark for America' as a manhunt is underway to find the gunman

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7 d. ago Who was Charlie Kirk as Conservative activist shot dead at Utah rally

Charlie Kirk, 31, has died after he was shot at an event at Utah University. He was known for garnering support for the Republicans among young people, and was close to President Donald Trump

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8 d. ago The Spin | ‘I pray no one lives a life like mine’: Afghan women dream of freedom and cricket

Women’s rights have disappeared under the Taliban and more must be done to support athletes in exileSixteen-year-old Fawzia (a pseudonym) is writing to the Guardian from her home in Afghanistan. It is her home and also her prison. She doesn’t leave it much these days.But she does have a bat, and a ball, and spends her days training with her four sisters in the small garden and the courtyard of her house. Sometimes, when the Taliban are in the street outside, they train in the basement, so no one can hear the sound of young women having fun. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Women's rights groups demand answers on how Labour will deliver violence promise

More than 50 organisations working to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) have called for reassurance after Labour came to power vowing to tackle the crisis

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