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Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
Egypt

Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting…
Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
Middle East

Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini security forces have beaten children and threatened them with rape and electric shocks after detaining them…
Myanmar: Several protesters reported killed
World

Myanmar: Several protesters reported killed

A anti coup protest in the central Myanmar town of Myaing turned deadly on Thursday, with staff at the local hospital reporting…
US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probe
World

US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probe

As members of the Oath Keepers paramilitary group shouldered their way through the mob and up the steps to the…
Burning tires: Lebanon’s protesters send dark, angry message
Middle East

Burning tires: Lebanon’s protesters send dark, angry message

BEIRUT (AP) — It’s an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Anti-government protesters in Lebanon are burning tires to…
Indian activist’s arrest spotlights crackdown on dissent
World

Indian activist’s arrest spotlights crackdown on dissent

NEW DELHI (AP) — To her friends, Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old Indian climate activist, was most concerned about her future…
Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped
World

Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped

(Reuters) – Hundreds of young Myanmar protesters who had been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon overnight…
Explainer-Why protests are shaking one of Africa’s most stable democracies
World

Explainer-Why protests are shaking one of Africa’s most stable democracies

DAKAR (Reuters) – Clashes between police and thousands of demonstrators protesting at the detention of Senegal’s most prominent opposition leader…
Protesters paralyze Lebanon amid political, economic crisis
Middle East

Protesters paralyze Lebanon amid political, economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters closed all major roads leading to the Lebanese capital on Monday, causing traffic jams and triggering…
Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.
World

Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.

TOKYO (AP) — Myanmar’s security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup. The new junta has jailed journalists…
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