JAKARTA - An Indonesian court on Friday (March 6) acquitted an activist accused of inciting the country's worst riots in over two decades in August last year, a ruling described by rights groups as a ...

Bernard LaFayette, who died March 5, was instrumental in the organization of students across Nashville to protest segregated lunch counters in 1960.

The civil rights pioneer Bernard Lafayette, who joined Freedom Rides and fought for voting rights in the Jim Crow South, has died at the age of 85. In the 1960s, Lafayette was a member of the Student ...

Prosecutors are charging protesters with conspiracy, seeking to limit opposition to government policies. More courts are allowing it.

These Black activists fought for civil rights over decades. Here are their warnings, and advice, for American protesters ...

Bahraini authorities are cracking down violently on protesters angry at US role in the state, and detaining people for ...

Republican lawmakers in Arizona who believe protesters nationwide have gone too far are seeking to rein in demonstrations ...

Amid a day celebrating Black music and political action, Reverend Jesse Jackson made a speech at 1972's Wattstax which marked one of the event's high points.

The Department of Education faced pressure to protect students from political violence after incidents at UC Berkeley, the ...

Jackson, who died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84, will first lie in repose at the headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, ...

The proposals in the Arizona Legislature have generated alarm among civil liberty groups and activists who see First Amendment rights in jeopardy.