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Assata Shakur, black Liberation activist exiled in Cuba, dies at 78

Assata Shakur, black Liberation activist exiled in Cuba, dies at 78

Assata Shakur, an activist with the Black Liberation Army exiled in Cuba for four decades, has died in Havana, aged 78. Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, died on Thursday of unspecified health conditions and “advanced age”, Cuba’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Friday. She had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list for years after …

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Assata Shakur, a fugitive American activist, dies in Cuba : NPR

Assata Shakur, a fugitive American activist, dies in Cuba : NPR

Joanne Chesimard, who used the name Assata Shakur and was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, leaves Middlesex County courthouse, in New Brunswick, N.J., April 25, 1977. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where …

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Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black liberation activist sought by US, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black liberation activist sought by US, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said. Shakur, who was born Joanne Deborah Chesimard, died Thursday in the capital city of Havana due to …

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Charlie Kirk memorial service honors conservative activist

Charlie Kirk memorial service honors conservative activist

  11m ago Ex-Turning Point USA COO Tyler Bower says the organization was Charlie Kirk’s life Charlie Kirk’s former Chief of Staff Mikey McCoy speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.  Joe Raedle / Getty Images Speaking at Kirk’s memorial, former Turning Point USA COO Tyler …

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Charlie Kirk memorial latest updates: Trump and Vance to join tens of thousands of people at service for rightwing activist | Charlie Kirk shooting

Charlie Kirk memorial latest updates: Trump and Vance to join tens of thousands of people at service for rightwing activist | Charlie Kirk shooting

Donald Trump and JD Vance to be among tens of thousands at Charlie Kirk memorial Donald Trump, JD Vance and other senior US administration officials will attend a memorial service for murdered rightwing activist Charlie Kirk today as more than 100,000 people are expected to turn up. Doors for the service being held at the State Farm stadium in Glendale, …

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US judge orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

US judge orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

An immigration judge in the US has ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to either Algeria or Syria, over claims he omitted information from a green card application. Judge Jamee Comans, based in Louisiana, said Mr Khalil “wilfully misrepresented material fact(s) for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process”. In a statement to the American Civil Liberties …

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Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria

Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria

A federal immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil — a former Columbia University graduate student linked to pro-Palestinian protests — to be deported to either Algeria or Syria. The ruling was issued last week, but it first came to light in court papers filed by Khalil’s lawyers on Wednesday as part of his lawsuit against the government. A green card …

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Conservative activist Ryan Fournier exposes Kirk assassination celebrants

Conservative activist Ryan Fournier exposes Kirk assassination celebrants

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An X account belonging to a conservative activist with over 1 million followers has been posting numerous examples of individuals celebrating or downplaying the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, racking up several firings along the way. “For years, the left tried to destroy people for simply having conservative values,” Students for Trump …

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