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People hold banners and wreaths and chant slogans in a protest to mark the ten-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. More than 1,130 people died in the catastrophe, spotlighting the global fashion industry's reliance on developing world labour working in dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions. IMAGES
Hong Kong, May 6 (EFE).- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Friday to 10 months in jail for joining an annual vigil commemorating the Tiananmen Massacre in June, which was banned due to the Covid-19 pandemic.(Camera: ARCHIVE)SHOT LIST: ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF JOSHUA WONG AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL COMMEMORATING THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE HELD IN JUNE IN HONG KONG.
Police search for evidence in Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis), near Paris, where a 10-year-old girl who was with her father was shot and later hospitalised. The shooter fled. IMAGES
Villeta (Colombia), Feb 18 (EFE), (Camera: EFE).- 11-year-old climate activist Francisco Vera Manzanares became famous during 2 a plenary session at the Colombian Senate in 2019.Two years later, this young environmentalist has once again gained notoriety for the death threats he had received. Francisco, whom local media compares with Greta Thunberg, has founded the environmental group Guardians for Life together with six friends. FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF FRANCISCO VERA MANZANARES:"When one connects with environmental reality, with the environment that surrounds him, one falls in love with it. Right now we are hearing the sound of the birds, which are beautiful. I am aware of this 'environment' since I was two years old. When you grow up, you live, develop and have a relationship with nature, one falls in love with it. When you love something if anything happens to it you will protect it, you will try to take care of it. And that was what happened to me. When nature is facing a climate crisis, with fires in Australia and the Amazon, one has to take part."
Rapper Lil Wayne could be facing a lengthy prison sentence. Nearly a year after the initial incident, Lil Wayne 's gun possession has resulted in his being charged with a federal offense. According to CNN, the new charges carry a potential 10-year prison sentence if he is convicted. The rapper was charged Tuesday with criminal possession of a firearm and ammunition, as a prior felony offender. The charges stem from an alleged December 23, 2019, incident in which a handgun was found in his luggage on a private plane. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Dec. 11.
Pathum Thani, Sep 30 (EFE/EPA).- When Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, a 22-year-old university student, in August read a 10-point manifesto to reform the monarchy before thousands of protesters, she left Thailand in a state of shock. Never before in the recent history of the country has anyone dared to directly challenge the mighty royal house in public in this way.Rung is one of the most visible faces of the student movement that began in February and since July has flooded the streets of Bangkok to demand democratic reforms and a review of the role of monarchy, a taboo subject in Thailand. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: PANUSAYA SITHIJIRAWATTANAKUL, A THAI STUDENT POLITICAL ACTIVIST, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE AT HER STUDENT DORMITORY IN THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY RANGSIT CAMPUS, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND. SOUND BITES: PANUSAYA SITHIJIRAWATTANAKUL (IN THAI).TRANSLATION: 1. The main problems in Thailand is the political intervention of the monarchy, it always happens. Thai politics does not make progress, it is always been intervened. It is always whatever the monarchy wants it to be. To solve this problem, it is necessary to reform the monarchy as I said in the 10-point manifesto. The monarchy first. All that was the reason why our group presented the ten demands to reform the monarchy. (00:17-00:54). 2. Now, I am not afraid at all. But I used to be very scared, because this is something that has never been done before. It was something that I was not familiar with. I thought that anything could happen to me. But now, yes, surely there are consequences. And no, I don't know where it will lead. I would probably go to jail for this. Anything could happen. I don't know where it would end. The only thing I can do is to prepare myself. I know that an arrest warrant was issued for me. But since I'm not yet in prison, I still have time to speak. And it is my duty to speak out. I just want to make people understand my message: why it is important for the monarchy to be reformed. (01:06-02:00).3. What we have achieved so far is to launch a public debate on the royal institution, not only in public places, but also in parliament. We can also see some academic seminars or conferences, some were organized by parliamentary committees, that discuss mainly the royal institution… and I can say that addressing the royal institution seems wide open now. (02:08-02:38).
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