Tag: #Protests
Thousands protest in Algiers after election date announced
Algiers, March 12 (AFP/APP):Thousands demonstrated in Algiers on Friday, rejecting early legislative elections announced the day before, as weekly rallies by the ...Greek students keep up protests amid police brutality claims
Athens, March 10 (AFP/APP):More than 1,000 students kept up protests on Wednesday in the Greek capital after clashes with security forces over ...Police officer seriously hurt in clashes break out at Athens protest
Athens, March 9 (AFP/APP):Greek police said an officer was seriously injured in the head as clashes broke out Tuesday evening at a ...200 peaceful protesters cordoned by Myanmar security forces: UN
Geneva, March 8 (AFP/APP):The United Nations said Monday that Myanmar security forces had cordoned some 200 peaceful protesters in Yangon, voicing concern ...Pressure mounts on Senegal’s president after deadly protests
Dakar, March 7 (AFP/APP):Senegalese President Macky Sall faced mounting pressure on Sunday to speak out after a wave of deadly violence rocked ...Thousands turn out for Vienna anti-lockdown protest
Vienna, March 6 (AFP/APP):Thousands turned out Saturday for the latest protest in Vienna against coronavirus restrictions and several arrests were made for ...Madagascar opposition protests against pandemic response
Antananarivo, March 6 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo on Saturday, denouncing alleged mismanagement of coronavirus ...Hundreds protest royal defamation laws in Thailand
Bangkok, March 6 (AFP/APP):Hundreds marched in Bangkok and lit ceremonial fires in front of a courthouse on Saturday to protest Thailand’s draconian ...Anti-Coup Protests Continue in Myanmar as UN Urged to Hear ‘Pleas’
Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as the UN is urged to hear ‘pleas’.Thousands hit the streets in fresh Algeria protests
Algiers, March 5 (AFP/APP):Thousands demonstrated in Algeria’s capital and other cities Friday, AFP journalists said, as a revived protest movement takes root ...