Thousands of anti-government protesters have marched on the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, despite the government’s declaration that the demonstrations are illegal.

The development in Carrigaline was completed in January but remains empty more than two months later despite a huge volume of interest

At least three Kenyan legislators and several protesters have been arrested during protests organised by the opposition demanding the resignation of President William Ruto.

South African police are monitoring protests by the country’s leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party, which is demanding the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Thousands of people protested on Sunday against safety deficiencies in Greece’s railway network nearly two weeks after dozens were killed in the country’s deadliest train crash.

Thursday’s disruptions also took a toll on visiting US secretary of state Lloyd Austin, whose schedule was rearranged to keep his engagements close to the airport

The vast majority of these demonstrations are “of an anti-immigration sentiment”, and the increase is particularly pronounced in Dublin

Thousands of opposition supporters took part in a protest calling for Albania’s prime minister to resign over corruption allegations.

Iran has celebrated the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West.

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Leo Varadkar said scenes at recent protests are unacceptable but robust systems must be put in place to ensure those arriving here have genuine reasons to seek international protection

The claims that male refugees or black men carried out the attack have fuelled and heightened anti-refugee protests in Finglas in recent days

Some account holders have sought to monetise streams of protests that they themselves have organised, potentially benefitting financially from spreading racism and misinformation about refugees and asylum seekers

The call came from local public representatives following protests over a potential modular homes site in Mallow

The money given to each politician would depend on what security measures have been recommended to them

While the Irish travel consultant languishes in the notorious Vakilabad Prison, his family fears for his life, writes Neil Michael

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired a key Cabinet ally, heeding a Supreme Court ruling ordering him to do so and deepening a rift over the power of the courts.

Tens of thousands of Israelis were again out on the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the judicial system.

Peru has indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu in the latest sign that anti-government protests are increasingly engulfing the South American country.

Peru indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country.

Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the judicial system, measures that opponents say imperil the country’s democratic fundamentals.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru’s capital on Friday and were met with volleys of tear gas for a second day, as demonstrators made clear they will keep up their mobilisations to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.

There was a tense calm in the streets of Lima ahead of the protest that supporters of former President Pedro Castillo hope opens a new chapter in the weeks-long movement to demand Ms Boluarte’s resignation

French workers angry over proposed changes to retirement rules are halting high-speed trains, disrupting electricity supplies and taking to the streets in a day of nationwide strikes and protests seen as a major test for Emmanuel Macron and his ...

Health officials in the tourist city of Cusco said 16 civilians and six police officers were injured after protesters tried to take over the city’s airport, where many foreign tourists arrive to see sites including the nearby Incan citadel of Machu Picchu.

Possible escalation in agitation in Dublin on Thursday

A large crowd descended on the Travel Lodge in Ballymun, home for more than 200 men, women, and children seeking asylum

At least 13 people have died in south-east Peru as protests seeking immediate elections resumed in neglected rural areas of the country still loyal to ousted president Pedro Castillo.

The two men were put to death in the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy.

A judge in Bolivia has ordered opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho is held in custody for four months of pretrial detention on terrorism charges.

Alidoosti has made at least three posts on her Instagram account expressing solidarity with protesters since the demonstrations broke out in September.

Iran has executed a second prisoner who was convicted of crimes committed during nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others.

Iran has executed a second prisoner detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy.

Protesters angered by allegations of corruption linked to Mongolia’s coal trade with China have tried to force their way into the State Palace in the capital, demanding the dismissals of officials involved in the scandal.

An Iranian lawmaker has said that the country’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands”, state media reported, a day after a top official suggested the morality police whose conduct helped trigger months of protests had been ...

While far-right movements in Ireland might not escalate to levels seen globally, one expert says it’s time to take it seriously, writes Neil Michael

The price of crude oil steadied as gains on hopes for a loosening of China's strict Covid-19 controls were later offset by concerns that Opec+ would keep its output unchanged at its upcoming meeting. Brent crude rose 48 cents to $83. 67 (€80.

The activist group says 451 protesters and 60 security forces have been killed since the start of the unrest in September and that more than 18,000 people have been detained.

Six former executives of a now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper have pleaded guilty to a collusion charge under the National Security Law that has silenced and jailed most opposition voices in the southern Chinese territory.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the West should step up sanctions against Iran by targeting government officials who are part of the violent crackdown on protesters demanding women’s rights in the Islamic Republic.

Iranian authorities have announced that they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have hit the country.

A gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran this week has died in hospital, Iranian media reported.

Iranian security forces killed two people after opening fire on protesters in a southeastern city that has seen weeks of unrest amid nationwide demonstrations, activists said.

Iran’s supreme leader and its president tried on Thursday to link the nationwide protests roiling the country to an Islamic State-claimed gun attack on a famous mosque that killed 15 people.