#Protests

Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency in the capital Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who have travelled to the ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that US, Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran’s economic problems, incited unrest and provided people with the means to “tear the ...

A U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets will arrive in the Middle East region in the coming days, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, even ...

Iran’s authorities indicated on Saturday they could intensify their crackdown on the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming unrest on terrorists and vowing to safeguard ...

Thousands of people took to the streets of the cities of Aden and Mukalla in southern Yemen on Saturday in support of the country’s main separatist group, the Southern ...

By Arash Beidollahkhani Protests that began in late December over rising prices and a collapsing currency have now spread to most of Iran’s 31 provinces, with demonstrators taking aim at ...

Tanzania’s leader chose a longtime loyalist as prime minister on Thursday, after a disputed presidential election in the East African country prompted clashes in which rights groups say hundreds ...

The UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it believes hundreds of people were killed in Tanzania in protests that erupted during last month’s elections, adding it has received ...

Police in Tanzania fired tear gas and gunshots on Thursday to disperse groups of protesters who returned to the streets a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations, ...

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through French cities on Thursday, heeding the rallying cry of trade unions demanding action against plans for sharp spending cuts in next year’s ...

Police declared all of downtown Los Angeles to be an unlawful assembly area and ordered protesters to go home on Sunday night after a third day of violence hit demonstrations ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she did not agree with violent acts committed during the massive protests which have broken out in Los Angeles against immigration raids. ...

Fires were once again lit outside the north’s ‘parliament’ in northern Nicosia on Tuesday in protest against the ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by ...

The police were on Monday subjected to questions by the House human rights committee over the arrest of three people who were taking part in a protest organised in support ...

Georgia’s ruling party said on Thursday that the country would suspend talks on European Union accession until 2028, while also refusing budgetary grants from Brussels, effectively halting its application to ...

By Michael Holden Right-wing, anti-immigrant protesters and opposing anti-racism demonstrators are both planning large rallies in London on Saturday, closely watched by a beefed up police operation aimed at heading ...

Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of ...

The House legal committee began discussions on Wednesday regarding a proposed bill making it a criminal offence for protestors to wear masks to hide their identities at public gatherings. The ...

Cyprus has received a demarche from an Arabian Gulf nation, after it emerged that far-right protestors attacked a tourist from their country, the permanent secretary of the foreign affairs ministry ...

The city of New York has agreed to pay $13 million to hundreds of people arrested during the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs, who said it was ...

Several people were shot in Kenya, some possibly fatally, as security forces clashed with demonstrators across the country protesting high costs of living and tax hikes, a hospital official and ...

France faced a seventh day of demonstrations on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plans amid ongoing rolling strikes which have affected refineries, public transport and garbage ...

Hundreds of opposition supporters and rights activists rallied peacefully in Belgrade on Thursday to protest the replacement of two deputy prosecutors who were investigating a high-profile corruption case. The protest ...

Demonstrations against the war in Ukraine were held in Nicosia and Limassol on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. Holding banners and placards, Ukrainians and Russians ...