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Iranian opposition leader compares Supreme Leader to toppled Shah
Middle East
December 1, 2019
Iranian opposition leader compares Supreme Leader to toppled Shah
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi has compared Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the Shah, the monarch…
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
Middle East
December 1, 2019
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi protesters set fire to the entrance of a shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf…
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on authorities as vote nears
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on authorities as vote nears
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Algerian protesters marched on Friday to demand that a presidential election next month…
Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens
BEIRUT (AP) — Angry motorists blocked roads with their vehicles in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Friday, creating…
Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight
World
November 30, 2019
Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight
HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that…
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit
Iraqis kept up anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the premier’s vowed resignation and insisting…
Iraq PM says will resign after bloody protests
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Iraq PM says will resign after bloody protests
Iraq’s embattled premier announced Friday he would resign in keeping with the wishes of the country’s top cleric, as renewed…
Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit
World
November 30, 2019
Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit
Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call…
On Hong Kong campus, elusive protesters and an uncertain future
World
November 27, 2019
On Hong Kong campus, elusive protesters and an uncertain future
Staff at one of Hong Kong’s top universities picked through the chaotic aftermath of a violent occupation by protesters for…
‘Serious’ rights violations during Chile protests: Human Rights Watch
World
November 27, 2019
‘Serious’ rights violations during Chile protests: Human Rights Watch
Chile’s national police committed “serious human rights violations” as weeks of violent demonstrations across the South American country claimed 25…