Jul 08 Sri Lankan police impose curfew ahead of planned protest By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka's capital and surrounding areas a day before a planned protest demanding the country's president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies. Continue reading
Jul 01 Thousands rally in Sudan a day after 9 people were killed during protests By Associated Press The United States and others have condemned the violence in this east African country which has been rocked by near-weekly protests since an Oct. 25 coup upended its fragile transition to democracy. Continue reading
Apr 26 Climate change activist's self-immolation raises questions of faith and protest By Colleen Slevin, Deepa Bharath, Associated Press Last Friday, on Earth Day, a 50-year-old photographer and climate-change activist named Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
Apr 19 1 killed, 10 injured after Sri Lankan police open fire at protest By Krishan Francis, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Sri Lankan police have opened fire at a group of people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 10 others. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 8:41 Meet the new generation driving Myanmar's resistance By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney A year into its fight to overturn a military coup that forced Myanmar’s democratically-elected leaders from power, the Burmese civilian resistance movement is being driven by its younger members, who are harnessing the power of social media. Special Correspondent Kira… Continue watching
Feb 14 Busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing re-opens but protests continue in Ottawa By Rob Gillies, Corey Williams, Associated Press The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing is open after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persists as city residents seethed over authorities' inability to reclaim the streets. Continue reading
Feb 11 Canadian judge orders an end to 5-day blockade at border bridge protest By Rob Gillies, Mike Householder, Associated Press A Canadian judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll… Continue reading
Jan 05 Kazakhstan president's home ablaze as protests escalate By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city stormed the presidential residence and the mayor's office Wednesday and set both on fire, according to news reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices escalated sharply in the Central Asian nation. Continue reading
Dec 25 Sudanese rally in new anti-coup protests amid tight security By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Khartoum on Saturday as demonstrators once again took to the streets in the country’s capital and elsewhere to denounce the October military coup. Continue reading
Nov 01 Activists protest pace of climate action at COP26 By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Youth campaigners from several countries marched on the opposite bank of the River Clyde from where the U.N. climate summit, known as COP26, was being held, holding banners with slogans such as “We are watching you.”… Continue reading