protests
Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
Egypt
March 11, 2021
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
March 11, 2021
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
March 11, 2021
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
March 10, 2021
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
March 10, 2021
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
March 9, 2021
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
March 9, 2021
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
March 8, 2021
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
March 8, 2021
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
March 7, 2021
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…