Posts Tagged ‘demonstrators’

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 99: Yet another Gaza hospital runs out of power, as demonstrators across the globe call for ceasefire

New U.S. strikes on Yemen spark fears of regional escalation as Ansar Allah vows to continue fighting for Palestine. Meanwhile, Germany asks to join Israel’s side in the ICJ case. Source Views: 0

Week of Chicago activism for Palestine culminates in demonstrators shutting down Lake Shore Drive

Since October 7, Chicago has witnessed a wave of protests, rallies, and demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Illinois holds the highest percentage of Palestinian population of any state in the United States, with cities like Chicago, Orland Park, and Bridgeview serving as dynamic epicenters for the community. Bridgeview, in particular, has earned the […]

WATCH: Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Call for ‘Intifada’ Against Israel in Washington D.C.

Demonstrators called for “intifada” against Israel in the streets of Washington, DC, on Saturday, where tens of thousands gathered in Freedom Plaza for the District’s “largest pro-Palestinian protest in years,” according to reports. Source Views: 0

Demonstrators in As-Suwayda tear down Assad picture as protests escalate

Demonstrators in the city of As-Suwayda in southern Syria tore down a picture of Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad on Friday, with the escalation of anti-government protests that began three weeks ago, with crowds flocking from nearby villages to participate. Pictures and footage posted on social media by activists showed a group of men tearing […]

French demonstrators defy police ban and protest against police brutality

A dozen deputies from La France insoumise attended the rally for Adama Traoré, despite it being banned A dozen deputies from La France Insoumise (LFI) defied a ban on a memorial rally for Adama Traoré in Paris on Saturday and turned out for the demonstration, standing firm against the police prefecture’s decision. Following the ban […]

Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights in Paris

More than 350 people rally in Paris in support of the right to abortion and its constitutionalization Source Views: 0

Tunisia demonstrators call for toppling Saied’s ‘coup’

Thousands of people demonstrated in Republic Square in the capital of Tunisia on Sunday, calling for the overthrow of "Kais Saied's coup", Arabi21 has reported. This was a reference to the "exceptional measures" imposed by the country's president in July last year which have caused widespread discontent. Prominent political and human rights figures participated in […]

‘It’s important to support a nation that suffers’, say French Ukraine demonstrators

Demonstrators supporting Ukrainians in the town of Mariupol, which was hit hard by the Russian invasion, explain what brought them out onto the streets. Views: 0

Berlin police ‘harassed and attacked’ by demonstrators in anti-COVID-19 measures protests

Protesters clashed with police in Berlin over government measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and in defiance of a ban on demonstrations. Dozens of planned protests were banned ahead of the weekend but demonstrators began gathering at set points throughout the German capital early on Sunday. Berlin police department, which had more than 2,000 […]

Tunisian anti-government demonstrators rally in Tunis

Tunisian protesters gather in front of parliament in Tunis, criticising the Islamist-inspired ruling Ennahdha party and Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. Tunisia has been overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases, including nearly 18,000 people who have died in a country of around 12 million. Source Views: 0

Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices

Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory. Many young people took part in the afternoon protest in the capital, which disrupted traffic until police moved in after several hours […]

Iraq protests: One killed amid clashes between demonstrators and security forces

Clashes between security forces and protesters left one person dead and over a dozen injured Tuesday after hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets in Baghdad to protest a rise in targeted killings of prominent activists and journalists. Violence erupted near Tahrir Square in the early evening following a largely peaceful demonstration. Iraqi security forces […]

WATCH: Police and demonstrators scuffle in Berlin as thousands protest court ruling overturning city’s rent cap

Riot police and protesters have clashed in Berlin following a ruling by Germany’s constitutional court that the capital’s state government could not impose a controversial rent freeze due to existing federal legislation. As many as 10,000 people took to the city’s streets on Thursday, local paper Berliner Zeitung reported, with many banging pan lids as […]

Jerusalem cops remove iconic protest statue with demonstrators chained to base

Jerusalem police removed on Sunday morning a statue of an iconic image of an anti-Netanyahu protester, which was erected the night before as part of the 20,000 person demonstration against the premier. The Jerusalem municipality said in a statement that the statue was erected without a permit and posed a safety hazard, including to demonstrators. […]

Black-clad anti-lockdown demonstrators march through Copenhagen after activist receives 2-yr jail term (VIDEO)

An anti-lockdown group staged a protest in Denmark’s capital to express their solidarity with an activist who was sentenced to two years behind bars for allegedly inciting violence at an earlier demonstration. Several hundred members of the ‘Men in Black’ anti-lockdown group took to the streets in Copenhagen on Saturday night, lighting red flares and […]

Demonstrators gather for one of the biggest protests since Myanmar’s coup

Thousands of protesters rally near Yangon’s central Sule pagoda in one of the biggest protests in Myanmar since the military coup on February 1. Despite the military build-up, teachers, doctors, train workers, sailors, and students holding the portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party’s flags flood the street of […]

Ukrainian Demonstrators Demand Jews Apologize And Repent For Communism And The Holodomor Genocide

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that after Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine condemned the honoring of alleged Nazi “collaborators” in the former Soviet republic, dozens of people rallied outside the Israeli Embassy in Kyiv demanding that Jews apologize and repent for their role in orchestrating the 1930s genocide during which over 10 million Ukrainians were murdered: […]

Six injured after car ploughs through demonstrators at Manhattan protest

Several people were injured when a car drove into a street protest in midtown Manhattan on Friday, the New York City Police Department said. The protest march was passing through the intersection of 39th Street and Third Avenue at around 4 pm EST when the car went through, said Tom Ella, who was there documenting […]

Demonstrators Rally Against French Security Bill In Paris

Above photo: “France: A country of police rights.” Sputnik. French parliament late on Tuesday passed a bill on global security, criminalising the publication of images of police officers online, despite the recent riots against the legislation being criticised for possibly infringing on the freedom of the press. Live from Paris as protesters rally against the […]

Anti-Netanyahu demonstrators indicted for 1st time, including protest leader

For the first time, charges were filed on Tuesday against two individuals for their alleged actions at demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year. The two were indicted for attending a prohibited gathering. One was additionally indicted for interfering with a police officer in the performance of their duties and the other indicted […]

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