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The Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government’s various ministries and offices was set on fire during a protest against a social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu (AP)

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Nepalese army moves to restore order after protest violence intensifies

Nepalese soldiers guarding the streets of the country’s capital have ordered people to stay at home as they moved to restore order after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians.

A day of action is due in Paris (AP)

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Protesters clash with Paris police as Block Everything movement gains momentum

<p>A protester rides on two wheels carrying a firearm during a demonstration in Kathmandu. Picture: Niranjan Shrestha/AP</p>

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Protests against Nepal’s social-media ban grow more violent as buildings torched

Nepal Politics

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Nepal’s PM quits after deadly protests against social media ban

APTOPIX Nepal Protest

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Nepal’s government lifts social media ban after deadly protests

Nepal Protest

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Police in Nepal open fire on anti-government protesters, killing 10

Pro-Palestine march

Thousands attend pro-Palestine rallies across the country

Protests were held in Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Carlow and Navan, organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC)

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025

Serbia Protest

Serbian police remove barricades and make new arrests as protesters block roads

Serbian police removed street barricades in the capital Belgrade that are part of persistent dissent against the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

APTOPIX Serbia Protest

Serbia’s president announces more arrests after anti-government protest

Serbia’s president on Sunday announced more arrests of anti-government protesters, after clashes with police at a massive rally demanding an early parliamentary election. Dozens have already been detained.

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Serbia Protest

Serbian riot police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters

Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital on Saturday.

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Grandmothers arrested at Palestine protest ‘robustly deny any criminal offence’

Grandmothers arrested at Palestine protest ‘robustly deny any criminal offence’

Sue Pentel and Martine McCullough were arrested earlier this year by police investigating an incident of criminal damage at a Barclays Bank in the city

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Italy Israel Palestinians

Thousands of demonstrators march through Rome to call for end to war in Gaza

Tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of Rome in protest against the war in Gaza in a demonstration called by Italy’s main opposition parties, who accuse the right-wing government of being too silent.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Trump Protests

Protests against Trump and Musk under way across the US

Opponents of president Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are rallying across the US. Saturday’s demonstrations are being held in protest against the US administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2025

Spain Housing Protest

Spaniards march across dozens of cities in protest over growing housing crisis

Protesters have returned to the streets across Spain to voice their anger over high housing costs.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2025

Serbia Students

Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support

Serbian university students who say their fight for justice and the rule of law is being overlooked are cycling 1,300 kilometres (780 miles) toward the heart of the European Union to seek support.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Dail returns after break

Group claims women arrested at Gaza protest were strip searched by gardaí

A total of 14 people who attended the Mothers Against Genocide group protest against the Israeli war in Gaza were arrested after an entrance to Leinster House in Dublin was blocked on Monday

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Nepal Protest

Two dead as supporters of Nepal’s former king clash with police

A television cameraman was among two people who died on Friday when supporters of Nepal’s former king clashed with police during a rally in the capital to demand restoration of the Himalayan nation’s abolished monarchy.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Turkey Protests Photo Gallery

Police use force to break up protests at university in Turkey’s capital

Police used pepper spray, rubber bullets and water cannons against protesters in Turkey’s capital early on Thursday, potentially reigniting tensions.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Serbia Protests Tensions

Huge crowds converge in Belgrade for protest against Serbian government

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Belgrade for a mass rally in protest against Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

Serbia Protest Tensions

Serbia’s capital braces for major anti-government rally as tensions mount

Huge crowds have been converging on downtown Belgrade for the gathering seen as a culmination of months of almost daily anti-corruption protests

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

Serbia Protest Tensions

Thousands converge on Serbia’s capital for anti-government rally

Tens of thousands of people swarmed the streets of Serbia’s capital Belgrade on Friday, staging a joyful prelude to a major anti-government rally at the weekend and dealing a blow to populist President Aleksandar Vucic.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

APTOPIX Serbia Protests

Serbian capital Belgrade on edge ahead of major rally

Serbia’s capital Belgrade is on edge ahead of a major rally against President Aleksandar Vucic’s populist government this weekend, as authorities ramp up efforts to dissuade people from attending.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

APTOPIX Argentina Protest

Argentine retirees and soccer fans clash with police during protests

Retired people in Argentina and fans of several soccer teams clashed with police in Buenos Aires on Wednesday during a protest in front of Congress.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Serbia Protests

Protesters block Serbian state TV building as tensions soar ahead of large rally

Several hundred student protesters have blockaded the building of Serbia’s public television station in Belgrade as tensions in the Balkan country soar ahead of a planned large rally at the weekend billed as an endgame in months of anti-government ...

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudan-Palestine flag

Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudan-Palestine flag

A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudan-Palestine flag with “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Thousands gather in Slovakia to protest against PM’s pro-Russian policies

Thousands gather in Slovakia to protest against PM’s pro-Russian policies

Huge crowds have gathered in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia to protest against the pro-Russian policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Bangladesh warns of stern action after house linked to ousted PM destroyed

Bangladesh warns of stern action after house linked to ousted PM destroyed

Bangladesh’s interim government headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said it will contain violence taking place across the country amid concerns over attacks on a historic house linked to ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Bangladeshi protesters storm and destroy house linked to exiled former PM Hasina

Bangladeshi protesters storm and destroy house linked to exiled former PM Hasina

Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh took out their anger at exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina by destroying a family home that came to symbolise the country’s independence — and now, they say, the authoritarianism they believe she led.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Thousands protest against rise of German far-right ahead of general election

Thousands protest against rise of German far-right ahead of general election

Thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of a February 23 general election.

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025

South Koreans turn to flower wreaths and K-pop light sticks as political symbols

South Koreans turn to flower wreaths and K-pop light sticks as political symbols

South Koreans are repurposing flower wreaths and K-pop light sticks as political protest tools amid the nation’s deepest political crisis in decades, sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law declaration in December.

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025

Thousands protest in Slovakia over pro-Russia policies of populist leader Fico

Thousands protest in Slovakia over pro-Russia policies of populist leader Fico

Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia gathered at squares and streets across the country to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Cole Archer

‘People’s March’ seeks to broaden opposition as Trump prepares to take power

Eight years since its historic first march, the Women’s March is returning on Saturday to the nation’s capital just before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Sat, 18 Jan, 2025

Tens of thousands protest outside Serbian TV HQ after student badly injured

Tens of thousands protest outside Serbian TV HQ after student badly injured

Tens of thousands of protesters led by university students have held a noisy rally outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in Belgrade to protest against the broadcaster’s alleged pro-government bias.

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to ‘fight for law and justice’

Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to ‘fight for law and justice’

Serbia’s striking university students have rallied outside the chief prosecutor’s office to demand justice over a concrete canopy collapse that killed 15 people last month in the country’s north.

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

Protesters hold noisy demonstration against Serbia’s populist leadership

Protesters hold noisy demonstration against Serbia’s populist leadership

The demonstration is part of wider protests which erupted after the fall of a concrete canopy in the northern city of Novi Sad last month, killing 15 people

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Pakistan court indicts ex-prime minister Imran Khan over military posts attacks

Pakistan court indicts ex-prime minister Imran Khan over military posts attacks

A Pakistan court on Thursday indicted imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and dozens of his associates on charges of inciting people to attack military and government installations last year, officials and his party said.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Pakistan ends lockdown of capital after Imran Khan supporters dispersed

Pakistan ends lockdown of capital after Imran Khan supporters dispersed

Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Authorities in Pakistan launch operation to clear Khan supporters from capital

Authorities in Pakistan launch operation to clear Khan supporters from capital

Pakistani security forces have launched an operation to disperse supporters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan who had gathered in the capital to demand his release from prison.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

At least six killed in violence as Khan supporters breach Islamabad lockdown

At least six killed in violence as Khan supporters breach Islamabad lockdown

Supporters seeking the release of jailed Pakistani former premier Imran Khan broke through a ring of shipping containers locking down the capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday while at least six people died in protest-related violence.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown and defy government threat to open fire

Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown and defy government threat to open fire

Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former premier Imran Khan on Tuesday broke through a ring of shipping containers locking down the capital Islamabad, battled police and ignored a government threat to respond with gunfire.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Imran Khan supporters defy lockdown to head to Pakistani capital

Imran Khan supporters defy lockdown to head to Pakistani capital

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan have defied a lockdown, tear gas and widespread arrests to head to the capital to demand his release.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Tens of thousands protest in Barcelona over soaring rental costs

Tens of thousands protest in Barcelona over soaring rental costs

Tens of thousands of people have staged a protest in Barcelona over the rocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Skirmishes erupt between Serbian police and opposition over deadly roof collapse

Skirmishes erupt between Serbian police and opposition over deadly roof collapse

Skirmishes have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters demanding arrests over a deadly roof collapse at the city’s railway station earlier this month.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Protesters refuse to cede control of government buildings in Georgian province

Protesters refuse to cede control of government buildings in Georgian province

Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government buildings that demonstrators stormed to protest new measures allowing Russians to buy property in the area.

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Migrants

Knife charge among offences as 22 arrested after Dublin protests

Sixteen people have been charged with a range of offences including assault, criminal damage and possession of a knife

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

Sir Keir Starmer Ireland visit

Protest against arms exports to Israel held amid Starmer visit to Dublin

A rally against the UK arms exports to Israel has been staged in Dublin as UK prime minister Keir Starmer visits the Irish capital.

Sat, 07 Sep, 2024

Police ready for final day of protests at DNC after night of no arrests

Police ready for final day of protests at DNC after night of no arrests

Chicago police said that they are not changing any of their tactics and are ready for a final night of pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention, after a peaceful march that resulted in no injuries or arrests.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Indonesia cancels ratification of election law changes after thousands protest

Indonesia cancels ratification of election law changes after thousands protest

Indonesian legislators cancelled plans to ratify controversial revisions to the country’s election laws, the deputy speaker of parliament said, after thousands of protesters rallied in front of the parliament building.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Thousands attempt to storm Indonesian parliament after changes to election law

Thousands attempt to storm Indonesian parliament after changes to election law

Indonesian police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters who attempted to storm the country’s parliament.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Venezuelans protest across the world to contest presidential election result

Venezuelans protest across the world to contest presidential election result

Venezuelans across the world have responded to a call from their country’s political opposition and taken to the streets to defend the faction’s claim to victory over Nicolas Maduro in last month’s disputed presidential election.

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024