Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal
by Yan ZHAO / Xinqi SU Agence France Presse Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of…
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Michigan protesters launch ‘Operation Haircut’ over lockdown
LANSING, United States (AFP) -- After mass rallies featuring armed protesters, those angry over the restrictive anti-virus lockdown in the…
6 years ago
Hundreds of Tunisians protest virus lockdown
MNILHA, Tunisia (AFP) -- Several hundred Tunisians demonstrated in a working-class district of the capital Tuesday, demanding government support and…
6 years ago
Iraq crisis deepens after PM-designate steps down
by Sarah Benhaida BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Protest-torn Iraq on Monday faced more political gridlock after prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi…
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Seven killed as rival protesters clash in Iraq’s Najaf
NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) -- Seven people were shot dead on Wednesday in Iraq's shrine city of Najaf after supporters of…
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Protesters occupy disputed German coal mine
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- Activists occupied Germany's newest power plant on Sunday to protest against a law passed last…
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Hundreds wounded in weekend of Lebanon clashes
by Rouba El-Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in…
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Climate activists march on Davos
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Hundreds of climate activists, young and old, embarked on a three-day march on Sunday to the make…
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Massive Hong Kong pro-democracy rally ends in police clashes
by Yan ZHAO / Xinqi SU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A huge New Year's Day pro-democracy rally in Hong…
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Thousands protest in Iraq as deadline for new PM looms
DIWANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters blocked roads and public buildings in southern Iraq Sunday, as the latest…
7 years ago
Hong Kongers mark half a year of protest with mammoth rally
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Democracy protesters took part in the largest mass rally…
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Iraq’s embattled PM bows out as protesters mourn dead
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- The government of Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi ended Sunday after two months of violent…
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