Last summer’s protests made the discontent of many Brazilians over July’s World Cup clear – but as kickoff draws closer, protestors have found a new way to publicly question their

We posted a picture the other day on social media that ended up being quite popular. It said, “ART CHANGES PEOPLE AND PEOPLE CHANGE THE WORLD.” It’s hard to think

As part of the Ticket To Rise campaign, The Voice Project has teamed up with Urgency Network to send a donor on a flight to space. To enter, make a donation

While Egypt’s next likely president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi uses state media to paint himself as a hero of his country, a group of street artists in Cairo has not been

From the video description: Age: 25, Crime: Happiness About a month ago, 6 Iranian boys and girls (in this video) danced to the famous song by Pharrell Williams called “Happy”

Cecily McMillan has been sentenced to 90 days, with 5 years probation and 17 days credited for time served. From Occupy Wall Street: “The decision has come down. Cecily has

A pile of ashes is allegedly all that remains of $500 million of student debt in Chile. On Thursday, police in Santiago confiscated a heap of ashes that are allegedly

Danish filmmaker Andreas Johnsen’s new documentary on Ai Weiwei, “The Fake Case” opened yesterday in New York City. The film documents the year spent under house arrest. Ai Weiwei, the world’s most famous Chinese artist,

via: AIC After he turned 18 in November 2013, Arab Palestinian Druze musician Omar Sa’ad, who is an Israeli citizen, from Maghar in the Galilee, was called-up for conscription for

After essentially dismantling  independent TV news distribution in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has taken further steps in his government’s assault on freedom of expression in that country. President Putin has now signed a