All news on the topic: Protests

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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
Britain has established a new category of political prisoners through the systematic imprisonment of individuals acting to prevent climate breakdown and the annihilation of Gaza, a report claims.
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UK bans 11 extremists from entering country ahead of far-right protests
The government has blocked 11 ‘far-Right extremists’ from the UK ahead of this weekend’s protests, with the Prime Minister insisting "convicted thugs" are among its organizers.
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4,000 police deployed as London faces major protest security crackdown
The Metropolitan Police has warned that it is preparing for potential violence and hate speech crimes across two protests in London this Saturday.
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Kaliningrad man self-immolated at war memorial in anti-war protest that was quietly erased by authorities
Information about the self-immolation of a Kaliningrad resident born in 1988 in protest against the war was first mentioned in a public report by the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, which did not disclose the individual’s name.
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British couple jailed in Iran say they are ‘rotting away’ after 10-year sentence
Lindsay Foreman says she is keeping sane by reading, doing laps of the prison yard and, when she can, practicing yoga.
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Women anti-racism activists claim “misogynist fascism” behind Dundee protest harassment
“I think they liked goading us,” says Siobhan Tolland. “I think they enjoyed the process. And this is where the misogyny comes in. This was sport for them.”
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Donald Trump urges Iran to spare eight women from execution ahead of last-ditch talks
Donald Trump has pleaded with Iran to release eight women who are set to be executed after anti-regime protests.
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Wrongly released inmate triggered costly police operation across Essex and London forces
The manhunt for the wrongly-released sex offender at the center of the Epping asylum hotel protests cost taxpayers more than £150,000, a review has found.
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Nepal’s political elite toppled as ex-prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli arrested over protest deaths and corruption claims
On March 28, dozens of police officers moved in the predawn darkness through the streets of Gundu, a village east of Nepal’s capital, to raid the home of the country’s former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli.
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Irish leaders condemn fuel protests as wrong and ‘not in the national interest’
Fuel protesters blocking Dublin and other locations across Ireland are “wrong” and those breaking the law will be penalized, the Irish premier has said.
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From ‘civilisation will die’ to ceasefire as Trump pauses Iran attacks
Donald Trump announced he will pause attacks on Iran for two weeks just hours after threatening that ‘whole civilization will die.’
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Former Nepal PM Oli held over protest deaths as court demands government explanation
Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday declined to release former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak following two separate petitions alleging their detention was illegal.
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Nepal’s new PM Balendra Shah orders charges against former leaders over deadly crackdown
Hours after being sworn in as Nepal’s new prime minister on Friday, Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old rapper and structural engineer, announced that his government would pursue criminal charges against the country’s former leadership for their role in a deadly crackdown on youth-led anti-corruption protests last year.
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Faces in the crowd: the chilling tech Iran uses to hunt its enemies
As air strikes on Iran continue, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have urged Iranians to rise up against the country’s authoritarian leadership, which has been weakened but remains in power.
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Iran arrests tens of thousands in brutal post-protest crackdown as rights groups warn of torture, executions and mass detentions
Iranian authorities have arrested tens of thousands of people in what Human Rights Watch described on Tuesday as a “brutal campaign” of mass, arbitrary, and violent detentions aimed at terrorizing the population since late December.
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UK to appoint national police commander to take control during major protests and riots
The government is set to appoint a national public order commander to coordinate the police response to large-scale protests and riots, as part of plans to create a new National Police Service to tackle the most serious and complex crime.
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Police officers injured and multiple arrests made as protest outside Iranian embassy in London turns violent
A number of people have also been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis during immigration operation as Trump calls killing self-defense
A woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis after allegedly attempting to ram the officers with her car has been identified and pictured - following Donald Trump’s defense of the killing as "self-defense."
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Former Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli cleared to travel after testifying over deadly anti-corruption protests
Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is permitted to travel after speaking with two commissions investigating violence during the anti-corruption protests in September.
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Farmers defy police ban and drive tractors into Westminster to protest Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax plan
Police had banned tractors from Whitehall, but farmers angry about Rachel Reeves’s tax changes brought their budget day protest to Westminster anyway.
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Afghan national admits guilt in rape of 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton
An Afghan national has admitted one count of raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.
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South Africa puts 3,500 extra police on duty with army on standby for G20
Demonstrations are expected from anti-capitalists, climate activists, women’s rights campaigners, and anti-migrant groups, some of which are highlighting South Africa’s own issues with poverty and inequality.
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Tanzania police accused of killing hundreds amid election unrest
A crowd rushes in panic down a dusty street. Gunshots sound. A woman in a purple jacket holding a stick collapses to the ground.
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Over 100 injured as thousands march against crime and corruption in Mexico City
Thousands have taken to the streets of Mexico City to protest against crime and corruption, with 120 people reported injured, according to authorities.
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Bristol sees tense standoff as police separate anti-immigration rally and counter-protesters
Police formed a guard in Bristol as anti-immigration protesters and counter-protesters clashed in the city center on Saturday, November 15.