Protests Erupt in Georgia as It Pulls Back From Pro-Western Path
Thousands of people took to the streets after the government said it had suspended talks on joining the European Union.
Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after protests : NPR
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along roadside to ensure security in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption toggle caption Anjum Naveed/AP ISLAMABAD — Authorities reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, on Wednesday after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of […]
Māori rights protests in New Zealand draw tens of thousands : NPR
Indigenous Māori gather outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday. Mark Tantrum/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Tantrum/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather […]
Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region
Protesters in the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia have stormed parliament and the presidential complex after the government planned to approve a controversial pro-Russia bill. The bill, which would have legalised Russian investment and land ownership, is being withdrawn after protesters took control of the government quarter in the capital Sukhumi. Both the president and […]
Outside report calls on UCLA to develop clear plans and policies for major protests
LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies, communication lines and decision-making authority in advance of major protests such as the large student protests against the Israel-Hamas war that shook the campus this spring, according to an outside review. The report released Thursday by 21st Century Policing Solutions, […]
The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
“There are lots of different tools that are available to law enforcement. Facial recognition is one of those tools that it’s about expediency,” said Dr. Nicole Napolitano, the director of research at the Center for Policing Equity. But it’s not without its pitfalls. Like PimEyes, tools like Clearview AI can make mistakes and incorrectly identify […]
Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks. Thunberg and scores of other activists who rallied in Tbilisi, the capital of the South Caucasus nation, argued that Azerbaijan doesn’t deserve to host the climate talks because of […]
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke walks off stage as fan shouts Gaza protests
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke briefly walked off stage during his Australian solo tour after an exchange with an audience member who heckled him with a protest about deaths in Gaza. Videos posted online by concert-goers at the Melbourne show on Wednesday show a man in the crowd shouting at Yorke. While not all of his […]
‘Double Standards and Hypocrisy’: The Dissent at Cisco Over the War in Gaza
Over the past year, Cisco publicly looked like one of the few tech companies that had avoided internal backlash over its response to the war in Gaza. Chuck Robbins, the CEO of the Silicon Valley giant known for its routers, cybersecurity services, and WebEx video calling, issued a statement last November acknowledging the suffering of […]
Do disruptive climate protests work? Real-time survey finally offers answers
A Just Stop Oil activist hoists a banner during the group’s blockade of the M25 motorway, some sections of which carry more than 200,000 vehicles per day. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Disruptive and high-profile climate protestors can raise public support for conventional environmental groups, according to an unprecedented study that capitalized on activists’ closure of the […]