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France Protests
France hit by protests and strikes over Macron’s public service cuts
Protesters have hit France with transport strikes, demonstrations and traffic blockades, pitting the power of the streets against President Emmanuel Macron’s government and its proposals to cut funding for public services.

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Indonesia Protests
Tensions soar across Indonesia as protests against police erupt in cities
Protests erupted in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armoured vehicle during clashes between riot police and students.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Serbia Protests
Serbian leader vows tough response to protesters following riots
President Aleksandar Vucic has announced tough measures against anti-government protesters following days of riots in the streets of Serbia that have challenged his increasingly autocratic rule in the Balkan country.

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

APTOPIX Serbia Protests
Tensions soar in Serbia as protesters clash with police
They set fire to the party’s offices before clashing with riot police in a downtown area.

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

APTOPIX Serbia Protests
Serbia’s police detain hundreds during violent anti-government protests
Serbia’s police said they detained hundreds of demonstrators who took part in anti-government protests throughout the country this week. The arrests came amid reports of police brutality and excessive use of force during the unrest.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

Serbia Protests
Dozens injured and detained as anti-government protests in Serbia gather pace
Nearly 50 protesters have been detained across Serbia and dozens of people were injured as violence spiralled following more than nine months of largely peaceful protests against the populist rule of President Aleksandar Vucic, police said on ...

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

Kenya Protester Funeral
Kenyan president ‘should resign over calls for police to shoot criminals’
Kenya’s opposition leaders have demanded the president’s resignation over his call for police to shoot those found stealing or burning property during protests.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Kenya Protests
Kenyan police clash with demonstrators as major roads blocked
Police in Kenya have clashed with demonstrators during anti-government protests as the authorities blocked major roads leading into the capital, Nairobi, and most businesses closed.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Turkey Protests Trial
Dozens arrested as investigation that saw Istanbul’s mayor jailed deepens
Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade.

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025

Bloom 2015
Pro-Palestine protesters enter BBC and RTÉ buildings
Gardaí were called to the scene and removed the small crowd.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

Turkey Politics
Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of key Erdogan rival from prison
Judicial officials have rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from jail pending the outcome of his corruption trial, the country’s state-run news agency reported.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Campus Protests Outing Protesters
Immigration judge rules student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from US
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled on Friday during a hearing over the legality of removing the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian ...

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Turkey Politics
Jailed Istanbul mayor appears in court as supporters gather outside his prison
Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor appeared in court on Friday in one of multiple cases against him. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, where the hearing was taking place.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Turkey Politics
Turkey releases 127 people charged with taking part in anti-government protests
Turkey has released more than 120 people who were detained during last month’s mass anti-government protests.

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Turkey Protester Profiles
Rival demonstrators come together to oppose Turkey’s government
The arrest of an opposition presidential candidate last month has triggered Turkey’s largest anti-government protests in more than a decade, uniting demonstrators from different walks of life and sometimes diametrically opposed political views.

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

Turkey Politics
Turkey makes 11 arrests over shopping-boycott calls in support of jailed mayor
Turkish police detained 11 people for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, state-run media reported.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

APTOPIX Turkey Politics
Protests in Turkey take new turn with call for one-day shopping boycott
Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor have taken a new direction as government opponents called for a one-day shopping boycott.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Campus Protests Immigration Arrest
Detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil appears in US immigration court
Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil appeared briefly on Friday in immigration court at a remote Louisiana detention centre as his lawyers fight in multiple venues to try to free him.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Iran Protests
Iran electronically scans women for headscarf violations, UN report warns
Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf, a United Nations report found.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Greece Rail Disaster
Violence erupts in Greece as government challenged in vote over rail disaster
Clashes broke out in Greece’s two largest cities as protesters hurled petrol bombs and flares outside parliament during a censure motion debate against the government over its handling of a deadly rail disaster two years ago.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Thousands block Athens roads to protest against delays in rail disaster inquiry
Thousands block Athens roads to protest against delays in rail disaster inquiry
Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Woman hurt as car ploughs into crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia
Woman hurt as car ploughs into crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia
A driver rammed his car into a crowd in Belgrade and seriously injured a young woman on Thursday.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Bangladesh court defers Hindu leader’s bail hearing as tensions with India rise
Bangladesh court defers Hindu leader’s bail hearing as tensions with India rise
A court in south-eastern Bangladesh has rescheduled a bail hearing for a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

10 children killed by security forces during Mozambique protests – watchdog
10 children killed by security forces during Mozambique protests – watchdog
Mozambique security forces killed at least 10 children and injured dozens more while trying to suppress weeks of protests following a disputed presidential election, Human Rights Watch said.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Soldiers deployed on streets in Mozambique amid post-election protests
Soldiers deployed on streets in Mozambique amid post-election protests
Soldiers have been deployed on the streets of Mozambique’s cities following weeks of protests against the ruling party that has been accused of rigging last month’s election to extend its 49 years in power.

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

At least 10 people killed by police in Mozambique post-election protests
At least 10 people killed by police in Mozambique post-election protests
At least 10 people were fatally shot by police and dozens of others were injured when authorities cracked down on unrest following Mozambique’s presidential election, two medical groups said.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM over deaths of protesters
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM over deaths of protesters
A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising that forced her to flee the country, a ...

Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

Irish citizenship
McEntee seeks approval for laws to ban wearing of face masks at protests
People wearing masks, such as balaclavas, have been seen at anti-migrant and far-right protests over the last year.

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Anti-war protesters clash with police outside Australian arms convention
Anti-war protesters clash with police outside Australian arms convention
Thousands of anti-war protesters have clashed with police outside a military arms convention in Melbourne.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul
Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul
After protesters blocked the entrance to Mexico’s Congress on Tuesday in an attempt to stop a controversial judicial overhaul, lawmakers took the first steps to jam through the proposal at a nearby gymnasium.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Maduro opponents revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results
Maduro opponents revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results
Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took to the streets in an attempt to revive protests against him as he tightens his grip on power following last month’s disputed election.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Protesters against judiciary overhaul urge Mexico leader to ‘respect democracy’
Protesters against judiciary overhaul urge Mexico leader to ‘respect democracy’
Protesters took to the streets across Mexico on Sunday in the latest opposition to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances.

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protests continue outside Democratic convention
Pro-Palestinian protests continue outside Democratic convention
Pro-Palestinian protests during the final hours of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) began much like they had earlier this week — largely peaceful with a family-friendly atmosphere.

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters demonstrate near democratic convention
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters demonstrate near democratic convention
More than 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched past a park on Wednesday where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier and towards the arena hosting the third night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Protesters clash with police outside Israeli Consulate in Chicago
Protesters clash with police outside Israeli Consulate in Chicago
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters charged a line of police in a standoff with hundreds of officers outside the Israeli consulate on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2024

Kenya to reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests
Kenya to reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests
Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill, as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts to lenders including the ...

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Donald Trump
Thousands of Gaza protesters descend on Chicago for Democratic convention
Crowds of activists began gathering in Chicago for protests outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday, hoping to call attention to issues such as economic injustice, reproductive rights and the war in Gaza.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Protesters attack supporters of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh
Protesters attack supporters of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh
Hundreds of student protesters and political activists in Bangladesh armed with bamboo sticks, iron rods and pipes have assaulted supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2024

Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to ex-PM’s ouster
Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to ex-PM’s ouster
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a call from self-exile in India for an investigation into those responsible for killings of students and others during weeks of violent protests in Bangladesh that prompted her ouster.

Tue, 13 Aug, 2024

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Murder charge filed against former Bangladeshi PM over shop owner’s death
A murder charge has been filed against Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other officials over the killing of a grocery shop owner during student protests in July, authorities have said.

Tue, 13 Aug, 2024

Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials are legal
Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials are legal
The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are legal after student leaders who organised protests against her government ...

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Bangladesh’s chief justice resigns as Yunus-led interim government starts work
Bangladesh’s chief justice resigns as Yunus-led interim government starts work
Bangladesh’s chief justice Obaidul Hassan has resigned following protests by students and other demonstrators as the country’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus started work.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2024

Interim leader takes helm in Bangladesh in bid to bring peace ahead of elections
Interim leader takes helm in Bangladesh in bid to bring peace ahead of elections
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government after an uprising prompted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Police hurl tear gas at protesters in Nairobi as Kenya Cabinet sworn in
Police hurl tear gas at protesters in Nairobi as Kenya Cabinet sworn in
Police threw tear gas at protesters calling for the president’s resignation in the Kenyan capital on Thursday as a new Cabinet was sworn in.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

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