Sep 20 Elijah McClain’s death sparked protests and led to police reforms. Four years later, 2 officers are on trial By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press A trial is opening soon against two police officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The Black man was put in a neck hold and injected with a powerful sedative while walking home in a Denver suburb. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 2:51 Activists target sporting events to demand action on climate change By Ali Rogin, Andrew Chambers, Winston Wilde Around the world, climate change protests have disrupted everything from daily commutes to a night at the museum. And as demonstrated at the U.S. Open on Thursday, they are now spreading to sporting events. Ali Rogin reports. Continue watching
Sep 07 ‘Stop Cop City’ activists in Georgia arrested after chaining themselves to bulldozer By R.J. Rico, Associated Press The protest occurred as a larger group gathered behind a chain-link fence to deliver a mock "stop work order" against the project, saying it has destroyed a forest, polluted a nearby creek and violated the will of the people. Continue reading
Aug 21 Inflation, economic woes spark protests in southern Syria By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The protests come a week after Syrian President Bashar Assad issued two decrees doubling public sector wages and pensions, sparking inflation and compounding economic woes for others. Continue reading
Aug 02 Labor unions in Nigeria protest against soaring cost of living under new president By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The unions, made up of government workers, on Wednesday accused Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu of not acting fast enough to cushion the effects of his economic policies since he was sworn in as president in May. Continue reading
Jul 24 French national police chief says officers under investigation ‘have no place in prison’ By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press The apparently unprecedented remarks by Frederic Veaux in a weekend interview quickly triggered a debate and raised fundamental questions about whether French law enforcement is above the law. Continue reading
Jul 24 India’s Parliament rocked by protests for a third day over ethnic violence in remote state By Associated Press Opposition lawmakers carried placards and chanted slogans outside the Parliament building as they demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the violence in Manipur state before a debate on the issue. Continue reading
Jul 23 Netanyahu undergoes medical procedure for his heart as unrest in Israel heightens By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure, while opposition to his government's contentious judicial overhaul plan reached a fever pitch. Continue reading
Jul 22 Hundreds of thousands march in Israel as former chiefs beg Netanyahu to halt judicial overhaul By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Tens of thousands of protesters marched into Jerusalem on Saturday evening and hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious… Continue reading
Jul 22 Protesters attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran burning in Denmark By Ali Jabar, Jari Tanner, Associated Press Tensions flared again in Iraq on Saturday over a series of recent protests in Europe involving the desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, which sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities. Continue reading