Turkey

Turkey raids courthouses and jails in post-coup purge

Turkish police have raided courthouses and prisons as the post-coup crackdown continues.

30 September 2016

Egypt

Syrian opposition group calls on Cairo for help to resolve the civil war

The Cairo Conference for Syrian Opposition delegation is in talks with Egypt to try to convince the Arabic power to have more involvement in efforts to resolve the Syrian civil…

29 September 2016

Republic of the Congo

At least 32 people killed in DRC during two days of violence

At least 32 people have been killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the last two days, according to a police spokesman.

21 September 2016

Turkey

Erdogan says US 'should not harbour a terrorist' like Gulen

The Turkish president, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, has accused the United States of “harbouring a terrorist” by refusing to hand over the exiled cleric Fethullah…

20 September 2016

Turkey

Crackdown on Turkish mayors provokes anger and frustration

28 local and regional mayors have been suspended on suspicion of 'supporting terrorist organisations.'

11 September 2016

Gabon

Gabon's opposition leader declares himself president after disputed election

Gabonese opposition candidate Jean Ping declared himself president on Friday (September 2), after a disputed election that triggered two days of post-election riots against President Ali…

3 September 2016

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Protesters clash with police in Venezuela

Venezuelan police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of anti government protesters on a highway in Caracas on Thursday.

2 September 2016

Venezuela

Venezuela opposition stages huge anti-Maduro rally in Caracas

Venezuela’s opposition vowed to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after more than a million people protested on the streets of Caracas against his…

2 September 2016

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Brazil: thousands demonstrate against Temer

Brazilians watching television in a Rio de Janeiro restaurant shouted “Out Temer” and jeered as newly sworn in President Michel Temer addressed the nation on…

1 September 2016

Gabon

Gabon's parliament set ablaze after President Bongo wins disputed election

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1 September 2016

Brazil

'We will all fight', Brazil's ousted President Rousseff to appeal impeachment

Out but not down, Brazil’s ousted President Dilma Rousseff has pledged to appeal her impeachment.

31 August 2016

News

Zimbabwe minister says illegal protesters will face full wrath of the law

Zimbabwe's home affairs minister, Ignatius Chombo, has warned opposition parties who plan to hold a protest on Friday calling for electoral reforms that any unsanctioned protests would not be tolerate

25 August 2016

Zambia

Zambia opposition contest re-election of President Lungu

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has been narrowly re-elected according to official results published on Monday.

16 August 2016

Brazil

Dilma Rousseff to stand trial after indictment by Brazil's Senate

Brazil’s Senate has voted to indict the country’s first female president.

10 August 2016

Venezuela

Venezuela opposition signature drive 'probably' set for October

Venezuela’s National Election Council (CNE) says the country’s opposition will “probably” be able to continue its progress towards a mid-term recall referendum in late…

10 August 2016

Russia

Russian opposition figure Navalny spared time behind bars

Prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny has avoided time in prison after prosecutors claimed that he had violated the terms of a his suspended sentence.

1 August 2016

Poland

Thousands rally in Polish capital against conservative government

Large opposition rallies have been held in the Polish capital Warsaw.

5 June 2016

Kazakhstan

Kazakh police break up anti-government protests

Kazakh police have broken up anti-government protests detaining dozens of protesters and cordoning off the main squares of major cities.

21 May 2016

Russia

Russian opposition leader Navalny attacked by Cossacks

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been injured after being attacked by a group of Cossacks. That is according to his spokeswoman, who says

17 May 2016

Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leads marches against President Maduro

Soldiers and demonstrators have clashed following largely peaceful protests in Venezuela. The opposition led the rallies, which aimed to put pressure

11 May 2016