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‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Middle East
June 6, 2020
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity,…
America’s unrest: why I am protesting
World
June 3, 2020
America’s unrest: why I am protesting
A week of protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of a police…
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
World
June 3, 2020
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Paris on Tuesday after around 20,000 people defied a ban to rally…
US protests defy curfews as Trump faces backlash for violent crackdown
World
June 3, 2020
US protests defy curfews as Trump faces backlash for violent crackdown
Protesters defied curfews across the United States Tuesday as leaders scrambled to stem anger over police racism while President Donald…
Trump threatens military mobilization against violent US protests
World
June 2, 2020
Trump threatens military mobilization against violent US protests
President Donald Trump vowed to order a military crackdown on once-in-a-generation violent protests gripping the United States, saying he was…
US heads into a new week shaken by violence and frustration
World
June 1, 2020
US heads into a new week shaken by violence and frustration
WASHINGTON (AP) — After six straight days of unrest, America headed into a new work week Monday with neighborhoods in…
Protests over death of George Floyd turn violent again despite curfews, National Guard
World
June 1, 2020
Protests over death of George Floyd turn violent again despite curfews, National Guard
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Looting broke out on Sunday in Southern California, a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis and…
Scars of violence haunt India’s capital after deadly riots
World
February 28, 2020
Scars of violence haunt India’s capital after deadly riots
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s hard-line Hindu nationalists watched anti-government protests centered in Muslim communities for months in anger that…
Modi calls for calm as Delhi riots kill 20
World
February 26, 2020
Modi calls for calm as Delhi riots kill 20
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for calm Wednesday after Delhi’s worst sectarian violence in decades left at least 20…
Egypt’s Interior Ministry to confront attempts to ‘incite chaos’ during anniversary of January revolution
Egypt
January 22, 2020
Egypt’s Interior Ministry to confront attempts to ‘incite chaos’ during anniversary of January revolution
Egypt’s Minster of Interior said on Wednesday that police will “confront attempts by Muslim Brotherhood members to harm the country’s…