Aug 08 Watch 4:48 Games like no other: Tokyo 2020 ends as torch goes to Paris for 2024 By PBS NewsHour The Tokyo Olympics were like none other: postponed for a year because of the pandemic, athletes competing without fans in the stands, and protests because of rising COVID-19 cases. After 16 days of play, the torch was finally extinguished on… Continue watching
Aug 02 German government condemns violence at Berlin COVID protests By Associated Press The German government has condemned an outburst of violence at protests in Berlin against the country's anti-coronavirus measures. Continue reading
Jul 29 Guatemalans protest president, attorney general By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press Pressure has been building since Attorney General Consuelo Porras fired anti-corruption special prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 9:45 Dissidents are fleeing Belarus after Lukashenko’s crackdown on protesters By Simon Ostrovsky President Lukashenko's landslide victory in Belarus last year marked more than 25 years of control and the start of the authoritarian leader's sixth term. Mass demonstrations followed, with thousands of protesters imprisoned. Thousands more are fleeing to neighboring countries, crossing… Continue watching
Jul 18 Thai police use tear gas against anti-government protesters By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul, Associated Press Thai police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons Sunday to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters who held a rally in Bangkok despite coronavirus restrictions banning gatherings of more than five people. Continue reading
Jul 16 Myanmar opposition targets state electricity company By Grant Peck, Associated Press Offices and staff of EPC have been targeted since the government earlier this month began cutting off power to customers who did not pay their bills as a form of protest against February's military takeover. Continue reading
Jul 13 Families of Lebanese blast victims protest interior minister By Sarah El Deeb, Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press Demonstrators gathered Tuesday outside the home of Lebanon's caretaker interior minister demanding an end to what they say is obstruction of the investigation into one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. Continue reading
Jul 13 Death toll mounts in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailing By Mogomotsi Magome, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Sporadic violence broke out after Zuma on Thursday began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court for refusing to testify at an investigation of allegations of corruption while he was president. Continue reading
Jul 12 Police patrol Havana in large numbers after demonstrations By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Large contingents of Cuban police are patrolling the capital of Havana following protests around the island nation against food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading
Jun 24 Thai pro-democracy activists march against government By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul, Associated Press Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of Thailand's capital again, marking the 89th anniversary of the overthrow of the country's absolute monarchy by renewing their demands that the government step down, the constitution be amended and the monarchy become… Continue reading