activist
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"We are waiting to see what the outcome will be on that day, the judgement for everything we have been experiencing for generations," said a 25-year-old Yangon-based Rohingya activist who requested anonymity for security reasons.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Qasim Rashid, a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, was sanguine but cautious.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
That model is fairly common in the activist short-selling space, several industry insiders have told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
The anonymous satirical art activist group Secret Handshake is at it again — this time erecting a giant golden statue of a seated President Trump rubbing a bare foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The man whose house was targeted was a political activist.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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Then he invoked taqiyya, a religious concept of self-preservation that anti-Muslim activists distort into the claim that Muslims lie to non-Muslims and have a secret plan to take over.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
Local activists circulated claims that the strike may have targeted a senior Hamas security figure who was hiding inside the building.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Foie gras has long been a target of animal activists because producing it involves the force-feeding of birds, often ducks or geese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
As the world descends on Antalya where scientists, experts and heads of state will gather to discuss global warming and how to slow it, thousands of activists will also be present to raise their voices.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Board of Education, civil rights activists used direct-action tactics in an effort to force reluctant Southern states to desegregate public facilities.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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