Oct 28 Protesters take to the streets in Philadelphia after Black man’s killing By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press About 500 people angered by the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. on Tuesday night marched to a police station, where they were met by officers with riot shields. Continue reading
Oct 28 Poles continue nationwide protest of abortion ruling By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press People across Poland have stayed off their jobs and joined protests as part of a nationwide strike called to protest a top court ruling that bans abortions in cases of fetal abnormalities. Continue reading
Oct 28 Nigeria’s army admits its soldiers were at Lagos shootings By Sam Olukoya, Associated Press Nigeria’s army has admitted its soldiers were deployed at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos where live rounds were fired last week, killing several peaceful protesters prompting global outrage. Continue reading
Oct 27 Poland’s leader wants churches defended, condemns protests By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Poland's powerful ruling party leader has called on his supporters to come out and defend the predominantly Catholic nation's churches from protesters angry over a court ruling restricting abortions. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Attorneys for the family of shooting victim Walter Wallace provide update By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press A lawyer says the family of a Black man who was killed under more than a dozen police-fired rounds in Philadelphia had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention. Continue reading
Oct 26 Strikers in Belarus press for authoritarian leader’s ouster By Associated Press Factory workers, students and owners of small businesses in Belarus began a strike to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after more than two months of protests following a disputed election. Continue reading
Oct 26 Women’s groups lead more protests over Poland’s abortion law By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Women’s rights activists are holding a fifth day of protests across Poland after a top court tightened the predominantly Catholic nation’s already strict abortion law. Continue reading
Oct 23 Nigerian president acknowledges ‘many lives’ lost but doesn’t mention shootings by soldiers By Sam Olukoya, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press President Muhammadu Buhari has warned protesters against "undermining national security and law and order." This week's scenes have touched a chord with Black Lives Matter supporters in the United States. Continue reading
Oct 23 Poland sees more protests over stringent abortion ruling By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Protesters have assembled in Poland for a second day to vent anger over a court ruling that declared abortions of fetuses with congenital defects unconstitutional. Continue reading
Oct 23 Confederate monument removed from Alabama courthouse By Associated Press A 115-year-old Confederate monument that's been the subject of protests in Huntsville, Alabama, has been removed from outside a county courthouse. Demonstrators sought the removal amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. Continue reading