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
Oct 21 Protesters in Colombia decry government pandemic response By Associated Press Protesters filled a historic square in Colombia’s capital Wednesday to demonstrate against the government’s handling of a wide range of issues including the economic fallout of the pandemic and implementation of the peace accord. Continue reading
Oct 21 Nigerian forces killed 12 peaceful protesters, Amnesty says By Sam Olukoya, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality are defying a curfew and gunfire rang out where they were setting up a blockade. Continue reading
Oct 14 Kyrgyzstan president faces pressure to resign amid turmoil By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The country of 6.5 million people plunged into turmoil after the Oct. 4 election, which the opposition said was fraudulent. Continue reading
Oct 12 Security guard jailed in deadly shooting at Denver protests By Associated Press The Denver Post reports the guard was detained after the clash in which another man apparently slapped him and sprayed him with Mace. Continue reading