IT WAS as discreet a gay-pride rally as could be imagined: a few dozen activists (pictured) in a park in Tbilisi, marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17th.
Since then authorities have turned the lawyers into a gang of "criminals" and fugitives.All of the activists pictured on the magazine's cover have since been imprisoned, detained, beaten or threatened, except for one lawyer who had already fled the country into exile in Canada.
Some activists, pictured below, carried lettered signs that spelled out the word "TREASON".
At the conference, Laverne was introduced by Transgender activist icon Tracie Jada O'Brien (both pictured above, this photo from Laverne's Facebook page).
But it has now become a legal headache too: before Apple issued its statement, news emerged that Greenlight Capital, a hedge fund run by David Einhorn, a noted activist investor (pictured), had sued the company because it believed Apple was planning a move that would effectively prevent the tech firm from issuing preferred shares.
Activist Nikolai Alexeyev, pictured below wearing a blue shirt, wrote on Twitter he was arrested and injured after police grabbed him.
Bodo count A shortage of capital flows Reprints Related items India's north-east: Bodo countOct 9th 2008Instead of meeting gunfire with gunfire, student activists shot pictures.
After a group of Ukip activists were pictured posing with Ms Fransen in Rochester, a party spokesperson said they had not understood "the nature of the group" and added: "A mistake of this nature will not happen again".
The activists posted pictures on Facebook of themselves holding mobile phones in front of their faces with the caption: "Does a mobile phone camera rattle you?" Police arrested four members of the group Awlad el-Shawarea (Street Children) on Monday.
Activists upload pictures of their graffiti on cell phones to avoid using computers and possibly giving up their IP addresses or identities to the Syrian police.
