The Just Stop Oil activists said naturalist Charles Darwin “would be turning in his grave” over … [+] climate change. Jamie Lowe/Just Stop Oil Two climate protesters defaced Charles Darwin’s grave at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, spray painting a pointed message about global warming that has led to criminal charges. The activists — Alyson […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Instead of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country. The protesters have been actively demonstrating following the tragic collapse of a concrete […]
“Long live South Korea!” demonstrators chanted, describing a wave of relief after days of anger over the president’s surprise declaration of martial law.
Reuters As pulsating rave music boomed out of speakers set up outside Seoul’s National Assembly, the protesters cheered and waved multicoloured light sticks. “Impeach Yoon Suk Yeol! Arrest Yoon Suk Yeol!” they chanted. The mood was festive, but the crowd was there for a serious cause – to get rid of the country’s president. Police […]
TBILISI, Georgia — Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 demonstrators were arrested as crowds clashed with police Friday night, the country’s Interior Ministry said. The Associated Press saw protesters in Tbilisi being […]
TBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of demonstrators protesting the Georgian government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union rallied outside Parliament in the capital, Tbilisi, for a second straight night Friday, surrounded by a heavy police presence. The previous night, police used water cannons, pepper spray and tear gas to disperse protesters who took […]
Thousands of demonstrators seeking the release of Imran Khan, the jailed ex-prime minister, fled the capital. Four civilians were killed during the unrest.
Supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, burn bushes to reduce the impact of tear gas shells fired by police officers to disperse them during a rally demanding Khan’s release, at a motorway in Ghazi in Attock district, Pakistan on Sunday. Maaz Awan/AP hide caption toggle caption Maaz Awan/AP ISLAMABAD — Supporters […]
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Protesters march to Pakistan’s capital amid a city lockdown and violent clashes with the police as political tensions surge.
