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Hong Kong returns to violence with tear gas and Molotovs
World
September 15, 2019
Hong Kong returns to violence with tear gas and Molotovs
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs on…
Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos
World
August 18, 2019
Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy activists gathered Sunday for a major rally to show the city’s leaders their…
Hong Kongers defy police ban and gather for ‘anti-triad’ rally
World
July 27, 2019
Hong Kongers defy police ban and gather for ‘anti-triad’ rally
Crowds of Hong Kong protesters defied a police ban on Saturday and began gathering in a town close to the…
Hong Kong protesters rally at airport to ‘educate’ visitors
World
July 26, 2019
Hong Kong protesters rally at airport to ‘educate’ visitors
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters, including flight attendants, held a rally in the airport’s arrival hall on Friday in a…
Algerian fans stir riots at Cairo Airport over delayed planes
Egypt
July 21, 2019
Algerian fans stir riots at Cairo Airport over delayed planes
During Sunday’s early hours, thousands of Algerian football fans waiting at Cairo Airport to return home after winning the AFCON…
Thousands protest in Algeria capital, break police cordon
Middle East
July 6, 2019
Thousands protest in Algeria capital, break police cordon
Thousands of people protested for a twentieth consecutive week in Algeria’s capital on Friday, defying a major police presence and…
Sudan police try to quell civil disobedience campaign
Middle East
June 9, 2019
Sudan police try to quell civil disobedience campaign
Sudanese police fired warning shots Sunday to disperse protesters building roadblocks in the capital, as part of a civil disobedience…
‘You all go’ – thousands of Algerians demonstrate for political reforms
Middle East
June 7, 2019
‘You all go’ – thousands of Algerians demonstrate for political reforms
ALGIERS (Reuters) – With banners reading “You all go” and “We need new figures”, thousands of protesters gathered in the…
Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown
Middle East
June 7, 2019
Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown
Heavily armed paramilitaries roamed the Sudanese capital Thursday, forcing fearful residents to hide indoors after a crackdown on protesters that…
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life
World
May 14, 2019
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life
Parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew Tuesday and social media off-limits after a man was killed by sword-wielding…