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  • August 2008

    • China Revokes Visa of Olympian Darfur Activist

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 6, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      China Revokes Visa of Olympian Darfur Activist

      (Newser) - Hours before he was due to leave for Beijing today, US gold-medalist and Darfur activist Joey Cheek got a call from Chinese authorities revoking his visa, the Boston Globe reports. A retired speedskater, Cheek is the founder of Team Darfur, a global group of athletes devoted to bringing peace to the area of Sudan torn by violence. He was headed to China as a human rights activist. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Sudan  • Darfur  • visa  • political activism  • Joey Cheek  • Team Darfur

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Can Video Games Save the World?

      Washington Post  |  Jun 22, 08 5:13 AM CDT

      Can Video Games Save the World?

      (Newser) - A small group of educators and activists is championing the use of video games for more than just entertainment, the Washington Post reports. “I don't think games have to be fun,” one key organizer said. “I think games have to be engaging.” New titles in the so-called serious game genre focus not only on subjects such as Darfur, the US justice system, and the environment, but also on the more practical, like training Canon employees to service copiers. More »

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      media  • video game  • education  • environmentalism  • political activism  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    • Blogger Busts Tripled Last Year: Report

      Ars Technica  |  Jun 16, 08 10:49 AM CDT

      Blogger Busts Tripled Last Year: Report

      (Newser) - The number of blogging "citizen journalists" arrested worldwide in political crackdowns tripled in 2007 from the previous year, Ars Technica reports. Over half of last year's 36 arrests occurred in Egypt, Iran, and China, according to a new survey, which sorted arrests into six categories, most related to stirring up political controversy. More »

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      China  • Iran  • Egypt  • arrest  • blogger  • political activism  • Internet censorship  • web censorship

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Facebook Used to Search for Darfur Criminals

      BBC  |  Apr 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Facebook Used to Search for Darfur Criminals

      (Newser) - A humanitarian group is using Facebook to search for two war criminals involved with genocide in Darfur, the BBC reports. The War Crimes Watch List issued an open call on the social network for sightings of Ahmed Haroun and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, who face 51 counts of crimes against humanity for allegedly planning atrocities by Janjaweed militias. More »

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      Facebook  • Darfur  • war crimes  • Crisis in Darfur  • political activism  • online activism

  • February 2008

    • UC Berkeley Rumbles Over City Council's War Criticism

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Feb 12, 08 4:42 PM CST

      UC Berkeley Rumbles Over City Council's War Criticism

      (Newser) - Berkeley is getting a little of its ‘60s vibe back, with pro- and anti-war groups gearing up for a night of demonstrations as the City Council decides whether to revoke a letter critical of the Marine Corps, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The council’s letter, written 2 weeks ago, demands that the Marines abandon their recruiting post near the UC Berkeley campus. More »

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      US military  • protests  • US Marine Corps  • UC Berkeley  • political activism

  • August 2007

    • Dukakis to Dems: Make 'Chemistry'

      New York Observer  |  Aug 22, 07 8:29 PM CDT

      Dukakis to Dems: Make 'Chemistry'

      (Newser) - Michael Dukakis compares today’s political climate to the time of his own downfall in 1988, when George Bush Sr. overcame a 17-point deficit and whipped him 426-to-112 in the electoral college. Refusing to feel comfortable with the Dems’ advantage, Dukakis told the New York Observer that "We have to organize every damn precinct in the United States of America. I'm serious. Deadly serious.” More »

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      election 2008  • Democrats  • presidential campaign  • smear campaign  • political activism  • grassroots  • Michael Dukakis

    • Iran Executes 30 in Past Month

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 19, 07 1:18 PM CDT

      Iran Executes 30 in Past Month

      (Newser) - Iran executed up to 30 people in the past month, mostly in public hangings, in a nationwide crackdown on murderers, sex offenders, drug traffickers, and other threats to "social security," reports the Observer . Human rights advocates say the sweep, also advertised as countering an alleged surge in US-backed plots to subvert the government, is intended to silence political activists. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • human rights  • capital punishment  • Tehran  • execution  • political activism  • hanging

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