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France Block Everything
Protesters clash with Paris police as Block Everything movement gains momentum
Protesters have clashed with police in Paris as the government deployed 80,000 officers during a day of nationwide action under the slogan “Block Everything”.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Nepal Protest
Protests against Nepal’s social-media ban grow more violent as buildings torched
The prime minister had earlier resigned amid widening criticism of the country’s political elite

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Nepal Politics
Nepal’s PM quits after deadly protests against social media ban
Nepal’s prime minister has resigned following violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption. Khadga Prasad Oli said he was stepping down immediately.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Nepal Protest
Nepal’s government lifts social media ban after deadly protests
Nepal’s government has lifted its ban on social media platforms, a day after police opened fire on mass street protests against the ban, killing 19 people.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Nepal Protest
Police in Nepal open fire on anti-government protesters, killing 10
Six people died at the Bir Hospital, the Kantipur newspaper said, quoting doctors. Two died at the Civil Hospital and two more at the KMC hospital, according to doctors

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

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

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