Aug 20 Strike at Belarus’ state TV erodes government control By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press In a new challenge to Belarus' authoritarian ruler, hundreds of employees of state television have gone on strike amid a rising tide of protests calling for his resignation after a vote the opposition saw as rigged. The journalists' action this… Continue reading
Aug 17 Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Workers heckled President Alexander Lukashenko as he visited a factory and strikes grew across Belarus, raising the pressure on the authoritarian leader to step down after 26 years in power. Continue reading
Aug 14 Texas doctors warn police not to use ‘less lethal’ munitions which can severely hurt people By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America In a letter published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12 doctors from the Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas say Austin police who fired beanbag rounds caused injuries including bleeding on the brain and… Continue reading
Aug 14 Thousands flood Belarus capital as election protests grow By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people have flooded the heart of the Belarus capital of Minsk in a show of anger over a brutal police crackdown this week on peaceful protesters that followed a disputed election. Earlier, authorities freed at least… Continue reading
Aug 14 Thai student rallies continue despite activist’s arrest By Jerry Harmer, Associated Press Hundreds of students gathered at Chulalongkorn University in central Bangkok to hear speeches calling for a new constitution and for the government to resign. Continue reading
Aug 13 Protesters hold up U.S. detention of 2 in Oregon for 12 hours By Associated Press Border Patrol officers have used pepper spray in Oregon to push through a crowd of demonstrators to get to two men detained by immigration agents in a bus. The bus in the city of Bend could not move for about… Continue reading
Aug 09 World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut By Sarah El Deeb, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Donors on a teleconference discussing emergency aid to Beirut warned that the money would not be made available until Lebanese authorities “fully commit themselves to timely measures and reforms expected by the Lebanese people.”… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:48 Violent protests, anger in Beirut over blast By Leila Molana-Allen Protests in Beirut over the Lebanese government’s response to the deadly blast on Tuesday, which killed at least 158 people and injured 6,000, turned violent with security forces firing several rounds of tear gas as some demonstrators set fires and… Continue watching
Aug 07 Milwaukee police chief demoted over use of tear gas on protesters, other concerns By Todd Richmond, Associated Press An oversight board demoted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales after questioning how he handled multiple incidents, including ordering officers to fire tear gas and pepper spray at protesters demonstrating over George Floyd’s death… Continue reading
Aug 06 Utah protesters face charges with potential life sentence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The charges are more serious because they carry a gang enhancement. Prosecutors said that’s justified because the protesters worked together, but watchdogs called the use of the 1990s-era law troubling. Continue reading