Nov 27 Crowds angered by lockdowns call for China's Xi to step down as protests spread By Dake Kang, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the… Continue reading
Nov 25 Pro-Bolsonaro protests escalate in Brazil after election loss By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press For more than three weeks, supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads and camped outside military buildings across the nation. Continue reading
Nov 15 Bolsonaro supporters protest against Brazil's presidential election results By Diane Jeantet, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Brazilians wearing the colours of the national flag are gathering across the country to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro's defeat in last month’s election and asking for the armed forces to intervene. Continue reading
Nov 13 Tens of thousands march against Mexico president's proposed overhaul of electoral authority By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people packed the Mexican capital’s main boulevard Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority in the largest demonstration against one of the president’s efforts during his nearly four… Continue reading
Nov 11 UN human rights body to hold urgent session on Iran amid protest crackdown By Associated Press The U.N.'s top human rights body will hold a special session on Iran in the wake of the government's violent and deadly crackdowns on protesters, threats against journalists and other alleged human rights violations in the Islamic republic. Continue reading
Nov 10 Iran protests continue to rage on streets as officials renew threats By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Protests in Iran have raged on streets with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast. That's even as the nation's intelligence minister and an army official renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Continue reading
Nov 04 Iranian protestors clash with police near capital; more deaths reported By Associated Press Iranian protesters and security forces have clashed in a town near the capital, where state-run media reported at least two deaths. Continue reading
Oct 31 Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran By Associated Press The mass indictments announced on Monday mark the government's first major legal action aimed at quashing dissent since unrest erupted over six weeks ago. Continue reading
Oct 31 German Chancellor Scholz urges climate activists not to endanger others By Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging climate activists to show "creativity" and avoid endangering others after attacking art works and setting up blockades that allegedly delayed the arrival of a specialist rescue crew at an accident scene. Continue reading
Oct 26 U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran over Mahsa Amini's death By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The United States has imposed new sanctions on members of Iran's intelligence agency, leaders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, prison wardens and others. Continue reading