Security forces of Sudan killed one protester on Saturday during renewed demonstrations against a military takeover that derailed a transition to civilian rule last year, medics said. The victim, who was not identified, died as a result of “a bullet to the chest” in the capital’s twin city of Omdurman, the pro-democracy Central Committee of … Read more
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, replied to President Biden’s harsh criticism of the Sooner State’s new abortion ban. Stitt claimed that the White House was criticizing the bill “to deflect” from Biden’s “failed administration.” “From the beginning, President Biden and his leftist administration have tried to impose and compel conduct on everyone who disagrees … Read more
Sudanese security authorities arrested senior anti-coup figures on Thursday, according to their party, after mass protests against the military takeover last year. “Security forces raided the house of the political secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party Mohammed Mukhtar al-Khatib,” the party said in a statement. Another leading party member was also arrested at Khartoum airport, … Read more
The administration reported that investigations into the deaths of three persons murdered in November during a protest against a French military convoy passing through Niger had failed to determine the cause. The convoy was on a marathon trip to resupply French troops in Mali when it was first stopped and stoned by demonstrators at Kaya … Read more
Following demonstrations in other cities in recent days, dozens of bus drivers went on strike in the Iranian capital on Monday to protest their living conditions. The drivers and workers of the Tehran Bus Company decried the failure to implement a decision by the Supreme Labour Council to introduce a 10 percent salary increase, reformist … Read more
Protests around Iran over a reduction in state food subsidies have become political, with chants demanding for senior officials to resign, according to social media posts, and at least four demonstrators have been slain, according to unverified reports. Protests erupted in certain cities last week in response to the government’s decision to reduce subsidies, which … Read more
Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated against President Kais Saied on Sunday, demanding a restoration to regular democratic order and opposing his replacement of the independent electoral commission with one he nominated himself. Protesters gathered in central Tunis a week after a smaller gathering in support of the president screamed “The people want democracy” and “Saied has … Read more
The New York City branch of the pro-choice “Bans off Our Bodies” march featured remarks from notable politicians as well as obvious dissatisfaction with at least one Democrat senator. The “Bans Off Our Bodies” event, coordinated by a coalition of organizations including Planned Parenthood and the Women’s March on the National Mall in Washington, DC, … Read more
On Wednesday, over 50 House Republicans pressured Attorney General Merrick Garland to charge protesters demonstrating outside Supreme Court justices’ residences in anticipation of a judgment overturning Roe v. Wade. Members of Congress, led by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-NY, cite a federal statute that makes it unlawful to “picket or parade” before a courthouse or a … Read more
Top Senate Republicans lambasted left-wing activists for protesting outside the homes of justices who are poised to vote to overturn Roe v. Wade on Monday, even suggesting that the protesters be arrested. Over the weekend, protesters led by “Shut Down DC” marched to the houses of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John … Read more
PARIS: On Sunday, citizens and trade unions took to the streets in cities around Europe for May Day marches and to send protest messages to their governments, particularly in France, where the holiday honoring workers was being exploited as a rallying cry against freshly reelected President Emmanuel Macron. May Day is a time when people … Read more
Sudan has freed two outspoken former government officials from prison, according to attorneys, as part of trust-building attempts to overcome the country’s political deadlock. Sudan was thrown into upheaval when a military coup in October upended the country’s brief path to democracy following three decades of harsh leadership by former strongman Omar Al-Bashir. In April … Read more
Riot police surged and fired teargas at protestors in central Paris on Sunday denouncing President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election, social media footage revealed. According to photographs on Twitter, police attempted to disperse a mob of primarily young people protesting in the central area of Chatelet. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a Sunday runoff … Read more
Thousands of Sri Lankan university students gathered on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s home on Sunday, calling for his resignation as the island nation’s economic crisis worsened. Months of long blackouts, record inflation, and severe food and fuel shortages have fueled rising public discontent in Sri Lanka, which is experiencing its worst economic collapse since 1948. … Read more
Anti-inflationary policies of President Alberto Fernandez have been slammed by the country’s agricultural sector, which has protested in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Anti-government demonstrators gathered in front of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires and rode tractors onto the street. Farmers rarely protest in the city of Buenos Aires, as they prefer to take their … Read more
SRINAGAR: Complete shutdown is being observed in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Sunday (today), on the visit of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as a mark of protest against India’s illegal hold on the territory. Call for the strike has been given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) to convey a … Read more
Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in a northwest German village slated to disappear because of a coal mine enlargement because the united states of America seem to lower its reliance on Russian fuel. Organizers said around 3,500 humans validated at Lutzerath in the Rhine mining basin, only some hundred meters from the gigantic Garzweiler open-pit … Read more
On Wednesday, Sri Lanka police in central town of Rambukkana enforced a curfew after anti-government rallies devolved into violence and cops shot live rounds at protestors, killing one and injured hundreds more. People across Sri Lanka have held protests since last month, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa due to increasing inflation, blocked imports of … Read more
On her Twitter account, Jemima shared a video of PML-N protestors dancing. Two elderly men are shown dancing to an inappropriate song with indecent dance moves in the video outside her house on Sunday. While commenting on the video she said: “Let’s play charades- what is this protestor on the right outside my mother’s house miming … Read more
After footage allegedly showing migrants being beaten went viral over the weekend, dozens of Afghans marched on Tuesday in Kabul against Iranian “atrocities.” Tehran announced the closure until further notice of its Afghan missions “in order to obtain necessary assurances guaranteeing total security”, its foreign ministry said. Iran has hosted millions of Afghan refugees for … Read more
When they put Doug Beattie’s poster down with a noose around his neck before a protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol, some people aren’t happy with them for that. In Lurgan, County Armagh, on Friday night, there was an accident. Police said they knew about a poster that was put up and then taken down … Read more
KARACHI: Police have arrested six people for attacking police station while protesting against police’s allegedly torturing a citizen to death. The suspects reportedly besieged Tasweer Mahal police station of Zaman Town in Korangi and tried to set it on fire. Police claimed that they found the victim Abdullah unconsciously lying on the ground in a … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has advised the party workers to hold peaceful demonstrations and avoid confrontation with the opposition as holding of peaceful protest was a legal right. Addressing a groundbreaking ceremony of Rawalpindi Ring Road Project, the prime minister referred to the opposition’s politics and urged the public to differentiate between virtue and … Read more
LAHORE: Members of the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) on Tuesday locked down all the city courts and went on a complete boycott to record their protest against a newly introduced mechanism by the Lahore High Court (LHC) regarding case allocation on the basis of tehsil and sub-division. The enraged lawyers locked down all the courtrooms, … Read more
WELLINGTON – The New Zealand police have arrested dozens of people since Wednesday as they faced off with anti-vaccine mandate protesters who were camping on the grounds of the nation’s parliament. Thursday was the third day that hundreds of protestors have stayed in front of the parliament and refused to leave, with abuses, objects-hurling and … Read more
TURBAT: Medical Alliance Committee Kech rallied in front of Atashad Degree College, with the support of Civil Society Turbat in which female students and members of Civil Society Kech participated in large numbers and chanted slogans against the PMC rules. “It is against law to take a double test from them,” the participants of … Read more
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Ali Zaidi on Friday announced that he would participate in the joint opposition’s protest on January 15 against the Local Government Act, 2021 passed by the Sindh government. Read more: Sindh govt robbed Karachiites of their constitutional rights: Hafiz Naeem In a … Read more
Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) Deputy Convener Kanwar Naveed said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) always tried to occupy Karachi instead of winning people’s hearts. Addressing a press conference against Sindh Local Government Amendment Act, 2021, in Karachi on Tuesday, Naveed announced to challenge the new town system in Karachi in court. Read more: Sindh govt … Read more
