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Protesters in Calais condemn UK policies to stop Channel crossings
Alliance of groups from across France call for measures to make crossings safer after 77 deaths recorded in 2024. More than 70 organisations from across France willcome together on Saturday to ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
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Far-right party's convention draws protests as Germany heads into election
A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country’s election next monthABC News - Jan. 11 -
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Reform UK councillors resign in protest over Farage
A group of councillors in Derbyshire say the party "has lost its sense of direction" under Farage's leadership.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Venezuela's Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 electionABC News - Jan. 10 -
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Trump supporters and protesters agree – sort of – on his sentencing: ‘the opposite of justice’
A small group of activists faced off outside court in Manhattan as the president-elect was sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ in his hush-money case. Outside the lower Manhattan courthouse ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
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Venezuela's opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims
Aides to Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado say she was detained but they've been contradicted by authorities who accuse government opponents of trying to spark an international crisisABC News - Jan. 10 -
Violent protests in China after student falls to his death
Protesters and police clash after a boy is found dead at his school dormitory.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Detained at Protest
Ms. Machado has garnered enormous support for her opposition to the country’s autocrat, Nicolás Maduro.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Prison considered charging inmates who burned themselves in protest for 'intolerable' conditions
Staffers at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia weighed whether to charge the inmates “thousands of dollars for the hospital and medical treatment,” according to emails obtained through a public ...NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Peter Hain urges South Africa to protest Afghanistan game at Champions Trophy
Anti-apartheid campaigner plea to governing body Women’s cricket team disbanded under Taliban rule The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain has called on Cricket South Africa to ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Ex-adviser: Trump didn't promise to pardon all Jan. 6 protesters
One of President-elect Trump’s former campaign advisers said the incoming commander in chief didn’t promise to pardon all Capitol insurrectionists, as speculation swirls over how broad Trump's ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Guinea’s junta faces protests after missing a deadline for a return to democracy
Civil society and opposition groups in Guinea are protesting the ruling junta’s missed deadline to launch a return to democracyABC News - Jan. 7 -
Beijing-based cyber group protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacks
China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructureABC News - Jan. 6 -
How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became a Protest Slogan in South Korea
Right-wing YouTubers helped President Yoon Suk Yeol get elected. Now that he’s been impeached, they’re rallying his supporters with conspiracy theories.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Thousands protest in Montenegro to demand ouster of top security officials over mass shooting
Several thousand people have participated in street protests in MontenegroABC News - Jan. 5 -
South Korean protesters call for President Yoon’s arrest as deadline nears
Protesters in South Korea are calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol to be arrested as a warrant expires at midnight on Monday. The chief of security for Yoon, Park Chong-jun, said Sunday he could not ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
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South Korean protesters brave cold and snow to demand Yoon’s ouster as detention deadline looms
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and ...NBC News - Jan. 5 -
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand impeached president's ouster
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and ...ABC News - Jan. 4