NPR's Ted Robbins spoke with activists on both sides about the hearings and the future of immigration.
Cubans and outsiders, including human rights activists, have long protested the policy, seen as overly restrictive and punitive.
Chilean authorities have indicated that Mapuche activists may have started the fire that killed the firefighters.
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Fringe indigenous activists there say their ancient lands have been taken over by forestry companies.
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Now one of its critics, a hero among online activists, has slipped out of their grasp.
Syrian activists reported new fighting in Qusair, about six miles (10 kilometers) from the Lebanese border.
For once it seems like the administration and the internet activists are on the same page.
Officials from Sharif's party say hundreds of activists were being detained ahead of his expected arrival.
The Conservatives hold an annual Spring Forum for their activists instead of a full conference.
The activists were working at capacity, and in several hours it would be Easter.
The conference brings together grassroots activists and advocates working to end violence against women.
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Activists say defectors caught leaving North Korea without state permission could face prison and even torture.
There was also a protest by about 200 gay activists who staged a "kiss-in".
Also a combination of activists and hackers have exposed how multinational companies evade taxes.
Earlier on Wednesday, activists marched through the city centre, promoting worker rights and immigration reform.
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That annoyed parliamentarians and others who say elected politicians, not activists, should write laws.
Disabled activists have also said they do not like the layout of the vehicle.
Opposition activists used social networks to mobilise the march, which was the biggest since November.
In the past, Syrian government officials have denied that their forces have tortured antiregime activists.
Rights activists have long criticized Malaysia's anti-sedition law as a tool to curb democratic dissent.
Maybe the two activists are waiting for the stock to recover before they leave the board.
Mr Djibrine is accused of torturing and killing hundreds of opposition activists in the 1980s.
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It's also hurt him here in Arizona, particularly with the grassroots sort of activists.
Activists say they believe the incidents are caused by heat, bad ventilation and poor nutrition.
That is, Americans, whether OWS demonstrators, Tea Party activists, or average citizens, should target political greed.
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Twenty-three activists have been charged with forming a "terror network" aimed at toppling the Sunni leadership.
Still, Mr. Kine was adamant that the activists' leaving China shouldn't be considered a complete victory.
In the early seventies, Watson, along with some two dozen other environmental activists, created Greenpeace.
"This is part of a series of arrests targeting activists... to undermine their reputation, " she said.
Liberal Christian and Jewish activists and their Muslim associates threatened to protest the speech.
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