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Pro-Palestine activists appear in court over attack on Israeli arms factory in Germany
ByKate Connolly in Berlin April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Families say ‘Ulm 5’ have been detained under extreme prison conditions since arrest last SeptemberFive pro-Palestinian activists have appeared in court over an attack on an Israeli arms company in Germany, charged with causing approximately €1m of dam…

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Activism | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Protest (US) | US news | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

How to end this war | Salar Mohandesi and Ben Mabie
BySalar Mohandesi and Ben Mabie March 29, 2026

A once robust American anti-war movement is significantly weaker than it was in its heyday. The immensely unpopular war on Iran offers a real opportunity to rebuild itIn 1964, President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress for authorization to use military fo…

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Why an up-and-coming indie developer is returning Microsoft’s money
ByKeza MacDonald March 18, 2026

In this week’s newsletter: the creators of All Will Rise on standing up to the tech giant – and joining the No Games for Genocide movement• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereVideo games are in a funding crisis. Investor mon…

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‘It’s a protest movement behind windows’: tribute to the Iranians risking their lives to film dissent
ByDeborah Cole February 17, 2026

Inspired by the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising that gripped Iran in 2022, two film students created a documentary, Memories of a Window, about onlookers who anonymously record footage as proof of state violenceFootage that went viral from Iran in late 2…

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Film-makers condemn Iran’s internet blackout as ‘blatant tool of repression’
ByDonna Ferguson January 10, 2026

Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof’s intervention comes amid outpouring of solidarity from cultural figures in Iranian diasporaThe Iranian film-makers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof have slammed the internet blackout in their country as a “blatant …

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Activism | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Greta Thunberg | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestine Action | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Protest | UK news | World news

Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi January 6, 2026

The activist had held a sign written with my daughter’s crayon. Try explaining that to a four-year-oldIt was 6am. London. A few days before Christmas. My four-year-old is singing at the top of her lungs and charging around my parents’ house on a hunt f…

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UK ministers accused of ‘embarrassing failures’ in Abd el-Fattah case
ByHarriet Sherwood December 31, 2025

Government should have appointed an envoy to carry out checks on activist in citizenship row, says Emily ThornberryThe government could have avoided “embarrassing failures” in the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah by having a special envoy deal with complex c…

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What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain
ByKaamil Ahmed December 30, 2025

We spoke to protesters in Togo, Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco about how their actions helped shape the world in 2025Mass protests in Nepal and Madagascar toppled both governments this year, even when the young people at the forefront of the demo…

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What are Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts and why is there a backlash?
ByEmine Sinmaz December 29, 2025

Dissident human rights campaigner has apologised after calling for violence against Zionists and police in 2010-2012The human rights campaigner Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts have led to a widespread backlash since his return from detenti…

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Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran
ByStaff and agencies December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

Mohammadi ‘violently’ detained along with other activists at memorial event in Mashhad, her foundation saysThere are fears for the wellbeing of the 2023 Nobel peace prize winner, Narges Mohammadi, after she was detained by Iranian security forces at a …

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