Peru

Boluarte calls for elections in Peru later this year

Peru's president Dina Boluarte has called for elections to be pushed forward to December 2023 amid pressure from protesters who are demanding her resignation.

28 January 2023

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Thousands gather in Lima for two days of anti-government protests

Peru’s capital is bracing for two days of anti-government protests as thousands flock to Lima to demand the resignation of President Dina Boularte.

19 January 2023

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Senegalese journalists demonstrate in support of jailed colleague

Senegalese journalists demonstrate in support of colleague who has been in detention for the past two weeks.

5 January 2023

Kosovo

Kosovan Serbs demonstrate against Kurti's government

An estimated 1500 Kosovan Serbs have demonstrated in the north of the country against what they claim is the partisan rule of Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

22 December 2022

Liberia

The president has been abroad since October

Hundreds of Liberians have been protesting in Monrovia due to rising food and fuel costs as well as their absent President

18 December 2022

Peru

Peru protests show no signs of slowing

More than 20 people have died in protests calling for the reinstatement of ousted President Pedro Castillo

17 December 2022

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Protests continue in Sudan despite deal to end post-coup crisis

Sudanese demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Khartoum to protest a recent deal between military leaders and civilian factions, aimed at ending the crisis caused by last year's military coup. "This settlement is a betrayal to the blood of the martyrs," says a protester.

13 December 2022

Peru

Peru’s new president suggests moving general election forward to April

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has given in to protester’s demands and is sending Congress a bill to bring forward Peru’s general election to April 2024 amid violent clashes

12 December 2022

Greece

Protests in Greece after police shoot teenager

Violent protests broke out in Greece's second-largest city Thessaloniki over the police shooting of a teenager after he allegedly filled his vehicle at a petrol station and drove off without paying.

6 December 2022

Poland

Poles vent anger at Law and Justice leader over views on women

A few hundred protesters gathered Monday outside the house of Poland's ruling party leader to vent anger at what they regard as an erosion of women's rights

29 November 2022

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Hundreds of protesters call for end to China’s zero-COVID policy

Protesters gather in Beijing, waving blank sheets of paper and calling for an end to China’s zero-COVID-19 policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state.

28 November 2022

China

Chinese authorities crackdown amid rare public protests

Protests against harsh COVID restrictions spread across China over the weekend, with some protesters calling for President Xi Jinping to step down.

27 November 2022

World News

Worldwide protests denounce violence against women

Protesters take to the streets for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

26 November 2022

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South Africa’s public service unions demand higher salaries

South Africa’s public service unions called for a one-day strike, demanding higher wages amidst high inflation.

23 November 2022

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Hundreds of dolls displayed in Colombia to denounce sexual abuse

Activists in Colombia used hundreds of dolls to raise awareness of sexual abuse in the country.

23 November 2022

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Watch: Spanish far-right group hold demonstration in Madrid

More than 500 supporters of Spain's fascist Falangist Movement have marched in Madrid on Saturday night. Every year, they commemorate the death of the founder of their movement, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, who was killed in 1936.

20 November 2022

Iran

Iranian protesters start fire at home of Ayatollah Khomeini

Fire at ancestral home of Islamic republic founder Ayatollah Khomeini

18 November 2022

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Watch: Hundreds of thousands rally to defend Madrid public healthcare

Protesters say they're defending the region's primary care services, warning that plans to overhaul the system would "destroy" local healthcare.

13 November 2022

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Thousands of hospital staff take to the streets of Buenos Aires

Thousands of hospital staff take to the streets of Buenos Aires

9 November 2022

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Watch: LGBT activists stage protest outside FIFA’s headquarters

A few dozen people protested in front of the FIFA Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday to press for the rights of the LGBT+ community ahead of the World Cup hosted by Qatar.

8 November 2022