Sentences with phrase «raised by campaigners»

Among other complaints raised by the campaigners included the wrongful spelling of «Ghanaians», written as «Ghanians» and a false statement that Ghana's president - elect, Nana Akufo - Addo had contested a general election in 1998.

The figures published by the watchdog cover the period from 1 February to 21 April, detailing money raised by campaigners spending more than # 10,000 and individual donations of more than # 7,500.

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon was also urged to hold talks with his counterparts from Nepal and Pakistan to discuss concerns raised by religious freedoms campaigners.

The Lobbying Act has been widely criticised for the chilling effect it is having on the lawful raising of issues by third party campaigners which legitimately require airing at election time.

Concerns about knife crime getting worse in Gloucester have been raised on social media by a campaigner.

Last week's speech by UK Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg raised alarm bells amongst both education and health campaigners.

«They will sweeten a pill for researchers by raising their salary but then will tie them tightly to the motherland like peasants in the times of serfdom,» says well - known human rights campaigner Alexander Podrabinek.

The installation above, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was organized by Vanessa Dalmau, an artist and campaigner who founded 350 Dominicana, a youth group focused on the ethical issues raised by an environmental problem when the source of emissions is mainly rich countries and anticipated impacts are mainly in poorer ones.

«The Age of Stupid» is the product of six years of improvisational fund - raising, filmmaking and distribution work by Franny Armstrong, a Briton best known for McLibel, her documentary on a seven - year court battle between McDonald's and two vegetarian anti-meat, anti-corporate campaigners.

The Hill notes that anti-tax campaigners had warned Republicans that a vote to kill this subsidy, if not accompanied by a tax break elsewhere, constituted a vote to raise taxes.

Environmentalists said they hoped that the widely publicized event, which was attended by state officials, foreign diplomats and wildlife campaigners, would raise awareness within China of the dramatic scale of elephant poaching.

The issue of climate justice has been repeatedly raised at international level by campaigners, by religious leaders and by academics.

The event, backed by actress Joanna Lumley and human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger, aims to raise awareness about the proposed # 350m cuts to family and civil law and the impact they will have on ordinary people's lives.