Demonstrations
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah free after serving 5 year sentence: Lawyer
Egypt
March 27, 2019
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah free after serving 5 year sentence: Lawyer
Political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s lawyer Taher Abu al-Nasr said Wednesday that Abdel Fattah would finally be free after serving…
Clashes as French police crack down on ‘yellow vest’ protests
World
March 24, 2019
Clashes as French police crack down on ‘yellow vest’ protests
Clashes broke out in the latest “yellow vest” protests in French cities Saturday but a massive police deployment prevented more…
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rally against Bouteflika
Middle East
March 23, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rally against Bouteflika
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rallied on Friday to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika,…
French police out in force to prevent ‘yellow vest’ violence
World
March 23, 2019
French police out in force to prevent ‘yellow vest’ violence
Thousands of police fanned out across central Paris and other French cities Saturday ahead of planned “yellow vest” protests, with…
What next for Algeria’s protesters and politicians?
Middle East
March 17, 2019
What next for Algeria’s protesters and politicians?
Tens of thousands of Algerian protesters have dismissed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s promise not to seek a fifth term — but…
Hundreds of thousands join world youth climate demo
Environment
March 16, 2019
Hundreds of thousands join world youth climate demo
Hundreds of thousands of young people skipped school across the globe on Friday to march through the streets for an…
Algerians stage huge protest despite Bouteflika vow not to run
Middle East
March 16, 2019
Algerians stage huge protest despite Bouteflika vow not to run
A huge crowd of demonstrators marched through the Algerian capital for a fourth consecutive Friday to step up demands on…
Guaido vows to oust Maduro as thousands of Venezuelans protest
World
March 13, 2019
Guaido vows to oust Maduro as thousands of Venezuelans protest
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido vowed Tuesday to take Nicolas Maduro’s place in the presidential palace “very soon,” as thousands…
New Assad statue triggers protest in cradle of Syrian revolt
Middle East
March 11, 2019
New Assad statue triggers protest in cradle of Syrian revolt
AMMAN (Reuters) – Hundreds of Syrians in the southern city of Deraa protested on Sunday at the erection of a…
Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian authorities on Saturday ordered an early start to the spring university holiday, an apparent attempt to…