Persons: Asians

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Ali, Tariq: Connexipedia Article
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Historian, novelist, filmmaker, political campaigner, and commentator. (Born 1943).
Bello, Walden: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Filipino author, academic, and political analyst. (Born 1945).
Bhatt, Ela: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Advocate for self-employed women. Winner of the Right Livelihood Award in 1984. (Born 1933).
Fernandez, Irene: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Malaysian advocate for the right of women, migrants, and poor workers. (Born 1946).
Gandhi, Mohandas: Connexipedia Article
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The pre-eminent political and spritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. (1869-1948).
Geonzon, Winefreda: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Advocate for prisoners. Responsible for setting up the Free Legal Assistance Volunteers Association (FREELAVA) as a legal aid office for victims of human rights violations, prisoners who could not aff...
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Halberstam, David
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1971
A portrait of Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh.
Jagannathan, Krishnammal and Sankaralingam: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winners
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Gandhian activists who have protested against social injustice.
Kamal, Meena Keshwar: Connexipedia Article
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An Afghan women's rights activist, founder of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), a group organized to promote equality and education for women. (1956-1987).
Malik, Kenan: Connexipedia Article
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Writer, lecturer and broadcaster. (Born 1962).
Manorama, Ruth: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Advocate for the right of Dalit women. (Born 1952).
Munir: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Indonesian human rights activist. (1965-2004).
The Passing of Bhaskar Save: What The 'Green Revolution' Did for India
Todhunter, Colin; Save, Bhaskar
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2015
Bhaskar Save died on 24 October 2015 at age 93. Emphasising self-reliance at the farm/village level, Save was regarded as the 'Gandhi of natural farming'.
Perlas, Nicanor: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Filipino opponent of corporate globalization. (Born 1950).
Roy, Arundhati: Connexipedia Article
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Indian writer (in English) and activist. (Born 1961).
Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia Article
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Philosopher, environmental activist, eco feminist and author. (Born 1952).
Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Environmental and women's activist. (Born 1952).
Sivaraksa, Sulak: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Thai democracy activist. (Born 1933).
Sugihara, Chiune: Connexipedia Article
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A Japanese diplomat who helped several thousand Jews leave the country by issuing transit visas to Jewish refugees so that they could travel to Japan. (1900-1986).
Triple Jeopardy and the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134
Louie, Miriam Ching Yoon
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2008
Being bi- and female in the Asian movement also means putting in double, triple, quadruple time. The Third World Women’s Alliance, an offshoot of the Black Women’s Liberation Committee of the Student ...

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In Memory of A Chinese Revolutionary: Zheng Chaolin, 1901-1998
Wang, Fanxi
1998
ZHENG CHAOLIN, A veteran of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and of the Chinese Trotskyist movement, died August 1 in Shanghai. He devoted his entire life to the cause of the liberation of the Chines...