Feminist activists (Keira Knightley and Jessie Buckley) plan a flour-throwing protest, but Miss Grenada (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) argues that her inclusion represents a step forward for black women.
Activists are calling for more supervision over labor exploitation in an online crusade spearheaded by software developers against the so-called 996 work schedule, which is widely practiced in China's tech industry.
In one case, about 100 activists bearing arms had planned to go to a California Pizza Kitchen in Walnut Creek, Calif.
" For winners of the peace prize the decision is often more clear-cut, as the honour tends to go to politicians, organisations and activists who are under more public scrutiny.
Now activists are calling out the online platform for how they've handled the incident.
As stars such as Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman were alleged to have assaulted or harassed performers, activists began using the hashtag to share their ordeals online.
Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the leading American Rabbis, theologians, and social activists of the 20th century.
Ersson and other asylum activists discovered a 52-year-old Afghan man on the flight was being deported to Kabul, Afghanistan, Deutsche Well reported.
" Activists say removing the tax on pads tackles one of the biggest barriers to education for girls, who are often forced to stay at home due to a lack of access to clean hygiene products, while also facing stigma and a lack of toilets in schools.
The move angered many trans actors and queer activists, who argued that there was an entire roster of trans male actors to play the role instead of her.
It has already shut down thousands of factories near the monument, but activists say the white marble is still losing lustre.
Environmental activists have been pressuring businesses to ditch plastic straws because they can end up in the ocean and hurt marine life.
There was the hippie movement, born out of the Bay Area's beat generation, ,, and the rebellious political activists, born out of the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley.
" By not demonizing the straw as an object, he thinks activists can hope to achieve better goals.
And the list also failed to find room for the French submission, Robin Campillo's BPM (Beats Per Minute), about AIDS activists, which won the Grand Prix prize at Cannes.
Google closed its search business in China in 2010, saying it would no longer tolerate Beijing's censorship requirements and government-linked efforts to hack the Gmail accounts of human rights activists and others.
Arthakranti activists contend their proposals would end the harassment of salaried employees — Arthakranti,.
Privacy rights activists say there are few guidelines about how the information, once obtained, is used or shared with other agencies.
The government drew criticism from human rights activists for refusing to meet the Dalai Lama in 2014 as part of its attempts to gain favour with Beijing.
3bn Staples and Office Depot merger, which was blocked by US regulators, saying the companies had been "forced into a deal by activists".