U.S. Journalist & Activist Brandon Lee Shot in Philippines After Being Called "Enemy of the State" & Nigerian Journalist & Activist Omoyele Sowore Remains Jailed for Calling for Peaceful Protests
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"This Is a Climate Emergency": Islands Devastated by Dorian Are on the Frontlines of a Dying Planet ([link removed])
It is a scene of utter devastation after the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas. Residents of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are now bracing for ... Read More → ([link removed])
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U.S. Journalist & Activist Brandon Lee Shot in Philippines After Being Called "Enemy of the State" ([link removed])
American journalist and indigenous and environmental rights activist Brandon Lee remains in critical condition in the Philippines more than four weeks after being shot ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Nigerian Journalist & Activist Omoyele Sowore Remains Jailed for Calling for Peaceful Protests ([link removed])
Journalist and pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore is entering his second month in jail for calling for peaceful nationwide protests against the government. ... Read More → ([link removed])
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A gunman killed seven people and injured 22 others on Saturday, including a 17-month-old girl. Police have identified the shooter as 36-year-old Seth Ator. He went ... Read More → ([link removed])
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