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DC Prepares for Possible Protests If Trump Is Indicted
Local and federal authorities say they aren’t aware of any specific pro-Trump protests planned in the District.
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DC Prepares for Possible Protests If Trump Is Indicted
Local and federal authorities say they aren’t aware of any specific pro-Trump protests planned in the District.
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Protestors in Paris Block Roads, Set Fires Over Pension Reform
Thousands have taken to the streets over President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the national retirement age in France from 62 to 64.
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Hundreds of Iowa Students Walk Out of Classes to Protest Anti-LGBTQ Bills
Hundreds of Iowa students walked out of classes on Wednesday to protest anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the process of being passed, including bills that prohibit instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation.
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NYC to Pay George Floyd Protesters Over $10 Million in Massive ‘Kettling' Settlement
In court papers late Tuesday, the city said it will pay $21,500 to each of at least 200 protesters who were detained, arrested or met with force by NYPD during a June 4, 2020, protest.
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Live Updates: Nation Reels Over Tyre Nichols Police Video Release
It was Jan. 7, 2023. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old father and FedEx worker, was on his way home from a park where he went to take sunset photos. Memphis police pulled him over for alleged reckless driving. Three days later, Nichols was dead. He was Black — so were the five fired officers now accused of second-degree murder and other…
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Hundreds March in NYC Over Tyre Nichols Video; 3 Arrested
Protesters took to the streets of New York City — and the country — in the aftermath of the Memphis Police Department releasing body camera footage of officers repeatedly hitting and beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop earlier in January.
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Photos: Protesters Rally Against Tyre Nichol's Death Nationwide
Protestors gathered Friday night following the release of video footage by the Memphis Police Department showing the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old fatally injured after being pulled over by police earlier in January.
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‘Failure of Human Decency': Adams, NYPD and Local Leaders React to Tyre Nichols Video
(Clips from the footage of Nichols’ arrest can be seen in the video above, which has been edited for time and profanities. Click here to see the full video released by police — Warning: It shows graphic violence that could be disturbing.) Law enforcement and public officials, including those with the Memphis police department, who have seen the Tyre Nichols…
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Protesters From Peru's Andes Region Demand President Resign
People are pouring into Peru’s capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor
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Peru Anti-Government Protests Spread to Capital City
Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country
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Policeman Burned to Death as Unrest Grows in Peru
Authorities say a police officer on patrol was attacked and burned to death by protesters in the Peruvian region of Puno as the death toll from demonstrations in the wake of the dismissal of former President Pedro Castillo rose to 47.
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Iran Releases Oscar-Winning Film Actress Held Over Protests
Local media are reporting that Iran has released a prominent actress nearly three weeks after she was jailed for expressing solidarity with a man who was executed over unrest linked to anti-government protests.
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Protester's Death Highlights Violence, Unrest in Peru
Hundreds of people poured into the streets of a rural hamlet in Peru’s Andean highlands on Saturday to pay their final respects to a 23-year-old student killed
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What Is China's ‘Zero-COVID' Policy? A Look at Their Strict Lockdown Rules
China’s “zero-COVID” policy continues to confine millions of people to their homes in an attempt to isolate every infection.
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Controversial Documentary ‘What Is a Woman?' Draws Protest at CCSU
Dozens of students and staff at Central Connecticut State University protested Thursday about a controversial film being shown there, saying it’s transphobic and insulting.
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Controversial Documentary ‘What is a Woman?' Draws Protest at CCSU
Dozens of students and staff at Central Connecticut State University protested Thursday about a controversial film being shown there, saying it’s transphobic and insulting. The university said it doesn’t endorse the message of the film, while the leader of a conservative student group says there’s nothing wrong with showing the film. Chants of protest were heard with transgender students...
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Security Forces Kill at Least 60 as Anti-Government Protests Engulf Chad
Authorities imposed a curfew after the violence, which came amid demonstrations in the central African nation against interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby’s two-year extension of his power.
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Pat Benatar Says She Isn't Performing ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot' in Light of Recent Mass Shootings
Reflecting on recent mass shootings, the singer explained that despite pressure from loyal fans to play what is called her “holy 14” songs, she won’t be playing the second single from her 1980 album Crimes of Passion.
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Sri Lanka's Acting President Declares Emergency Amid Calls for His Resignation
Sri Lanka’s acting president has declared a state of emergency giving him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before the country’s lawmakers are set to elect a new president.