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Protester fighting for life after France water protest clashes: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 26/03/2023
» NIORT, France: A protester with trauma to the head was fighting for his life on Sunday after clashes with police during a demonstration over water storage facilities in France, a prosecutor said.
Tunisians shun vote for powerless new parliament
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» TUNIS - Tunisians on Saturday overwhelmingly boycotted an election for a new parliament which will have virtually no authority following a power grab by President Kais Saied in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Bangladesh opposition mounts huge protest, MPs quit
AFP, Published on 11/12/2022
» DHAKA - Nearly 100,000 supporters of Bangladesh's main opposition party descended on Dhaka Saturday to protest against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demand new elections.
Gaza rockets, Israel strikes stoke new Jerusalem clashes
AFP, Published on 21/04/2022
» JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and Israeli warplanes exchanged fire Thursday in the biggest escalation in months, followed by fresh violence at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque.
Biggest street protests yet in Sri Lanka
AFP, Published on 09/04/2022
» COLOMBO: Tens of thousands marched on beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office on Saturday, in the biggest protest to date over the country's dire economic and political crisis.
Canada police arrest protesters in bid to clear border bridge
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» WINDSOR (CANADA) - Canadian police resumed operations Sunday to clear a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over Covid-19 restrictions, as authorities began making arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has also paralyzed downtown Ottawa.
Sudanese vow to keep up protests after deadly clashes
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» KHARTOUM - Furious anti-coup Sudanese protesters vowed to press ahead Friday with a campaign of civil disobedience, following deadly clashes with security forces during demonstrations against a widely condemned military takeover.
Hong Kong group behind huge democracy rallies disbands
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» HONG KONG: The Hong Kong protest coalition that organised record-breaking democracy rallies two years ago said Sunday it was disbanding in the face of China's sweeping clampdown on dissent in the city.
South Africa deploys troops as unrest spirals after Zuma jailing
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's army said Monday it was deploying troops to two provinces, including its economic hub of Johannesburg, to help crush mob violence and looting as unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma entered its fourth day.
Tyres, fires, lasers: Palestinians smoke out settlers
AFP, Published on 24/06/2021
» BEITA (TERRITOIRES PALESTINIENS) - With flashing lasers, honking horns and choking smoke from burning tyres, the latest tactics used by Palestinian protesters are dusk till dawn rallies to make life unbearable for Israeli settlers.