‘Thousands of demonstrators have united across Canada to take action against proposed anti-terrorism legislation known as Bill C-51, which would expand the powers of police and the nation’s spy agency, especially when it comes to […]
‘The Spanish senate has voted to push forward with controversial changes to the country’s public security laws, cracking down on Spaniards’ rights of freedom of assembly and expression despite opposition from activists and human rights […]
‘At least eleven Palestinians have been injured and three others arrested when Israeli forces attacked a group of Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank. On Friday, dozens of Palestinians held a demonstration in the […]
‘Hundreds of Wisconsin high school and university students left their classrooms and occupied the state capitol building on Monday to protest about the fatal police shooting of unarmed black teenager Tony Robinson, who was killed […]
‘A group of protesters tried to break into a Government Information Service (SIG) building in central Paris, Monday, as part of 10,000-strong-march against France’s social welfare and tax systems.’
‘This Saturday, tens of thousands of Israelis turned out at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to demand a change and an end to the war-mongering reign of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protesters gathered under the […]
‘More than 82,000 people have signed a petition against the government’s plans to sell B.C.’s water for $2.25 per million litres. “It is outrageous,” says the online petition from SumOfUs.org, that corporations can buy water […]
‘Greek riot police fire teargas to disperse protesters demanding the release of all immigrants and refugees outside one of the country’s largest detention centers. Clashes broke out on Saturday after police forces used tear gas […]
‘Thousands of anti-austerity campaigners are expected to gather outside the headquarters of RTE, Ireland’s national broadcaster, on Saturday to protest against what they say is biased reporting that represents the interests of a marginal elite. […]
‘Jordanian campaigners are demanding that an agreement on importing gas from Israel be scrapped. At least 26 organizations, including trade unions and political parties, have joined the Jordanian Campaign to Stop the Zionist Gas Deal. […]
‘My name is Paul Kiernan and I am a resident of Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. I was politically arrested on Monday 16th February 2015 and face a possible charge of false imprisonment (which has […]
‘The rate of executions in Saudi Arabia has reached “unprecedented” levels, a charity has warned, as the kingdom killed four criminals in two days on Tuesday and Wednesday. Amnesty International said the latest state-sanctioned deaths […]
‘There were violent clashes on the streets of Newcastle today as hundreds of demonstrators from controversial anti-Islam group Pegida were met by a 2,000-strong counter-protest. Around 400 people from the far-right group were shouted down […]
‘The carefully crafted veneer of recovery from the Fukushima nuclear disaster by the government is peeling in many ways. Protesters who have been camped out in front of the METI agency office since 2011 were […]
‘Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Yemen to express support for the Houthi Ansarullah movement and the establishment of popular committees amid political turmoil in the country. On Friday, protesters staged a […]