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How to change the world: Greenpeace and the power of the mindbombThe director and key figures in an award-winning documentary talk about the early days of the activist group and how shocking images were used for global impact -
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Ethiopia's crackdown on dissent drives opposition to push for 'freedom first'Government’s critics weigh options after ruling party landslide leads to loss of faith in ballot box while case of Zone 9 bloggers discourages free speech
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Turkish officer sentenced to plant trees for pepper-spray attack on woman in redFatih Zengin, whose spraying of pepper spray in the face of Ceyda Sungur came to symbolise 2013 park protests, must look after trees for six months -
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Release the Congolese activists still in jail for planning peaceful demonstrationsActivists from the pro-democracy Filimbi youth movement have been held since March as tensions between civil society and the Kabila government grow -
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'There are easier ways to make a living than nailing your scrotum to Red Square' – Petr Pavlensky Q&APetr Pavlensky is the ‘artist for Russia’s period of disillusionment’. He joined us for a live Q&A on contemporary protest art -
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Sea Shepherd agrees $2.55m payment to Japanese whalers for injunction breachRadical environmental group does not accept it is in contempt, but agrees payout after getting involved in confrontations with whalers in 2013
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Six 'Grannies' detained in Seattle during protest to block Shell drilling rigMembers of the Seattle Raging Grannies were protesting Shell’s drilling in the Arctic, which environmental groups say could lead to a catastrophic spill
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Cornel West: Australia is on the path to US-style fascismAny country that connects mass surveillance, corporations, big money and even bigger government is in trouble, says the American academic -
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South Africa's post-apartheid films still grapple with unfulfilled promiseFilm-makers are tackling disaffected youth, the widening divide between rich and poor and its violent ramifications, says Sydney film festival director -
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At last, the Turkish awakening Erdogan could not crushThe spirit of Gezi Park inspired an election result no one predicted. Now Turkey’s opposition parties must form a grand coalition that marginalises the Orwellian AKP -
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Times they are a changin': indie's apathy v pop's political pursuitAt a time when most bands regard social commentary as career self-sabotage, alternative artists are increasingly silent about activism. It’s just as well pop is having a political renaissance
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G7 protesters unite in opposition to TTIP under the alpine sunA stroll in the Alps with protesters at the G7 summit at Garmisch – and ‘the largest police operation in the history of Bavaria’
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G7 summit: protesters clash with police - video
Scuffles break out between protesters and police at an anti-G7 march on Saturday
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What can G7's dwindling anti-poverty protesters learn from climate activists?A decade after Gleneagles, the campaign against poverty is on the wane as the environmental campaign gathers pace. The answer is to put them together
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G7 protesters gather in Germany near summit venue – video
Small scuffles break out between anti-G7 protesters and German police ahead of Sunday's summit
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G4S meeting descends into chaos, with nine activists bundled outProtesters at AGM frequently interrupt events and speak out against company’s contracts in Israel
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Forced evictions in Rio favela for 2016 Olympics trigger violent clashesAt least six people wounded in Vila Autódromo, a community on the edge of the Olympic Park, as holdouts remain adamant about not wanting to give up homes
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Protesters across Honduras take on alleged social security embezzlementPresident Juan Orlando Hernandez faces calls to resign amid multimillion-dollar scandal as politicians accused of using funds for campaigns
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Muslim woman shouted down during speech by anti-Islam group in Melbourne – video
A woman receives an angry response as she attempts to question the anti-Islam message of speeches given ahead of a rally by the United Patriots Front in Melbourne
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Police keep anti-Islam protesters and anti-racism activists apart in MelbourneMore than 100 police on foot and horseback close streets and stand between competing protests to prevent repeat of April’s clashes
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Anti-austerity protesters gather in London to demonstrate against cutsAction group UK Uncut demonstrate for first time since general election ‘to send a clear message that we are going to be fighting the cuts’
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Al Sharpton delivers 'justice revival' in wake of Cleveland officer's acquittalActivist calls for widespread reform as community reels from verdict that acquitted Michael Brelo for firing 49 shots at two people in car chase
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Facebook users plan protest against site's 'real name' policy at headquartersDrag queens, transgender people and others part of #MyNameIs coalition will demand removal of fake name reporting option and clearer appeals process
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