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Climate protests: First students, now adults march
A day after worldwide student climate protests, families and activists are marching in France to force faster government action against global warming. One group gathered Saturday near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, hoping for peaceful actions that contrast with violence at yellow vest protests nearby. Another march is expected from the ...
Algeria’s protesters want change – will they get it?
Who ultimately wins the contest between Algeria’s street and power system remains a big unknown
Women’s Day spurs femicide protests across Turkey
'We are here to demand the police and judiciary take these endless murders of women seriously,' a protester says in Istanbul
‘School strike for climate’ teen movement swells
Every week, tens of thousands of teenagers and young adults skip class, mostly on Fridays their so-called 'Fridays for Future'
Algeria’s Bouteflika faces growing protests not to run again
Demonstrators push 82-year-old president, who suffered stroke in 2013 and is largely wheelchair-bound, not to pursue 5th term
Sudan declares national emergency as protests continue
Expert says national emergency ushers in one year of martial law in Sudan
US ambassador expresses support for Haitian President Moise
U.S. Ambassador Michele Sison expressed support Friday for Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, who has been the focus of two weeks of nationwide protests calling for his resignation. "We have always un
Deadly crackdown stokes fear among protesters in Venezuela
Jhonny Godoy had taken to Twitter to proclaim his opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, posting a video that showed him running through the streets waving the national flag as protests erupted across Venezuela's capital. Two days later, his family said, rifle-wielding special police agents wearing black masks stormed into their home ...
Haitian protesters plan to return to streets Sunday
With a reprieve from protests for a day, Haitians were out on Saturday, using public transportation and frequenting local businesses
Haitians continue to protest, despite plea from president
Most citizens tell VOA they were unimpressed with president's speech and insist he resign
Iran’s teachers denounce suppression of rights in biggest protests in months
Images verified by VOA Persian showed Iranian teachers protesting on Wednesday outside education departments in Mashhad, Ardabil, Urmia, Kermanshah, Marivan and Sanandaj
Haitian president to people: ‘I hear you’
President Jovenel Moise finally broke his silence after eight days of protests demanding his resignation
Haiti protesters march to presidential palace
Demonstrators vow to continue to take to the streets until President Jovenel Moise resigns
US deplores Haiti violence
The comment comes after a 6th day of protests crippled the capital, Port-au-Prince and cities nationwide
Protesters rush Chinese delegation before US trade talks
Several protesters approached Beijing delegation's motorcade and clashed with security as members left their Washington DC hotel en route for meeting with US officials
Zimbabwe singer fires musical warning shot
But he has a few words for uniting the nation, which has seen the brutality of the army and police over the past few months
Zimbabwe president returns home after violent protests
Protests broke out last week after Mnangagwa announced a 150 percent hike in fuel prices just before leaving on an overseas fund-raising trip
Venezuela forces clash with protesters after reported mutiny
Security forces have fired tear gas against protesters in a poor neighborhood just 2 miles (3 kilometers) from Venezuela's presidential palace after an apparent uprising by a national guard unit.The disturbance early Monday started hours after a group of men dressed in military fatigues and carrying assault weapons published a ...
Pro-Bashir rally as Sudan says 800 protesters arrested
More than 800 protesters have been arrested in anti-government demonstrations held across Sudan since last month, a minister said Monday, as hundreds gathered at a rally backing President Omar al-Bash
Egypt voices support for protest-hit Sudan
In October Sudan lifted a ban on agricultural imports from Egypt during a visit to Khartoum by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi
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