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Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
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Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic…
Large Oregon gentrification protest stretches into 3rd day
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Large Oregon gentrification protest stretches into 3rd day

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gentrification protest in Oregon’s largest city that has blockaded several city blocks in Portland entered…
Hong Kong police arrest eight over university protest as crackdown intensifies
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Hong Kong police arrest eight over university protest as crackdown intensifies

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Eight people in Hong Kong have been arrested, including three on suspicion of violating a national…
Mourners gather for Palestinian youth shot by Israeli forces
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Mourners gather for Palestinian youth shot by Israeli forces

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians erupted on Saturday, at the funeral of a…
Hundreds of workers go on strike in Daqahlia to protest selling of factory
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Hundreds of workers go on strike in Daqahlia to protest selling of factory

Hundreds of workers at the Delta Company for Fertilizers and Chemical Industries (Talkha Fertilizer), a state-owned company in Egypt, staged…
Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in protest, Palestinians say
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Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in protest, Palestinians say

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian on Friday during stone-throwing clashes in the occupied…
Uproar in France over proposed limits on filming police
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Uproar in France over proposed limits on filming police

PARIS (AP) — French activists fear that a proposed new security law will deprive them of a potent weapon against…
Three killed in clashes in Iraq after cleric’s followers storm protest camp
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Three killed in clashes in Iraq after cleric’s followers storm protest camp

NASIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) -Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed an anti-government protest camp in the southern Iraqi city of…
Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me
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Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me

PARIS (Reuters) – Murtaza Khademi left his home in Afghanistan and smuggled himself into France because he thought he would…
In Lebanon, army courts target anti-government protesters
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In Lebanon, army courts target anti-government protesters

BEIRUT (AP) — Khaldoun Jaber was taking part in an anti-government protest near the presidential palace outside Beirut last November…
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