Mar 14 London police under pressure over clashes at women’s protest By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press London’s Metropolitan Police force was under heavy pressure Sunday to explain its actions during a vigil for a woman whom one of the force’s own officers is accused of murdering. Continue reading
Jan 04 Indian government fails to resolve deadlock with protesting farmers By Associated Press With the government refusing to revoke the legislation, the farmers pledged to continue blockading key highways linking the capital with the country's north. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 4:08 Nigerian government tries to quell public outrage over police brutality By Philip Ihaza For weeks, people have taken to Nigeria's streets to protest police brutality and the heavy-handed tactics of one unit in particular: the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS. The government since disbanded the group, but demonstrators are demanding further reforms --… Continue watching
Sep 03 South African health care workers protest, threaten strike By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press More than 100 South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption in the purchase of COVID-19 personal protective equipment. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:32 In Kenosha, Trump praises police after controversial remarks about violence By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, a day after defending a supporter who allegedly killed two people there. Kenosha erupted in outrage after police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, in the back, reportedly leaving him paralyzed. During Trump's visit, which… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 3:59 Russia propagates pro-regime propaganda as crackdown continues in Belarus By Simon Ostrovsky Thousands of protesters in Belarus marked President Alexander Lukashenko’s birthday on Sunday with a derisive chant calling him a “psychopath.” The defiant gesture came after a week in which government security forces furthered their crackdown on protesters and journalists in… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 6:07 Protests continue in Belarus as embattled Lukashenko clings to power By Simon Ostrovsky In Belarus, riot police dispersed protesters from the streets of Minsk Wednesday in a show of force, albeit a less brutal one than they were met with after last week's disputed presidential election. Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is calling… Continue watching
Aug 17 Indigenous protesters in Brazil demand COVID-19 protection By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Dozens of Indigenous people have blocked a major highway in Brazil's Amazon to pressure the government for help in protecting them from COVID-19. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:47 In Belarus, ‘extraordinary’ wave of protests could threaten Lukashenko’s reign In Belarus, pressure is mounting for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down after 26 years in power. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to protest last week’s election, which was widely denounced as fraudulent. And the ensuing brutal… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 3:45 Post-election unrest, government torture make for some of Belarus’ ‘darkest days’ By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran In Belarus, tens of thousands of protesters marched through the capital of Minsk, angered over a disputed election and the brutal police crackdown that followed. Police have freed about 2,000 people arrested during demonstrations, but reports of widespread torture of… Continue watching