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LGBT radio goes online in Tunisia despite threats

AnonlineradiostationcateringfortheLGBTcommunity,believedtobethefirstofitskindintheArabworld,startedbroadcastinginTunisiaonMonday.Theoutlet-setupbyLGBT(lesbian,g

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S.Korean activists float anti-DPRK leaflets denouncing provocations

SouthKoreanactivistshavefloatedpropagandaleafletsagainsttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)earlyonTuesdaytodenouncePyongyang'snuclearandmissileprovocatio

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Scores of rebels killed in blast in Syria's Idlib

Atleast25rebelswerekilledSundaywhenablastrockedtheirpositioninSyria'snorthwesternprovinceofIdlib,activistssaid.TheblastrockedapositionoftheTurkey-backedAhraral-

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Dolphin activists stand against new aquarium in South Korea

In the wake of the death of a bottlenose dolphin in the South Korean city of Ulsan, Busan’s brand-new aquarium project is drawing criticism from animal rights activists.

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Man beaten, detained for alleged dog raping

A man in Chengdu, Sichuan province was recently assaulted by furious animals rights activists after allegedly running a "dog brothel" and sexually violating a number of canines.

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Anonymous hackers target Iceland sites in whaling protest

Activist hackers from the Anonymous collective have claimed responsibility for bringing down five government websites in Iceland in a protest against whale-hunting by the North Atlantic nation.

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Egypt's Sisi orders release of 165 jailed youths ahead of Ramadan

​Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Wednesday the release of 165 young people who have been in custody over violating the new anti-protest law, official MENA news agency reported.

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Egypt court cuts jail sentences for 23 political activists

​An Egyptian appeal court on Sunday cut the sentences of 23 pro-democracy activists accused of violating the country's protest law from three to two years in prison, state-run al-Ahram online website reported.

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France arrests 34 Greenpeace activists in nuclear break-in

French police on Tuesday arrested 34Greenpeace activists after several dozen activities entered a nuclear power plant in eastern France's Fessenheim in a move to reveal security problems at atomic facilities, local media reported.

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U.S. denies plans to destabilize Kenya

The U.S. government on Thursday refuted allegations that it is planning to undermine and destabilize the Kenyan government.

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Fresh clashes erupt in Bangladesh opposition march

Tensions were running high across the Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Monday as ruling party's women activists clashed with opposition protesters.

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Greenpeace to take activists' detention in Russia to human rights court

Lawyers for environmentalists detained in the Russian polar city of Murmansk would complain to the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR), Greenpeace said Monday.