Protests in Iran have steadily intensified in the two months since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died of injuries inflicted by the morality police for wearing an ‘inappropriate’ headscarf. Now matters are r...
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Climate protesters swarm Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
Climate activists protest against environmental pollution from aviation at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, in Schiphol, Netherlands November 5, 2022. Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters Hundreds of cl...
Trump Organization Settles Lawsuit With Protesters Alleging Assault—Here’s Where Other Cases Involving Ex-President’s Business Stand
Topline Former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization settled a lawsuit Wednesday with protesters who alleged security guards at Trump Tower assaulted them in 2015, attorneys in the case sa...
Police arrest climate protesters over Monet painting incident
Police have arrested two climate activists who threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a museum in Germany to protest fossil fuel production, a stunt which caused no damage to the art. The...
Russia Drafting Arrested Protesters Into The Military
Topline Some Russian anti-war protesters who were arrested Wednesday have been conscripted into the military, according to multiple reports, after demonstrating against President Vladimir Putin’...
1,200 Protesters Detained Across Russia After Putin’s Partial Military Draft, Human Rights Group Says
Topline More than 1,200 protesters were arrested in 38 cities across Russia on Wednesday, according to independent Russian human rights organization OVD-Info, as people took to the streets to protest ...
Why Bitcoin? Chinese Protesters Demand Frozen Deposits
Over 1,000 Chinese protesters stormed Zhengzhou, a city in China’s central province Henan, on Sunday to express their disapproval of the fund freeze carried out by local banks, and also retrieve their...
Protesters Pack Streets In Rallies Across U.S. Demanding Gun Control
Topline Protesters marched in cities across the country Thursday calling on lawmakers to pass gun control measures in response to a series of mass shootings, with the events headlined by a rally in Wa...
China Protesters Demand Back Billions Invested in Suspected Scam
(Bloomberg) — Hundreds of people took to the streets of the largest city in China’s Henan province this week, calling on authorities to ensure the return of tens of billions of yuan invested in ...
Russian Police Detain Over 3,000 Anti-War Protesters, Human Rights Organization Says
Topline Russian police have detained at least 3,052 people protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian human rights organization OVD-Info said Saturday, as Russians took to the streets in mor...
Anti-War Protesters Around The World Rally In Support Of Ukraine
Topline People around the world have taken to the streets in solidarity with Ukraine, condemning Russia after it launched an invasion against its neighbor on Thursday and urging governments to take st...
Ottawa Police Arrest 15 Protesters And Tow Away Vehicles As Standoff Continues
Topline Ottawa police have arrested 15 protesters and towed away four vehicles as law enforcement attempted to clear downtown Friday of “Freedom Convoy” demonstrators, some of whom allegedly used thei...
Canada Emergencies Act Declares ‘War’ Vs Crypto And Freedom Convoy Protesters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Canada Emergencies Act, a law that allows the government to freeze the bank accounts of protesters without the necessity for a court order. This will be t...
Holdouts Still Blocking Key Bridge Connecting Canada And U.S. After Police Clear Away Most Protesters
Topline Most demonstrators drove away peacefully Saturday morning from the Ambassador Bridge, but Canadian police were facing off with a handful who continued to block the critical border crossing lin...
Canadian leader declares state of emergency over bridge blockade, plans to arrest protesters
Vehicles clog downtown streets as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 10, 2022. Blair Gable | Reuters DETR...
Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protesters Block Vital U.S.-Canada Border Crossing For Second Straight Day
Topline Truck drivers protesting Canada’s Covid-19 vaccine rules continued to partially block the busy Ambassador Bridge linking the United States and Canada for a second day Tuesday evening, an offsh...
Protesters migrate to crypto fundraising platform following GoFundMe ban
Truckers protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Canada have turned to Bitcoin-based crowdfunding platform Tallycoin, following a barrage of mounting political pressure from all sides that culminat...
Holocaust Survivors Condemn Anti-Vaccine Protesters’ Use Of Nazi Imagery
Topline Holocaust survivors, Jewish advocacy groups and Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday by condemning anti-vaccine activists who likened C...
Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protesters March On D.C.
Topline Protestors began marching on Washington D.C. Sunday, planning to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in objection to the Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Demonstrators partici...