Jan 17 Protests against Charlie Hebdo turn violent in Niger and Pakistan By Elisabeth Ponsot At least five people were killed in Niger during protests against the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo on Saturday, authorities said, raising the two-day death toll in the violent demonstrations in the country's capital to ten. Continue reading
Jan 11 Sea of demonstrators march for unity in Paris By Elisabeth Ponsot, Carey Reed Over one million people poured into the streets of Paris on Sunday in a march to honor the victims of three days of violence which began with the massacre of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 10 Pencils raised from Barcelona to Nantes in solidarity with Paris victims By Elisabeth Ponsot Hundreds of thousands of people rallied across France on Saturday to decry the terror attacks that left 17 dead over three days of violence, which began with an assault on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Protesters reject NYC mayor’s plea to pause after police shootings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, protesters in New York rejected Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plea to suspend demonstrations against police use of force out of respect for the families of two murdered officers. Also, Obama administration officials reported nearly 6.4… Continue watching
Dec 13 Marches to protest police killings planned in DC, New York By Associated Press Protesters plan to converge on the nation's capital on Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action. Continue reading
Dec 08 Why are you protesting? Tell PBS NewsHour By Colleen Shalby To try to capture the reasons and commentary behind the protests pertaining to Eric Garner and Michael Brown, we want to hear directly from protesters across the country. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:32 Protests, largely peaceful, continue over killings by police – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 29 Activists begin seven-day march from Ferguson to state capital By Rialda Zukic Activists gathered in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday to take part in a seven-day march to the state's capital to protest the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch More officers called in to guard St. Louis City Hall as protests continue – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 25 Marches across the country show support for Ferguson By Corinne Segal Cities across the country are planning organized responses to yesterday’s decision by a grand jury not to indict Darren Wilson for fatally shooting unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Continue reading