Several signs pointed to Israel’s close relationship with the Kurdish community. One read “Israel loves Kurdistan,” while others went further, openly calling for military action against the regime. Around 50 protesters gathered outside the US embassy on Wednesday night, their voices rising in protest against what they described as Washington’s inaction in the face of…
HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests. Content warning: This article contains references and descriptions of sexual violence and torture. Reader discretion is advised. A child is one of two Iranian protesters, formerly held in Kermanshah, who allege they…
CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city’s southwest side. No law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident in which a group that included the woman rammed cars…
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent. Tens of thousands rallied in the capital, Tbilisi,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his team to review federal aid to Portland, Oregon, that can be cut as his anger with the city’s anti-government and anti-fascism protesters mounts, the White House said on Friday. “We will not fund states that allow anarchy,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters. She gave…
MADRID (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta, throwing barriers onto the road and clashing with police as the three-week-long race ended with chaotic scenes in Madrid. Authorities said two people were arrested and 22 injured, none of them seriously, in confrontations between police and protesters Sunday near the finish…
Serbia’s president on Sunday vowed a “strong” response to anti-government protests, after nearly a week of violent clashes involving his supporters, police and demonstrators across the country. Clashes have erupted in the capital, Belgrade and other cities for five nights in a row, with fireworks, stones, stun grenades and tear gas used. More than 130…
LONDON — Police in London arrested 466 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws. SHOW OF SUPPORT A protester is carried away by police officers at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group…
The father of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an Ethiopian asylum seeker has backed calls to have the hotel where he stayed shut down, it has been claimed. Epping, a village in Essex, has been gripped by anti-migrant protests outside The Bell Hotel after Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was charged with the…