Protests
Turkish Cypriots on Friday expressed their solidarity with Greek Cypriots fighting against police violence and corruption. In a video published on social media, Turkish Cypriots...
Cyprus protest draws international scrutiny (Updated)
The fallout from Saturday’s protest – with footage of police violence shocking many observers – has engulfed the local political landscape but has also drawn...
Second protest slated for coming weekend
A second protest march against state authoritarianism has been announced for next Saturday, following scenes of police brutality in their efforts to disperse protesters at...
Carrefour Brasil expresses regret after new protests about Black killing
Supermarket chain Carrefour Brasil said on Tuesday that it deeply regretted that a Black man was beaten to death by security guards last Thursday at...
Police scouring social media, warn protest organisers against planning any demos
Police said on Thursday they had identified and warned certain members of the public who were planning to participate in demonstrations after the health minister...
‘There is another wall in Cyprus – the privileged and non-privileged’
A protest was held in the centre of Nicosia on Saturday against government corruption, following the exposure the citizenship by investment scheme. The protest by...
Police crack down on marathon anti-Kremlin protest in Russia’s Far East
Police in Russia’s Far East broke up a long-running anti-Kremlin protest with force on Saturday, detaining 25 people according to local authorities, in response to...
Famagusta hospital will remain Covid facility, health ministry says
The health ministry has made clear that until the end of the pandemic, Cyprus needs a reference hospital for Covid-19 patients. The ministry was responding...
Coronavirus: authorities draw up guidelines allowing protests (Update 2)
Police will not act against hundreds of demonstrators who staged a protest against Covid restrictions outside the presidential palace on Saturday night, it was announced...
‘Putin, have some tea’: Russian city holds eighth anti-Kremlin protest
Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in Russia’s far eastern city of Khabarovsk to protest against President Vladimir Putin’s handling of a...