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Mar
Mar
The killing of a stray cat in Turkiye’s Istanbul has triggered petitions, protests and death threats, pushing the president to intervene and the courts to retry the culprit.
Tag Archives: protests
europe, news-header, social
Hundreds arrested in France as protests flare over police killing of teen
30
Jun
Jun
President Macron fights to contain a mounting crisis as unrest continues over deadly police shooting of teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent in Paris suburb.
16
Mar
Mar
The French government has forced controversial plans to raise the retirement age through parliament, a move likely to provoke further protests and strikes.
08
Mar
Mar
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, for a second consecutive day to protest against a controversial “foreign agents” draft law.
03
Mar
Mar
Thousands of Greeks have protested to demand justice for at least 57 people killed in the country’s worst rail disaster.
21
Jan
Jan
Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that are spreading across the country.
09
Jan
Jan
The former head of Kazakhstan’s anti-terror agency was arrested on charges of attempted government overthrow in the wake of violent protests in the country.
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Alexei Navalny: 1,000 arrested after protests over jailing of Russian opposition leader
03
Feb
Feb
A Moscow court has sentenced Alexei Navalny to two years and eight months in a prison colony in a landmark decision for Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on the country’s leading opposition figure. The move triggered marches in Moscow and the arrest of more than 1,000 protesters. Navalny, who has accused the Russian president and his allies […]
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Dec
Dec
This year has been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns. But COVID restrictions didn’t stop hundreds of thousands of people from taking to the streets to protest against their governments. In parts of eastern Europe, such as Belarus and Bulgaria, a stronger wind of change is blowing. Since mid-August, protesters have been gathering in […]
04
Oct
Oct
Less than a month before Chile votes on whether to replace its Pinochet-era constitution, police have brutally repressed demonstrators in the capital, Santiago. On Friday evening officers of the Carabineros police force used plumes of teargas and high-pressure water jets to disperse protesters congregating in Plaza Italia, where pockets of violence flared amid a heavy police presence. […]
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