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Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting

By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

High school and college students in the Des Moines area walked out of classes and came to the Iowa Capitol, where a couple hundred people rallied in response to last week's shooting about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines.

German farmers block roads with tractors in protest of plan to scrap diesel tax breaks

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unpopular three-party coalition infuriated farmers last month by drawing up plans to abolish a car tax exemption for farming vehicles and the diesel tax breaks.

Czech labor unions stage a day of action in protest of spending cuts, pension changes

By Associated Press

Labor unions have staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic to voice their opposition to the government's package of cuts and austerity measures meant to keep the ballooning deficit under control.

Albania’s opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists

By Llazar Semini, Associated Press

Albanian opposition lawmakers have caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists.

Activists turn backs on U.S. officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States concludes

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The protesters led the demonstration as U.S. Ambassador Michele Taylor wrapped up two days of hearings on the United States before the independent Human Rights Committee.

Statehouses employ various rules restricting acts of protest

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jeff Amy, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

In some cases, lawmakers have pursued policies that effectively limit acts of protest, leading to legal resistance and free speech criticisms.

Guatemalans protest interference by court, prosecutors in August’s election

By Associated Press

Hundreds of Guatemalans demonstrated Monday to protest interference by courts and prosecutors against a progressive candidate's participation in August’s second-round presidential election.

Despite widespread user protest, Reddit CEO says company is ‘not negotiating’ on 3rd-party app charges

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

After outrage erupted over plans to charge some third-party apps for data access, thousands of communities within the online discussion network went dark this week, and many organizers say their protest is not over.

13 people arrested in France after a demonstration in protest of pension change

By Associated Press

French police say they arrested 13 people after gas and power meters were strewn outside a government building in an unusual trade union demonstration against unpopular pension reforms.

Protesters in Northern Ireland firebomb police car on anniversary of peace deal

By Associated Press

Police had warned in advance that officers could be attacked in the Creggan neighborhood during the Easter Monday parade, for which official permission had not been granted, by republicans who opposed the U.S.-brokered peace deal reached April 10, 1998.