activist
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Last month, activist investor Jana Partners urged the company to explore a sale, according to the Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Hanaa Edwar, another prominent women's rights activist, says she saw Mohammed just two days before she was killed.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The group is also grappling with pressure from activist investors demanding focus on its flagship convenience retail business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
And in New Zealand, the government changed the law to block a lawsuit brought by Maori activist Mike Smith against six domestic companies, but he has vowed to continue the fight.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“It’s not exactly unheard of in activist circles,” said Ekemeni, her chin in her hand, her head shaking from side to side.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
On Cornell’s campus in Ithaca, N.Y., activists vandalized a building and hundreds of students demanded more transparency in a series of protests and town-halls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The motion put forward by activists, which became formal policy after it was approved at the Green's conference earlier this month, has divided party figures and been criticised by Jewish groups.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Her early work included defending anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and on Friday she became the country's fifth Peace Prize winner - following in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The toy maker faces a falling stock, a departed CEO, and shareholder activists pushing for a sale.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
After the NIS, Shin told his story to counselors and psychiatrists at a government center for resettlement, then to human rights activists and fellow defectors, and then to the local and international news media.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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