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Several hundred people demonstrated Saturday in Paris to urge the government to take concrete action against feminicides in France. More than 70 women have been killed by their spouse or ex-spouse since 1 January, announced the collective “Femicide by companions or ex”. The demonstrators observed 74 seconds of silence in tribute to these victims. “Stop […]
Tens of thousands of protesters paralyzed Hong Kong on Wednesday, delaying consideration of a controversial bill to allow extradition to China. The protesters, mostly young people and students, surrounded the government buildings in the center of the city to demand the withdrawal of the project supported by Beijing. .. AFP
Police in Haiti have clashed with demonstrators who took to the streets in Port-au-Prince to protest against alleged vote-rigging in the country’s recent presidential election. Dozens of protesters held the demonstration in the capital on Tuesday, chanting slogans and carrying placards. Police forces fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators and made a number of […]
On Friday, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, situated 648 kilometers (403 miles) north of the Indian capital, New Delhi, and at least two other places in the disputed Himalayan region, waving Pakistani flags chanting anti-Indian slogans and pelting Indian soldiers with stones. Indian troopers, in return, used […]
At least 20 people were injured on Saturday during clashes between police and protesters in Beirut, according to the Red Cross. Police used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people demonstrating near parliament over uncollected rubbish in the city. Some of the protesters threw rocks and set rubbish on fire. […]
Saudi protesters have once again taken to the streets, calling on authorities to overturn the death sentence handed to prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The Saudis staged a rally in the Qatif region of Eastern Province for the third night in a row to show solidarity with Nimr, on death row in the kingdom. […]
