World Protests - Page 25

April 22, 2024

Georgian opposition parties urge mass protests against 'Russian' bill

Six Georgian opposition parties appealed last week for mass protests against a bill on "foreign agents" which they say aims to block the South Caucasus country's path towards the European Union and NATO.

April 22, 2024

UK climate activist won't be charged for sign telling jurors to vote their conscience

A judge has ruled that Trudi Warner cannot be charged with contempt of court for holding up a sign outside of a courtroom that reminded jurors of their right to acquit defendants.

April 21, 2024

Tens of thousands of Colombians protest against leftist president's agenda

Thousands of Colombians have shown up to rebuke the recent leftist President Gustavo Petro’s reform agenda. The demonstrations took place in several cities including the capital on Sunday.

April 18, 2024

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rallied this week in protest of a draft U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica in which more than 8,000 people were executed.

April 16, 2024

Left-wing dark money group funds bail, legal support for anti-Israel agitators blocking traffic

A left-wing dark money group funded by George Soros will provide bail money and legal support for anti-Israel demonstrators who blocked major roadways and highways Monday.

April 15, 2024

A political prisoner in Belarus smuggles out account of beatings after writing on toilet paper

Katsiaryna Novikava, a political prisoner in Belarus, shed light on the country's prison system and detailed how she was beaten; she smuggled out her story which she wrote on pieces of toilet paper.

April 12, 2024

Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional labor

Belarusian authorities have convicted a famous dissident rock band and sentenced the members to 2 years of correctional labor; the move was the latest in a crackdown on dissent.

April 11, 2024

Man accused of insulting Lukashenko online dies in Belarus jail

51-year-old Belarusian national Aliaksandr Kulinich died at a detention center Tuesday while awaiting trial on charges he insulted authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

April 11, 2024

Steelworkers at the UK's largest production plant vote to strike over job losses

Union officials announced Thursday that 1,500 workers at Britain's largest steel production plant have voted to strike for the first time in decades, in protest of the planned loss of 2,800 jobs.

April 10, 2024

Police crack down on leftist anti-Milei protests in Argentina

Police on Wednesday arrested eight protesters demonstrating against libertarian President Javier Milei's austerity measures and spending cuts.