Police have advised a high-profile Sikh activist in the UK to install security cameras at his home and reinforce door locks because of threats from Hindu nationalist elements. Paramjeet Singh Pamma, 52, said he had been visited by police and received verbal advice to increase his security due to intelligence suggesting threats to his safety. […]
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Home secretary urged to strip activist of British citizenship
Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has apologised for several of his old tweets that have resurfaced, as calls grow for him to be deported from the UK days after he arrived following his release from an Egyptian jail. The Conservative and Reform UK leaders say the home secretary should consider whether Fattah, a dual […]
Exiled Hong Kong activist target of harassment campaign
Damian GrammaticasPolitical Correspondent Getty Images A high-profile Hong Kong pro-democracy activist living in the UK has been the target of a campaign of harassment involving letters containing fake, sexually explicit images of her sent from China to her neighbours. Carmen Lau, 30, who fled Hong Kong four years ago, told the BBC she was “shocked” […]
Israeli-French activist behind France’s recognition of Palestinian state : NPR
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 23. Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — Ofer Bronchtein was brought to tears as French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New […]