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Opposition urges 'Russia without Putin' in rally for Boris Nemtsov

He was gunned down and killed five years ago this week. On Saturday, a rally was held to remember Boris Nemtsov

29 February 2020

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Protests in cities across India against Donald Trump visit

Street demonstrations against Trump broke out in the cities of Gauhati in the northeast, Kolkata in the east and Hyderabad in the south

25 February 2020

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Iraqi students hold anti-government protests

Anti-government protests continued in Iraq, with over a thousand students marching through the centre of Baghdad.

23 February 2020

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Anti-government protests continue in Chile

Demonstrations in Chile that began over higher metro fares are continuing, but there are fewer protesters than before.

18 January 2020

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Lebanese resume protests demanding end to political vacuum

Lebanese protesters resumed blocking major highways on Tuesday in what they said would be a "week of wrath"

14 January 2020

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Europeans drop their trousers on public transport for annual event

Organisers want commuters to stop looking at their phones.

13 January 2020

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Hong Kong lawmaker gets pepper spray in the face as protests continue

Ted Hui Chi-Fung, who was uninjured in the incident, called on police violence to be investigated.

2 January 2020

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Protesters clash with police during demonstrations in central London

Protesters clash with police on Friday during demonstrations in central London, after British conservative party won the general election with a majority.

14 December 2019

Chile

‘A rapist in your path’: The feminist anthem spreading round the world

'And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed. You are the rapist.' These chilling lyrics sung by thousands of Chilean feminists to protest against sexism and sexual violence have taken the internet by storm in the last few weeks.

7 December 2019

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This week in pictures selected for you

A nationwide strike brought France to a near standstill. While more than 50 world leaders have gathered for the Climate Change conference in Madrid (COP25). The event was moved to Spain’s capital from Chile due to ongoing civil unrest in the country. The situation in Santiago remains heated.

6 December 2019

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Mexico activists protest violence against women

Thousands of women got involved in the demonstration

30 November 2019

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The Brief: 'dying' to be heard

These young activists are "dying" to be heard. Bringing their calls for urgent climate action inside the European Parliament and forcing politicians to climb over them, to get to their meetings.

20 November 2019

Iran

Iran’s Khamenei defends fuel price rises amid protests

Khamenei told state television that the government is raising petrol prices in order to provide additional subsidies to low income families.

17 November 2019

Bolivia

UN warns Bolivia violence 'could spin out of control'

Protesters have been showing off bullet casings and tear gas canisters — debris from clashes with police that left nine dead and more than 100 hurt.

17 November 2019

Iran

Protests erupt in Iran's major cities after petrol price rise

Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tehran and dozens of cities across Iran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies and social media said.

16 November 2019

Greece

Greece commemorates student uprising that doomed military junta

It's the annual commemoration that is often marred by violence.

16 November 2019

Bolivia

Supporters of deposed Bolivian president Evo Morales killed in police shootout

A Bolivian town was in mourning on Saturday after at least five supporters of deposed president Evo Morales were shot dead by security forces.

16 November 2019

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Thousands rally in support of Lebanese president Michel Aoun

Thousands of protesters rallied outside Lebanon's presidential palace on November 3.

3 November 2019

Iraq

Iraq protests escalate

Anti-government protests in Iraq continued over the weekend with medical sources claiming one person was killed and over 90 injured

3 November 2019

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Extinction Rebellion co-founder arrested after smashing window

Climate change activists, including one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, targeted Britain's transport ministry in central London on Tuesday (October 15) to protest against a proposed high-speed rail project known as HS2.

15 October 2019