Nov 30 French lawmakers to rewrite proposed bill on filming police By Associated Press The government said the measure is needed to better protect police officers. Critics fear that if enacted, it would impinge on freedom of information and media rights. Continue reading
Nov 23 Belarus pensioners march demanding leader's resignation By Associated Press Over 2,000 pensioners were estimated to have marched down a central avenue in Minsk in what has turned into a regular Monday rally. Continue reading
Nov 20 Death toll rises to 37 in Uganda following Bobi Wine's arrest By Risdel Kasasira, Associated Press The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 37, police said Friday. This is the country’s worst unrest in a decade, and more is expected ahead of the… Continue reading
Nov 19 Polish police criticized for using tear gas on protesters By Vanesa Gera, Associated Press The tear gas was used Wednesday night during the latest in a string of women-led protests against a top court ruling restricting abortion. Continue reading
Nov 17 Peru awaits new president's swearing in with cautious hope By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Peruvians were returning to their daily lives as the South American nation prepared to swear in its third president in the span of a week. Continue reading
Nov 16 Peru's Congress selects lawmaker from centrist party as new leader By Franklin Briceno, Christine Armario, Associated Press Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday in favor of Francisco Sagasti, an engineer from the centrist Purple Party, as the legislature's president. Continue reading
Nov 16 Peru in political crisis as protests push interim president to quit By Franklin Briceno, Christine Armario, Associated Press Who is the president of Peru? The answer to that question Monday is no one. The Latin American nation's political turmoil took a chaotic turn Sunday when interim leader Manuel Merino quit and Congress couldn't decide on his replacement. Continue reading
Nov 13 Peru president's ouster sparks wave of youth-led protests By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press The shock vote to oust now ex-President Martín Vizcarra has sparked protests unlike any seen in recent years in Peru. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump supporters protest Biden's victory By Anita Snow, David Goldman, Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Chanting “This isn’t over! and “Stop the steal,” supporters of President Donald Trump are protesting at state capitols across the country. Continue reading
Nov 05 Election demonstrators arrested in Seattle and Portland By Gillian Flaccus, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press More than a dozen people have been arrested in Seattle and Portland, Oregon after hundreds took to the streets to demand a full count of all presidential election votes. Continue reading