11.   Prison activists urged families of incarcerated sex offenders last week to warn the inmates they could be in danger.

12.   The anti-abortion activists also urged Gov. George W. Bush, the expected nominee, to name a running-mate who opposes abortion.

13.   Palestinian activists have been urging Hebron Arabs to renew a violent uprising against the Israeli occupation.

14.   Palestinian activists urge riots against Israelis.

15.   Peace activists urged Israelis on Monday not to buy a newly issued stamp commemorating Jewish settlement in the tense and divided West Bank city of Hebron.

16.   Pro-democracy activists have urged Abacha to step down and allow free civilian elections.

17.   A half-dozen Hamas activists urged followers to throw stones at the police, taunting them with accusations of acting like Israeli occupation troops.

18.   Activists urged the Japanese government Tuesday to give money directly to women forced into sexual slavery in World War II to compensate for the brutality they suffered from soldiers.

19.   Activists urged Powell on Friday to press Chinese leaders to free jailed dissidents and improve human rights.

20.   Activist urges focus on human rights.