World Protests - Page 55

March 8, 2023

Turkish police tear gas protestors of Women's Day march ban

Turkish women protesting an official ban on International Women's Day marches were tear gassed by Istanbul police during a two-hour demonstration.

March 8, 2023

Georgian police disperse crowd protesting foreign agent law by using water cannon, tear-gas

Georgian police dispersed the crowd protesting a foreign agent law by using a water cannon and tear-gas late Wednesday. People say the law could stifle civil society and media freedom.

March 8, 2023

Security forces deploy tear gas, disperse Hamas militant's West Bank funeral

Security forces fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades at mourners of Hamas militant Abdul Fattah Kharushah after they began protesting the Palestinian Authority.

March 8, 2023

Actor Nazanin Boniadi urges world to back protestors in Iran calling for women's rights, political change

Nazanin Boniadi, a famous actress from Iran, is urging the world to back protestors calling for women's rights and political change in Iran.

March 8, 2023

Pakistani police fire tear gas, use water cannons to disperse supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Two dozen supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn were arrested for defying a government rally ban. Police used water cannons and tear gas to break up the rallies.

March 8, 2023

French workers continue to hold strikes against Macron's pension reform plan

Protestors across France are continuing to strike over President Macron's pension reform plan. Feminists say the plan further deepens gender inequality.

March 7, 2023

Reformist Sudanese general says military leaders refuse to step down

Sudanese Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo claims that ruling generals in the African nation refuse to step down and allow for a democratic transition to civilian government.

March 7, 2023

Georgians protest against draft law on media, nonprofits as police use tear gas, water cannons

Georgians are protesting against a draft law on media and nonprofits which they view as stifling to freedom of the press. Authorities have employed tear gas and water cannons against the protesters.

March 6, 2023

4 Peruvian soldiers drown in river while responding to protests

Four Peruvian soldiers have drowned in a river while responding to protests demanding the resignation of Peru’s president. The soldiers tried to cross a bridge, but it was blocked.

March 6, 2023

Iran Supreme Leader calls for death penalty as hundreds of schoolgirls fall victim to mystery poisoning

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for "capital punishment" for those responsible for poisoning hundreds of schoolgirls if the acts were deliberate.