Several protesters and members of security forces were injured in Saturday’s confrontations at the banned protest as campaigners in the southwest sought to stop the construction of giant water storage facilities. Source link
Read More »French government fights to survive with 2 no-confidence motions
If motions fail, a controversial bill to raise retirement age becomes law. If motions succeed, Macron’s government will be forced to resign. Source link
Read More »‘Nazis aren’t welcome’: Australian state to ban Nazi salute after clashes
The move follows weekend clashes between transgender rights protesters and neo-Nazis in Melbourne. Victoria became the first Australian state to ban the public display of the Nazi swastika last year. Source link
Read More »Protesters denounce UK plan to halt migrants’ Channel crossings
Around 2,000 protesters, many carrying signs and bearing trade union logos, marched towards Downing Street, the prime minister’s official residence. Other protests took place in Scotland and Wales. Source link
Read More »2 young Thai political activists end marathon hunger strike
Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phupong began their protest on January 18 to attract political support for the abolition of the kingdom’s harsh royal insult laws. Source link
Read More »Berlinale film stars on the red carpet to show solidarity with Iran protesters
Dutch film producer Mariette Rissenbeek, centre left, US actress Kristen Stewart, centre, and Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, centre right, attend a protest with activists on the red carpet in solidarity with protesters in Iran, during the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE Source link
Read More »‘We will destroy you’: cheating man’s ex-girlfriends crash wedding in protest
A video of a man’s ex-girlfriends protesting his treatment of women outside his wedding with a banner threatening to reveal his past has gone viral on Chinese social media. Source link
Read More »Police rejection of complaint by Hong Kong reporter hit by sponge grenade upheld
Independent Police Complaints Council says reporter failed to provide sufficient evidence of ‘unnecessary use of authority’. Source link
Read More »Thousands protest in Israel against Netanyahu’s new government
In office for just over two weeks, the government has launched proposals to weaken the Supreme Court and the country’s legal system – and ordered police to take tough action against protesters. Source link
Read More »Workers clash with police in mass protest at Chinese Covid test kit plant
Some accounts say demonstration is related to wages while others attribute it lay-offs. Source link
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