Protest News
|
-
Student protesters calling for education reform on Tuesday defied an order to disperse in a tense standoff with hundreds of riot police in central Myanmar.
|
|
Acapulco -
Mexican federal police rejected accusations by a teacher's union that a 65-year-old protestor died after being beaten by officers during a demonstration in Acapulco.
|
|
Caracas -
Angry Venezuelan students marched to the justice ministry Wednesday to demand it revoke a resolution allowing police to use deadly force at protests after an officer was charged with killing a 14-year-old boy.
|
|
Turkish men are protesting against a recent attempted rape and murder of a young women by donning miniskirts and taking to the Web and marching through the streets.
|
|
Acapulco -
A clash between Mexican police and teachers who blocked Acapulco's airport left one demonstrator dead, while seven officers were injured when they were struck by the protestors' bus, officials said Wednesday.
|
|
Kiev -
Thousands of Ukrainians gathered Friday for an emotional ceremony on Kiev's Independence Square to mark one year since scores of demonstrators were gunned down in the final act of a dramatic uprising.
|
|
Moscow -
A Russia court upheld Tuesday a suspended three-and-a-half year prison sentence against top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on charges he embezzled money from French cosmetics company Yves Rocher.
|
|
Caracas -
Venezuelan police fired tear gas Thursday to break up students demonstrating against President Nicolas Maduro's government, on the anniversary of protests that eventually left 43 people dead last year.
|
|
Port-au-prince -
Protesters clashed with police in Haiti on Monday amid a transport strike demanding lower gas prices in the impoverish Caribbean nation.
|
|
Port-au-prince -
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of demonstrators in violent clashes Thursday in the Haitian capital, leaving six student protesters wounded.
|
|
Mannheim -
The neo-Nazi Party is frequently off on the wrong foot but this time they were also off on the wrong train. They had planned a protest in the southwestern city of Freiburg, Germany, last Saturday, but boarded the train for Mannheim by mistake.
|
|
Pristina -
An ethnic Serb Kosovo minister was sacked on Tuesday, the day before another protest over a statement that insulted the ethnic Albanian majority and sparked a wave of protests.
|
|
Port-au-prince -
Protesters clashed with each other and police in the Haitian capital Monday amid demonstrations against high oil prices that saw three people wounded by gunfire.
|
|
Melbourne -
Play was held up during the Australian Open men's final on Sunday when a banner was unfurled protesting against the treatment of refugees, with one person jumping on centre court.
|
|
Edmonton -
January 26 was opening day for 2015 in Canada's national Parliament and saw protests by peace groups across the country.
|
|
Sanaa -
Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Sanaa on Saturday in the largest demonstration against Huthis since the Shiite militiamen overran the capital in September.
|
|
Sydney -
On Friday night, a group of nearly 1,000 protesters assembled in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba to oppose what organisers classed as negative coverage of the Islamic faith and to reject the notion of free speech.
|
|
-
Sao Paulo riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people demonstrating against a rise in public transport fares.
|
|
-
Sao Paulo protesters clashed with police who used tear gas and sound bombs to disperse crowds, as thousands rallied against Brazil's latest round of bus fare hikes.
|
|
Amman -
Muslims marched Friday in Middle Eastern cities against a new cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed published by French magazine Charlie Hebdo, as Gulf states warned the drawing could fuel hatred.
|
|
Karachi -
At least three people were injured Friday in clashes between anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters and police outside the French consulate in Pakistan's Karachi, officials said, including an AFP photographer who was shot in the back.
|
|
Rio De Janeiro -
Tensions were high in Sao Paulo after police resorted to tear gas and detained some 50 protesters, as thousands took to the streets against the country's latest round of transport fare hikes.
|
|
New York City -
For a second time, NYPD officers have turned their backs on mayor Bill DeBlasio at a funeral for a colleague slain in the line of duty. While it is understandable that police officers feel disrespected these days, they should never turn their backs.
|
|
Budapest -
Thousands of Hungarians protested Friday at what they see as the country's move towards Russia in the latest demonstration against the government of controversial Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
|
|
Stockholm -
More than a thousand protesters took to the streets in Sweden on Friday to urge an end to a spate of attacks against mosques, amid growing tensions over the rise of an anti-immigration party.
|
|
Yangon -
Around 500 people including dozens of Buddhist monks protested near the Chinese consulate in Myanmar's central city of Mandalay on Saturday demanding the closure of a flashpoint copper mine.
|
|
Eskilstuna -
Several hundred marchers turned out in Sweden on Friday to denounce an arson attack on a mosque that injured five people Thursday, as the traditionally tolerant country confronts the rising influence of the extreme right.
|
|
Moscow -
Russian authorities' attempts to jail Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and intimidate his supporters could backfire and trigger new political protests amid the most serious financial crisis of Vladimir Putin's rule.
|
|
-
A disgruntled Italian entrepreneur on Sunday climbed the facade of St Peter's Basilica in an anti-EU protest, marking the fifth time the man has scaled the ornate building to highlight his country's economic woes.
|
|
Bejing -
Grieving family members of Chinese passengers from a missing Malaysia Airlines flight protested outside the foreign ministry in Beijing Friday accusing the government of failing to provide them with regular updates on the search for the aircraft.
|
apis-266369 apis-265967 apis-265949 apis-265927 apis-265928 apis-265492 apis-265251 apis-264836 apis-264548 apis-264182 apis-264028 apis-263995 apis-263913 apis-263817 apis-263452 apis-263131 apis-263125 apis-263116 apis-262498 apis-262461 apis-262440 apis-261875 apis-261369 apis-261210 apis-261199 apis-260759 apis-260717 apis-260624 apis-260376 apis-260178
Protest Image
Thousands of people gathered in St. Jamestown in downtown Toronto at Wellesley and Ontario to protest the government's policies on immigration.
Many also promoted the ideologies of socialism and communism, while a group performed music.
Protestors march towards Oxford Street.
An event to protest the ongoing genocide in both Ukraine and Palestine was held on the beachfront in Fuengirola, Spain on July 22, 2014.
Police make their presence known around the Occupy Los Angeles encampment on Nov. 28, when a deadline had been set for protesters to evict. Police enforced the ordinace two days later.
As protesters raised angry voices outside of Toronto's City Hall tonight the city council passed the 2012 budget.
NYPD arresting Occupy Wall Street OWS
The latest Banksy installation at Occupy London Beth PH
A photo-op for a rally supporting Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and in protest of Gods Lake Resource mining the area.
An event to protest the ongoing genocide in both Ukraine and Palestine was held on the beachfront in Fuengirola, Spain on July 22, 2014.
July 26 will see protests in 30 Spanish cities and several other European cities calling on Rajoy to resign and for new elections. Juventud SIN futuro
Press conference at Johnnie Simpson Park prior to the march.
Protestors make noise to support migrants at Yarl's Wood detention centre.
Dairy farmers spray EU headquarters with milk in protest over high quotas and low prices. European Milk Board
Protest of Ten Commandments monument in Starke, Florida.
Protest of Ten Commandments monument in Starke, Florida.
Rally to Prioritize Post-Secondary Education, November 17, 2014.
Ginger Pride march in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 10, 2013. YouTube
Protest march in Warsaw, Poland against GMOs Julian Rose
|
|
