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Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
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Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot

Hong Kong on Tuesday marked a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, as mass arrests, coronavirus bans on gatherings and a…
UK slave trader’s statue toppled in anti-racism protests
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UK slave trader’s statue toppled in anti-racism protests

Protesters tore down the statue of a notorious British slave trader Sunday and dumped it in a harbor on the…
Minneapolis council vows police dismantling as protests continue
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Minneapolis council vows police dismantling as protests continue

Councilors in the US city of Minneapolis pledged late Sunday to dismantle and rebuild the police department, after the death…
Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night
Middle East

Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military on Sunday said overnight riots and sectarian tensions in central Beirut and other areas…
Palestinians, Israelis protest against Israel’s decision to annex parts of the West Bank
Middle East

Palestinians, Israelis protest against Israel’s decision to annex parts of the West Bank

Thousands of Palestinians and Israelis protested in Israel on Saturday against Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty over parts of the…
Dozens wounded in clashes as hundreds of protesters flood Beirut
Middle East

Dozens wounded in clashes as hundreds of protesters flood Beirut

Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital Saturday to decry the collapse of the economy, as clashes erupted…
Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
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Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice

Momentum for what many hope is a sustained movement aimed at tackling racial injustice and police reforms promised to grow…
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Middle East

‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq

Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity,…
Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change
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Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change

ATLANTA (AP) — The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of…
Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case
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Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrations across the US to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence…
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