World Protests - Page 51

March 30, 2023

Third round of Kenyan anti-government protests begins despite legal crackdown

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has led thousands into a third round of protests against President William Ruto's government, despite threats of legal crackdowns coming from Nairobi.

March 29, 2023

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant oversees launch of new spy satellite, raising questions about his future

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant oversaw the launch of a new satellite on Wednesday, just days after Netanyahu said that he would dismiss Gallant from his post.

March 29, 2023

Russia lists member of dissident women's punk group as wanted criminal

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, an outspoken Russian punk group known for its feminist and anti-Kremlin views, has been placed in a database for wanted individuals.

March 29, 2023

Poland promises relief as Ukrainian grain floods market, sinks prices

Polish Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk pledged nearly $300 million in relief for grain farmers and traders experiencing hardship as Ukrainian grain floods markets.

March 29, 2023

Sanitation workers in France set to return to work, number of pension protestors shrinks

The pension protests in France seem to be shrinking. Sanitation workers in the country will return to work today, as trash has piled up in the city of Paris.

March 27, 2023

2 Austrian police officers injured by climate protestors outside conference, 143 detained

Two police officers were injured in a Monday struggle with climate protestors outside the European Gas Conference in Vienna. 143 people were detained over the incident.

March 27, 2023

France's Louvre Museum closes to public as pension reform protestors block the entrance

The pension reform protests in France have led to a temporary closure of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The president of France recently raised the country's retirement age by two years.

March 27, 2023

Anti-government protests break out in Kenya despite government's declaration that protests are illegal

Kenya's government declared that the anti-government protests that have been happening are illegal. Despite this, thousands of protestors marched in the nation's capitol on Monday.

March 27, 2023

Protests in France against Macron’s pension reforms escalate as police use 4,000 nonlethal dispersion grenades

Police officers in France fired more than 4,000 nonlethal dispersion grenades at protesters, who have called for President Macron not to lift the retirement age.

March 26, 2023

Netanyahu tells Piers Morgan democracy is safe in Israel despite his moves to wrest control of ‘too powerful’

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he’s not trying to destroy democracy amid the worst protests in the country’s history.