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Hundreds in Turkey protest the arrest and ouster of opposition mayor
Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party for alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant groupWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Protesters call on government to tackle water pollution
Protesters from across the UK marched through London to call on the government to tackle water pollution.Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
Iran detains female student for undressing in protest
Reaction tests President Masoud Pezeshkian’s efforts to assuage public discontent as tensions with Israel riseWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
This Week, Business Owners Know the Drill: Be Prepared for Protests
Here’s how you can keep your businesses and teams safe amid potential protests and other disruptions this week.Business - Inc. - November 5 -
Over 100,000 people protest in Valencia over floods
Protesters are demanding the resignation of the Valencia regional head, accusing him of mishandling the response to last month's floods.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Pro-Palestinian protesters detained at banned demonstration in Amsterdam
Police detained people in Amsterdam for taking part in a demonstration that was outlawed after violent clashes targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Dozens detained after protesters defy ban in Amsterdam
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered following violence against Israeli football fans earlier in the week.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Protesters clash with police over deadly Spanish floods
Violent clashes broke out in Valencia as thousands of protesters gathered to demand accountability for the government’s response to deadly floods in eastern Spain that left more than 200 dead. ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Protests blocking bridges in Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia end
Protests that blocked bridges to the capital of the Russia-backed Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia have ended Tuesday after authorities freed five opposition supporters who were jailed the ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
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Activist takes own life in protest at Iranian regime
Kianoosh Sanjari was an outspoken critic of Iran's leaders and had demanded the release of political prisoners.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Pharmacies vote to cut opening hours in funding protest
Pharmacists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reduce opening hours and stop home deliveries.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Two charged after Stonehenge orange powder protest
Two people are charged with damaging an ancient monument following Just Stop Oil protests.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
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Harvard donations drop sharply in wake of criticism over Israel protests
Donors and alumni cut gifts to west’s wealthiest university by 14% to below $1bn with endowment fund taking brunt of hitWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
Harris tells anti-abortion protesters that they're at the 'wrong rally'
Trump to address Catholic charity benefit after Harris declinesTop stories - NBC News - October 17 -
Pro-Palestinian college protests lose some steam in new academic year
The pro-Palestinian protests that roiled university life last year have been much quieter in the first few weeks of the fall semester, as a combination of activist turnover, fatigue and new rules ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Clashes break out at protests over arrested activists in southern Iraq
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah demanding the release of activists arrested over earlier demonstrations, with clashes breaking out between protesters and ...World - ABC News - October 18 -
Mozambique opposition figures killed as protest grows over election results
Lawyer Elvino Dias and official Paulo Guambe shot as their party plans a national strike over disputed election. Attackers killed a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official after firing ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Harvard donations drop; alums cut ties over anti-Israel protests
Harvard, the nation's richest university, saw donations plunge 15% after campus protests, new report shows.Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Iraq Suspends the Saudi-Owned MBC Channel After Protesters Storm Office
The action came after the channel aired a report describing a number of leaders of Iranian backed armed groups as terrorists.World - The New York Times - October 20 -
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Protesters Say Uber and Lyft Are Still Failing Their Blind Passengers
At a protest in San Francisco, blind Uber and Lyft users claim that the ride-hailing companies aren’t doing enough to prevent drivers from turning them away.Tech - Wired - October 20 -
Georgia students protest 'dehumanizing' voting law that criminalizes handing out water
ATLANTA — In the latest public rebuke of Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting law, dozens of Black students and activists marched through the heart of historic Morehouse College on Saturday in an ...Politics - NBC News - October 19 -
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Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei
A series of protests are expected to intensify across Argentina this week over a veto by President Javier Milei of a law that passed last month increasing funding for public universitiesWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
Stuffed Into Trucks, 78 Thai Protesters Died. Their Killers Are Still Free.
Twenty years ago, a massacre in southern Thailand fueled an insurgency that has never stopped. If no one is prosecuted for it by Friday, no one ever will be.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation
Political tension in Bangladesh is growing after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime ...World - ABC News - October 23 -
Professors in Trouble Over Protests Wonder if Academic Freedom Is Dying
Universities have cracked down on professors for pro-Palestinian activism, saying they are protecting students and tamping down on hate speech. Faculty members say punishments have put a “chill in ...Top stories - The New York Times - October 23