‘It Feels Like We’re Just Waiting to Die’: Hong Kong Targets Student Unions
HONG KONG — The police arrived at the University of Hong Kong around 3 p.m., wearing black vests marking them as national security [...]
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In France, angry protests, rising infections and record vaccinations.
By Aurelien Breeden More than 100,000 people took to the streets across France over the weekend to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s tough [...]
Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy Convulsed by Mass Protests
JOHANNESBURG — As Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Eswatini chooses his country’s prime minister and cabinet, and possesses the power [...]
Question Looms Over This Year’s Group of 7: Where Are All the Protesters?
It’s challenging it is to be an activist this year, what with the pandemic, a hermetically sealed summit and a new American president [...]
Arab-Jewish coexistence in Israel suddenly ruptured.
LOD, Israel — The hulks of burned out cars and trucks litter the streets of the mixed Arab-Jewish town of Lod, the epicenter [...]
Colombia’s Police Force, Built for War, Finds a New One
Police spent decades fighting left-wing guerrillas and paramilitaries. Now, they’re cracking down on protesters, and igniting a wider demonstration movement in response. BOGOTÁ, [...]
How the G.O.P. Is Creating Harsher Penalties for Protesters
As the nation reacts to the guilty verdict a jury handed to Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Republican-led states are [...]
At Least 10 Killed in Protests Against Modi’s Visit to Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in protests against a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of [...]
U.K. Police Bill Protesters Turn Violent at Bristol Rally
Violent protests erupted Sunday night in the British city of Bristol over a proposed police and crime bill that would create sweeping new [...]
A Women’s March in Mexico City Turns Violent, With at Least 81 Injured
MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of women marched on Mexico’s seat of government Monday, some carrying their children, others blowtorches, bats and hammers, prepared [...]