French security forces on Wednesday detained over 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated, the interior minister said. Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate The movement in the lycees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 … Read more
File photo: A student walks past a burning bicycle next to the Baggio High School, blocked in protest of the government’s release of next year’s draft budget, in Lille, France France was hit by a nationwide wave of strikes and student protests, with civil servants walking off the job and high school students blocking hundreds … Read more
Protesters angered by Spain’s chronic housing crisis and the eviction of a pensioner camped in central Madrid for a third night on Monday, maintaining pressure on the government ahead of a key cabinet meeting. Spain housing protests keep heat on government as PM seeks new law Unaffordable housing has been a running sore for years … Read more
Thousands rallied across Kosovo late Friday against last week’s sentencing of former president Hashim Thaci and several close associates for war crimes during the 1990s fight for independence from Serbia. Protests spread in Kosovo over war crimes convictions Former guerrilla fighters called protests in nine cities, expanding demonstrations beyond Pristina, where rallies have been held … Read more
The shooting of a man by a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Austin, Texassparked a tense standoff between protesters and law enforcement on Sunday. Dramatic videos of protests breaking out around the scene of the shooting have emerged. Protesters confront police officers after city officials said that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Read more
MINNA, Nigeria — Police in central Nigeria fired tear gas Friday at crowds who gathered to protest the deaths of 37 miners while in custody on illegal mining charges, with activists disputing the official line that they may have died of a disease outbreak. Nigerian police use tear gas during protests over the deaths in … Read more
Protesters blocked several routes to the conference venue while being watched by police in riot gear. The demonstrations were organised by a broad coalition of groups opposed to the AfD and its policies.​ Thousands of people took to the streets of the German city of Erfurt on Saturday to protest against the far-right Alternative for … Read more
An Iranian woman has been sentenced to death by hanging after she was accused of involvement in the arson of a grocery store she had photographed during anti-government protests in January.Leila Abolhasani, 43, mother of two, was arrested on January 8 in Shahin Shahr, a satellite city in Iran’s central Isfahan province, after taking pictures … Read more
Iran on Sunday executed a man accused of carrying a chainsaw during January anti-government protests who was charged with acting as an agent of Israel and the United States. Iran executes man accused of aiding US, Israel in anti-govt protests The judiciary said Majid Adineh had been convicted of “operational action in favour of hostile … Read more
TUNIS, – Activists and opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied took to the streets of Tunis on Thursday, calling for his departure and the restoration of democracy in the latest protest against his governance amid growing political and economic discontent. Tunisia opposition protests against president amid economic discontent Hundreds of protesters said they reject “one-man … Read more