Palestinian sources report that dozens of settlers arrived this evening near the village of Susya in the southern West Bank and threw stones at residents, cars and houses. According to the police, Palestinians responded by throwing stones back. Footage from the scene shows a masked individual throwing stones and attacking Palestinians and hitting the car of activists who had come to assist the residents. According to a Palestinian at the scene, another Palestinian vehicle was also damaged by stones. Four Palestinians were injured by stones, most of them lightly, according...

Amber Capital founder Joseph Oughourlian won control of Spain’s most influential media group after a shareholder activism campaign a decade ago. Now he’s the one fighting off an ouster.

Oughourlian, a French hedge fund manager based in London, is clashing with pro-government Spanish businessmen that want him out of media company Promotora de Informaciones SA, owner of El Pais, the country’s best-known newspaper. They’re angry, in part, after his relations with the ruling Socialist party unraveled and he blocked the plan for a new pro-government TV station.

A North Dakota jury this week found Greenpeace liable for defamation, conspiracy and other claims over its participation in the Dakota Access pipeline protests that lasted from 2016 to 2017, awarding developer Energy Transfer LP $660 million in damages. Legal experts warn the decision could significantly deter other environmental groups from protesting oil and gas companies and their infrastructure around the US.

“The potential for liability itself will have a chilling effect,” said Jennifer Safstrom, an assistant clinical law professor at Vanderbilt University.

Greenpeace must pay the oil company that operates the Dakota Access Pipeline hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for defaming them, a North Dakota jury decided Wednesday — a massive financial blow to the group that environmentalists say could chill future climate advocacy. The case centered on Greenpeace’s involvement in the protests over the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which became a cultural flash point in the United States, drawing thousands of protesters to Cannon Ball, North Dakota, in 2016 and 2017. Dallas-based Energy Transfer, which runs the...

Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism. In a federal court filing late Tuesday, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever informed its board on March 3 that it was removing and replacing Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever. Ben & Jerry’s said that violated its merger agreement with Unilever, which states that any decisions regarding a CEO’s removal must come after a consultation with an advisory committee from Ben & Jerry’s board. The...

Colorado politicians are denouncing the arrest of a Mexican immigrant activist, noting her decades of living in her local community and lack of criminal history. Sen. Michael Bennet (D) called Jeanette Vizguerra a “pillar in her community” and called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to ensure she has legal counsel and to release her immediately. “I am deeply concerned about ICE’s actions to detain her without any due process, like a deportation order,” he said. ICE officials on Monday detained Vizguerra, who has been an advocate for the...

Nvidia shares are up a little over 1% after a keynote speech on Tuesday by CEO and founder Jensen Huang failed to meaningfully revive bullish sentiment toward the AI chipmaker. Autodesk stock is gaining less than 1% after the Wall Street Journal said activist investor Starboard Value is preparing to wage a proxy fight at the design-software maker. Tesla shares are up nearly 3% after founder of the EV company Elon Musk appeared on Fox News’s Hannity on Tuesday evening and addressed the recent activism against the company. Tesla shares...

A Hong Kong-born Australian lawyer has also spoken out after an unknown party made false claims in an attempt to turn the Muslim community on him. On July 3, 2023, the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force announced that eight overseas Hong Kong nationals were wanted, with a bounty of HK$1 million (US$128,000) on each of them. On July 3, 2023, the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force announced that eight overseas Hong Kong nationals were wanted, with a bounty of HK$1 million (US$128,000)...