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Drummer Lee Rigby is a British Hero who joined the service to protect his family and this Great Nation. Please show your respect by signing and joining our cause!  Rigby was killed in a brutal attack in London's Woolwich neighborhood on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The 25-year-old soldier from

As you read this, hundreds of animals have their foot, shattered and mangled in a foothold trap, or are slowly choking to death in conibear traps. Thousands of animals are suffering unthinkable pain and anguish, EVERY DAY. They're frightened beyond hope, and in horrible pain. Their savior will show

If you are supporter of freedom of expression, equality, human rights, ecology, democracy and liberty then please help us raise awareness and sign this petition. You know who we are. Outside of the "branding" you have given us- looters, hooligans, vandals, and terrorists- we are students, doctors,

Irom Sharmila has been on a hunger strike for 12 years.  Irom, also know as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" has been a brave hero the past 12 years and deserves the highest recognition possible, the Nobel Peace Prize. Her campaign against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act has brought worldwide

The CODEPINK delegation to Yemen is calling on U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein to use his influence to end U.S. drone strikes in Yemen, which only strengthen extremists; to help release Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo who the U.S. government has already cleared for release; and to advocate for

Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannons into crowds of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul's Gezi park on Friday. Since May 28, activists have held peaceful protests to prevent the demolition of a what they call Istanbul's last green public space.  Amnesty International has condemned

In light of Jeremy Scahill's shocking documentary film Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield that exposes the hidden truths behind America's expanding covert wars, CODEPINK has launched the campaign "Clean Up the Dirty Wars". The covert drone strikes and night raids approved by President

Edward Snowden is the 29 year-old whistleblower who recently leaked the vast surveillance capabilities of US spy agencies, exposing to the  public just how much the government is spying on American citizens. Within days, Senator Feinstein (D-CA), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee,

There comes a time when men of good conscience cannot blindly follow orders. Those who break protocol and bring misdeeds to light when the public needs and deserves to know, are the ones who need our protection.  Tell Senator Feinstein to end her witch hunt for Edward Snowden. 

"President Obama is right to recommit to closing Guantanamo. But it's time to do more than talk. Instead of sending more medics to force feed detainees, a process that can amount to ill-treatment, he should take concrete steps to keep his promise to close the detention facility. Even under current