Demonstrations
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
Middle East
March 3, 2019
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A total of 183 people were injured during protests across Algeria on Friday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s…
Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency
Middle East
February 24, 2019
Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency
President Omar al-Bashir named a new prime minister Saturday as he pressed on with a shake-up at the top, even…
Venezuela troops fire tear gas on demo at Colombia border
World
February 24, 2019
Venezuela troops fire tear gas on demo at Colombia border
Venezuelan forces on Saturday fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a crowd demanding to cross a closed…
Bashir declares year-long state of emergency across Sudan
Middle East
February 23, 2019
Bashir declares year-long state of emergency across Sudan
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared a nationwide state of emergency on Friday and dissolved the government in an effort to…
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sentenced two human rights lawyers to six years in prison and a third to…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
World
October 21, 2018
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
Libya court sentences 45 to death over killings in 2011
Middle East
August 16, 2018
Libya court sentences 45 to death over killings in 2011
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad over killings during the…
Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests
World
April 23, 2018
Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests
President Daniel Ortega has scrapped a pension reform law and vowed to crack down on “gangs.” At least 24 people…
Tunisia hit by third night of violent protests
Middle East
January 11, 2018
Tunisia hit by third night of violent protests
Tunisians have taken to the streets of several cities including the capital in a third night of violent protests. The…
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Thousands of Iranian Kurds poured into the streets of Iran overnight and into early Tuesday in support of the Iraqi…