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Thousands of abortion rights supporters rallied in Washington, DC on Saturday, to kick off nationwide protests in what organisers said would be "a summer of rage" if the US Supreme Court overturns the Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion nationwide.

SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube is taking down several video channels associated with high-profile anti-vaccine activists including Joseph Mercola and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who experts say are partially responsible for helping seed the skepticism thats contributed to slowing vaccination rates across the country.

The Criminal Court on Saturday granted bail to four activists who allegedly participated in the anti-government protest at the Din Daeng Intersection.

Pro-democracy activists headed to the district court in Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani on Wednesday morning to submit bail requests for Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and other Ratsadon members who have picked up Covid-19 in jail.

Military-grade spyware licensed by an Israeli firm to governments for tracking terrorists and criminals was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and two women close to murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to an investigation by The Washington Post and 16 media partners.

Many embassies in Thailand posted messages on Friday marking the anniversary of the disappearance of pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit.

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo accused Hong Kong of using the courts to engage in "political persecution" after prominent activists were detained and a former opposition lawmaker fled to Europe.

HONG KONG - Tony Chung had been planning his asylum bid for weeks. He had sent documents to Washington earlier this month, the advocacy group helping him with the process said, and he hoped he could soon resettle in the United States.

Several people visited the October 14 Memorial on Bangkok’s Rajdamnoen Klang Road on Friday (August 28) morning to cheer activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, better known as Pai Dao Din.

Though the Criminal Court granted bail on Thursday (August 20) afternoon to three activists who were arrested the night before, police presented another five detainees in court for participating in pro-democracy protests.

SEATTLE - This week, Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood embarked on a radical experiment in self-government.

Only weeks ago, thousands of Chileans were filling the streets of Santiago for regular Friday protests against cost-of-living pressures, uneven growth and rising inequality. The left-leaning demonstrators made demands that included the resignation of the president and the end of capitalism.