World Feb 24 Hundreds arrested as Russians protest invasion of Ukraine Shocked Russians have turned out by the thousands to decry their country's invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protests grew on social media. By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press
World Feb 03 Watch 9:25 Despite brutal repression, Afghan women demand the right to go to school and work Afghanistan's women saw two decades of progress vanish when U.S. forces withdrew in August as the Taliban took back control of the country. The group's arch-conservative interpretation of Islam pushed women out of the workplace, and cast most young women… By Jane Ferguson
World Jan 13 Sudan’s anti-coup protests violently dispersed with 2 people killed Authorities and a medical group say a senior police officer and a protester were killed in the Sudanese capital as thousands took to the streets on Thursday against a coup that has plunged the country into grinding deadlock. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Jan 09 Kazakhstan says 164 killed in week of protests Most of the deaths — 103 — were in Almaty, the country's largest city, where demonstrators seized government buildings and set some afire, according to the ministry… By Jim Heintz, Associated Press
Jan 08 Watch 4:11 Kazakhstan: Crackdown on protests continue as Russian troops arrive By PBS NewsHour Kazakhstan’s former chief of intelligence was arrested on Saturday after being charged with trying to overthrow the government. The Central Asian country has seen widespread protests, which its president has blamed on terrorists. Meanwhile, the Russian military arrived after requests… Continue watching
Jan 04 Anti-coup protests in Sudan continue as prime minister resigns By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese have flooded the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities in anti-coup protests as the country plunges further into turmoil following the prime minister's resignation earlier this week. Continue reading
Nov 18 ‘Unite the Right’ trial jurors hear closing arguments in Virginia By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Lawyers for nine people hurt during the "Unite The Right" rally in Charlottesville have told a jury that white nationalists "planned, executed and then celebrated" racially motivated violence that left one counterprotester dead and dozens more injured. Continue reading
Sep 15 Thousands protest against Bukele government in El Salvador By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press The demonstration Wednesday centered on fears Bukele may try for re-election in 2024. Protests also voiced concern about the president's concentration of power and the controversial decision to make the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender. Continue reading
Sep 09 Florida’s GOP-backed ‘anti-riot’ law blocked by judge By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The decision Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee found the recently enacted law “vague and overbroad” and amounted to an assault on First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly as well as due process protections. Continue reading