Avainsana: protest
India: UN rights office urges ‘maximum restraint’ in ongoing protests
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities and protesters in India to “exercise maximum restraint” amidst ongoing protests by farmers. In…
Donald Trump threatens to defund cities with protests
US President Donald Trump has signed a memo that threatens to cut federal funding to ’lawless’ cities, including Seattle, Portland, New York, and Washington. US…
Belarus protest: Mass rally keeps pressure on Lukashenko
Tens of thousands have again taken to the streets in Belarus, facing off against riot police to protest against President Alexander Lukashenko. A huge police…
Belarus: Dozens arrested at protests as Lukashenko changes tactics to quell unrest
Police in Belarus detained over 50 people across the country as protests demanding the resignation of the country’s authoritarian leader entered their third week, officials…
Protests in Turkey over possible withdrawal from treaty preventing domestic violence
Thousands of women across Turkey protested on Wednesday, demanding the government does not withdraw from an international treaty that prevents domestic violence. The Istanbul Convention…
Thousands protest in Turkey against domestic violence
Thousands of women in Turkey took to the streets on Wednesday to demand that the government does not withdraw from a landmark treaty on preventing…
Protesters take to streets of France, Germany over police brutality
Thousands of people have rallied near Paris to mark four years since the death in custody of Adama Traore. His case, bolstered by the Black…
Hong Kong leader says pro-democracy ’protest’ vote might have violated new security laws
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that an unofficial city-wide election conducted by the pro-democracy camp over the weekend might have violated new…
Hundreds of French women protest against new interior minister
Hundreds of women protested in central Paris on Friday against the appointment of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who is under investigation for a rape allegation….
Greece: Violence as thousands march against protest law
Lawmakers in Greece have approved a law to curb public protests, prompting a mass demonstration that turned violent. Police responded to gasoline bombs with tear…
George Floyd death: Obama calls protests against racial injustice ’powerful’ and ’transformative’
Former US President Barack Obama commended young people for ”communicating a sense of urgency” in protests across the nation over the death of George Floyd….
First-time young black women protesters say they are ’done being silent’
U.S. law student Brieana Gillyard was a child when Sean Bell, Eric Garner and other unarmed black men were killed at the hands of police,…
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