UN demands investigation after police raid in favela left 28 dead
The sting targeted drug traffickers accused of recruiting minors - police
'No scientific evidence to back mandatory wearing of masks'
Berlin police on Sunday said they had arrested some 240 people after May Day rallies descended into "unacceptable" violence that saw protesters pelt officers with stones and bottles and set fire to bins. More than 30,000 people from across the...
Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, rallying against restrictions imposed by the government to stem a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Canada. Some demonstrators were arrested at the start of the...
Police scuffled with protesters in Paris on Saturday, firing tear gas as thousands turned out across France for May Day workers' rights demonstrations. A police source told AFP that far-left "black bloc" protesters had repeatedly tried to block the...
Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon on Sunday to protest a call for the far-right anti-immigration Chega party to be banned. "Shame", "We will resist to the end" and "For freedom of expression, against corruption" were among slogans...
Rioters waged a running battle with police in Belfast on Thursday night - tossing petrol bombs, setting fires and dodging jets from water cannon as a week of unrest showed no sign of letting up. Hundreds of boys and young men gathered from early...
Rioting stemming from territory's pro-UK community has been going on for days
Violence flared in Londonderry last week, before spreading to Belfast
Northern Ireland police said Sunday that Unionist protesters threw 30 petrol bombs at officers and torched cars during a night of "disorder" in a suburb of northern Belfast. The violent clashes on Saturday evening came after protesters hurled manhole...
'We have reached the bottom and cannot survive any more'
Every cent collected from public donations in conformity with the law'
Thousands of Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators defied a continued military crackdown Sunday, following overnight raids in Yangon in which an official from Aung San Suu Kyi's party was beaten to death and several others were detained. Myanmar has been in...
Watch: organisers say politicians have 'tentacles in every institution'
Civil society groups say justice for Daphne is still far from being achieved
Activist group Occupy Justice have cast politicians and businessmen linked to the assasination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and mired in corruption scandals as ‘indigenous pigs’ in a protest stunt aimed at shining a light on corrupt dealings. Activists...
Police arrest journalists, fire on crowd in country's north
Police disperse Nicosia protesters using tear gas and water cannon
Huge crowds thronged cities around Myanmar on Friday in a seventh straight day of protests demanding the return of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after Washington announced sanctions on the generals behind last week's coup. A torrent of anger and...
'Nearly 80 per cent faced no charges in the end'
Tens of thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military's ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The fresh rally followed large protests on...
Internet taken offline as demonstrations grow in size
The creators of an Indian farmers' protest toolkit shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will be investigated by police, authorities said Thursday, saying it was designed to "encourage disaffection and ill-will" against the government. Tens...
US and EU condemn 'harsh tactics' against protestors, journalists
Moscow police shut down metro stations and limit movement in city centre
Many believe society and culture are set in stone. History suggests otherwise.
Heated debate on Australia Day, formally established as national holiday in 1994
More than 250 arrested after protests in major cities turn violent
Updated 8.40pm Clashes broke out in the Netherlands on Sunday as anti-curfew demonstrators protested against coronavirus restrictions, while France imposed new border controls with numerous countries under pressure to slow the spread of new...
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