Iran’s security forces have detained a relative of a Kurdish-Iranian woman days before the anniversary of her death in the custody of the morality police that sparked months of nationwide protests, a source close to the family said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Fearing a revival of the unrest that rocked the Islamic Republic, Iran’s clerical […]
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Iran detains Mahsa Amini’s uncle as anniversary of her death, protests loom
Canadian Pastor Convicted Of Inciting Mischief In Trucker Protests Facing Up To 10 Years Prison
Canadian Pastor Convicted Of Inciting Mischief In Trucker Protests Facing Up To 10 Years Prison Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Pastor Artur Pawlowski’s troubles with the Canadian authorities began long before his sermon to commercial truckers encouraging their peaceful defiance against what he thought were “oppressive” public health mandates for […]
Israeli Protests Reignite As Netanyahu Pushes New Justice Bill
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s business hub Tel Aviv saw the biggest anti-government protest in weeks on Saturday against a renewed push by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition to overhaul the justice system. Tens of thousands demonstrated across the country, with the rally in Tel Aviv drawing crowds far larger than recent protests, news […]
Street Protests In France Do Not Represent “An Invasion”, It Is The Other Way Around
The riots and widespread street protests across France, following the murder of an unarmed 17-year-old, Nahel Merzouk, at a traffic stop, has sent shockwaves throughout a nation that has already been struck by instability. However, the way that the unrest is being reported in many media outlets is misleading and refuses to give proper context […]
875 Arrested And 200 Police Hurt On France’s 3rd Night Of Protests Over Teen’s Killing
Cars were set ablaze in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where a police officer shot the teen identified only by his first name, Nahel. Source
Hundreds Of Thousands March In Poland Anti-Government Protests For Democracy
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people marched in an anti-government protest in Poland’s capital on Sunday, with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger at officials who they say have eroded democratic norms and created fears that the nation is following Hungary and Turkey down the path to autocracy. […]
‘Let her speak’: Protests erupt as transgender lawmaker is silenced
‘Let her speak’: Protests erupt as transgender lawmaker is silenced lead image Source
How Israel’s protests are preserving colonial privilege
Lowkey invited me onto his podcast The Watchdog once again this week. We discussed the recent protest movement in Israel and why it is not truly a movement for democracy but rather — as leading Palestinian intellectual Joseph Massad puts it — a movement for “master-race democracy.” We talked about why the anti-Netanyahu demos have […]
What do the protests in Israel mean for Palestinians living under apartheid?
Yumna Patel speaks with Dr. Yara Hawari about Israeli protests against an overhaul to the judicial system, and what they mean for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation and apartheid. Source
Itamar Ben-Gvir leads Israeli protests on March 27, 2023, the 86th day of the year
On the 86th day of the year, Itamar Ben-Gvir, is leading the historic protest in Israel. Jesuit = 86 Today is 40 days before his upcoming 47th birthday, May 6, 2023. He called for a protest. He called it an emergency. He is a self proclaimed Zionist. Zion, Old Testament… and he is from Mevaseret […]
Farmers of Holland protests fake opposition Trojan horse
Farmers from Belgium’s northern region of Flanders block roads with tractors during a protest against the regional government’s nitrogen emissions policy, in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, March 3, 2023. Hundreds of tractors driven by farmers converged on the Belgian capital creating major traffic disruption as the debate over agricultural pollution increasingly turns into a political […]
“Take Our Nation Back”: Trump Calls For Protests As ‘Imminent’ Arrest Expected #IRRESPONSIBLEMORON
“Take Our Nation Back”: Trump Calls For Protests As ‘Imminent’ Arrest Expected by Tyler Durden Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 Update (1315ET): The Washington Post reports that Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said Saturday morning there had been no “notification” of an indictment and said Trump’s supporters should attend a rally he is holding next week in Texas […]
French Protests Intensify After Macron Bypasses National Assembly
Night of Rage and Fire in France as Macron cuts pensions without a vote Posted on March 17, 2023 thefreeonlineImmediately numerous protesters gathered in the streets and clashes with the police took place throughout the night in several French cities, such as Nantes, Lyon, Rennes, Marseille and Paris.In total the number of detainees is 310. Of […]
Trump Says He Will Be Arrested Tuesday, Calls For Protests
Former US President Donald Trump during an “America First Education Policy” event in Davenport, Iowa, US, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Photographer: Miriam Alarcon Avila/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump says that he’ll be arrested Tuesday and is calling on his followers to protest on his behalf. In a post on Truth Social, […]
The Israeli protests have opened a crack in apartheid. Our job is to widen it.
For over two months, Israel has been rocked by some of the largest demonstrations in its history, part of a growing protest movement resisting Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government plan for a judicial system overhaul and other legislation. Disguised as a legislative reform intended to limit the Supreme Court’s power, it is, in fact, a regime […]
Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron as his pension bill is forced through parliament
Striking sanitation workers blocked a waste collection plant that is home to Europe’s largest incinerator to underline their determination, and university students walked out of lecture halls to join the strikes. Leaders of the influential CGT union called on people to leave schools, factories, refineries and other workplaces. Union leaders were not the only ones […]
Protests Erupt In France Over Push To Increase Retirement Age
PARIS (AP) — Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and labor unions around France blasted President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote. Opposition parties were expected to start procedures later Friday for a no-confidence vote […]
Protests in Georgia: riots continue in Tbilisi
Police fired tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades at protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi late on Wednesday. Source
Protests against Israeli government’s proposed judicial reform block Tel Aviv’s main airport
Protests against Israel’s proposed judicial reform block Tel Aviv’s main airport and disrupt President Netanyahu’s official trip to Italy Source
Moldova: New anti-government protests backed by pro-Russian oligarch
On Tuesday in Chisinau, demonstrations called for government subsidies for winter energy bills. Source
King Charles Greeted By Protests Of ‘Not My King’ From Anti-Monarchy Group
King Charles was met with protests of “Not my king!” during his engagement on Thursday in Milton Keynes, England. Around 20 demonstrators from the anti-monarchy group Republic turned up to greet Charles on his walkabout in the city. Some of the protesters carried signs that said “Not My King” and “Not Fit For Purpose.” Advertisement […]
Tens of thousands rally in sixth week of protests against Netanyahu government in Israel
Tens of thousands of people throughout Israel have rallied for the sixth consecutive week to express their opposition towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legislative effort to constrain the authority of the judiciary and his ultra-conservative policies. Demonstrations, which have been organised each Saturday evening across the nation by the extremist right-wing coalition government led by […]
Tens of thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests
Critics say measures introduced by the new hard-line government would weaken the Supreme Court, limit judicial oversight and grant more power to politicians. Protesters say that would undermine democracy. Source
Israeli Protests: How Many Elephants Can Fit In One Room?
The world is hearing a great deal about the recent protests in Israel. There are anti-government protests in many countries at any one time; and in some a state of open civil war. But it is the Israeli protests which are grabbing headlines, as if they are something to do with the news consuming public […]
Protests Erupt Nationwide After Release of Tyre Nichols’ Footage
Protests have begun across the country after Memphis officials released the video footage of the traffic stop that resulted in the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. Source
Tyre Nichols’ Parents Call for ‘Peaceful Protests’ After Video Footage Release
The parents of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man who died three days after police conducted a traffic stop, urged protesters to remain peaceful amid the release of body cam footage of the encounter that allegedly led to Nichols’ death. Source
‘Signs of cracks’ within Iran’s government as protests endure
Revolutions “usually involve phases of relative calm and others of tumult,” says Ali Fathollah-Nejad at the American University of Beirut. Source
Peru Closes Machu Picchu As Anti-Government Protests Grow
Peru has indefinitely shut its iconic tourist site Machu Picchu in the latest sign that anti-government protests are increasingly engulfing the South American country. Source
Syria: Protests against potential reconciliation between Damascus, Ankara
Syrians in most areas controlled by the Syrian opposition took to the streets on Friday to protest against the possible reconciliation between Damascus and Ankara, news agencies reported. The protesters dismissed Head of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Salem Al-Meslet from the city of Azaz, northwest of Aleppo. Senior leader of […]