Thousands have taken to the streets in Kenya to mark a year since antigovernment protests culminated in the storming of Parliament, despite fears they would be confronted by state-backed gangs and police violence. According to rights groups, at least 60 people were killed last year by security forces during weeks of protests over tax increases … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and the leaders of her political party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, were barred for 21 days. Three days had … Read more
A student-led protest movement in Serbia rallied more than 100,000 people for a huge peaceful street demonstration on Saturday in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, defying warnings from the country’s embattled strongman leader that months of unrest were careening out of control into violence. Saturday’s rally, the biggest outpouring of public discontent in Serbia in decades, was … Read more
Retirees have been gathering each week in Argentina’s capital to protest against cuts to their pensions, which have dried up since libertarian President Javier Milei took office in late 2023. But unexpected support came from football supporters on Wednesday, after previous protests in Buenos Aires ended with several injured elderly. One white-haired woman held up … Read more
Is This What We Want features recordings of empty studios, performance spaces, highlighting danger to creative trade. More than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, Cat Stevens and Annie Lennox, have released a silent album in protest of the proposed changes to British copyright laws around artificial intelligence (AI), which they warned could lead to legalised … Read more
Several businesses from nurseries to grocery stores and salons closed for a day across the United States in a day of protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. People gathered in Los Angeles for a second consecutive day on Monday. Waving Mexican and El Salvadoran flags, they carried banners that said “Immigration Built This Nation”, … Read more
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin to protest what they see as a breach of a taboo in post-war German politics. The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding resolution on immigration last week. Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich … Read more
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third six-year term, despite an outpouring of international condemnation following July’s contested presidential election. Standing before the National Assembly in the capital Caracas on Friday, Maduro took the oath of office with a pledge that his next term would be a “period of peace”. But … Read more
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Athens and other Greek cities as a 24-hour general strike to protest against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of Greece’s transport network. About 15,000 people marched in the capital on Wednesday while another 4,000 demonstrated in Greece’s second largest city, … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country fights wars on multiple fronts across the region. The move sparked protests across the country on Tuesday, including a mass gathering that paralysed central Tel Aviv. Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds … Read more