160,000 protest in France against Covid rules
August 29, 2021 | 11:38
A total of 160,000 people protested across France on Saturday, the interior ministry said, angered at the country's Covid health pass system which they say unfairly restricts the unvaccinated.
Dutch police arrest hundreds at virus protest clashes
June 22, 2020 | 08:53
THE HAGUE: Dutch police on Sunday (Jun 21) charged on horseback and fired water cannon to disperse protesters said to be frustrated with the government's coronavirus policies, arresting hundreds after skirmishes broke out.
Violence breaks out as police try to clear Hong Kong protesters
June 10, 2019 | 06:21
Police fought with protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday (Jun 9) night, using batons and pepper spray as they tried to clear demonstrators from the city's parliament after a massive demonstration against plans to allow extraditions to China.
One dead, 15 injured after women enter flashpoint India temple
January 04, 2019 | 08:53
One person was killed and at least 15 injured in violence across southern India's Kerala state which broke out after two women defied traditionalists to enter one of Hinduism's holiest temples, police said on Thursday (Jan 3).
'Yellow vest' protest numbers fall in run-up to Christmas
December 23, 2018 | 12:39
French "yellow vests" turned out in small numbers for a sixth Saturday of nationwide demonstrations, with one person killed in a road accident, the 10th death since the protests began last month.
Foreigners put on alert over French fuel protests
December 09, 2018 | 03:06
Foreigners were put on alert for possible violence during Saturday's (Dec 8) French fuel protests, particularly in Paris, with some embassies warning their nationals to stay well away.
Bangladesh shuts down mobile Internet to tackle teen protests
August 06, 2018 | 11:00
Bangladesh authorities have shut down mobile Internet across swathes of the country, officials and local media said on Sunday (Aug 5), as the authorities try to quell massive student protests that have spiralled into violence.
Top French university Sciences Po blocked by students
April 19, 2018 | 11:58
The main entrance to the prestigious French university Sciences Po in Paris was blocked on Wednesday (Apr 18) after students opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's education reforms occupied the building, an AFP reporter said.
Protest in Madrid after street vendor's death sparks clashes
March 17, 2018 | 09:03
More than a thousand protesters took to the streets in central Madrid on Friday (Mar 16) as tensions remained high a day after violent clashes over the controversial death of a Senegalese street vendor.
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