Demonstrations
Thousands rally in Turkey after opposition lawmaker jailed
Middle East
June 15, 2017
Thousands rally in Turkey after opposition lawmaker jailed
Several thousand people took to the streets of Turkey’s two biggest cities on Thursday to protest against a 25-year prison…
Pro-government Venezuelan protester dies, raising death toll to 21
World
April 24, 2017
Pro-government Venezuelan protester dies, raising death toll to 21
A woman wounded while participating in an April 19 pro-government march died Sunday, an official said, raising the death toll…
Netherlands bars Turkish ministers as rally dispute escalates
World
March 12, 2017
Netherlands bars Turkish ministers as rally dispute escalates
Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the "harshest ways" after Turkish ministers were barred from…
Romanian government seeks loophole on corruption
World
February 7, 2017
Romanian government seeks loophole on corruption
Romania's government is on a high-risk mission: devise a legal and politically acceptable way to remove penalties for some types…
South Korean sets himself on fire in anti-Japan ‘comfort women’ protest
World
August 12, 2015
South Korean sets himself on fire in anti-Japan ‘comfort women’ protest
A South Korean man in his eighties set himself on fire on Wednesday during a protest calling for Japan to…
Dozens dead after terror attack in Turkish border city
Middle East
July 21, 2015
Dozens dead after terror attack in Turkish border city
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators gathered in Istanbul late Monday in the wake of…
Italian police battle rioters at start of Milan Expo
World
May 2, 2015
Italian police battle rioters at start of Milan Expo
Police fired tear gas at demonstrators on Friday as violent protests marred the start of the Milan Expo, a global…
Clashes erupt in US west coast cities during May Day marches
World
May 2, 2015
Clashes erupt in US west coast cities during May Day marches
Crowds clashed with police during May Day marches in several US west coast cities late on Friday, as officers responded…
Democracy Index detects drop in protest rates in September
Egypt
October 15, 2014
Democracy Index detects drop in protest rates in September
Last September has seen a drop in the intensity of protests in Egypt according to the the Egypt-based International Development…
Pro-Morsy students begin fresh protests in Ain Shams, Al-Azhar universities
Egypt
December 23, 2013
Pro-Morsy students begin fresh protests in Ain Shams, Al-Azhar universities
On Monday, hundreds of pro-Morsy students from Ain Shams University blocked al-Khalifa al-Maamoun street, bringing traffic to a complete stop. Before…