Tag: protesters
Egypt: nine Coptic protesters free after three months in prison
Egypt’s state security prosecutor’s office has ordered the release of nine Copts detained for three months for demanding the reconstruction of a burned down church, the country’s largest human rights…
In Germany, anti-coal protesters defend a village threatened with disappearance
Demonstration against the destruction of the village of Lützerath for the expansion of the Garzweiler open pit coal mine, near Lützerath, North Rhine-Westphalia, April 23, 2022. BERND LAUTER / AFP…
Cuba: 6 to 30 years in prison for 128 July 11 protesters
A group of 128 Cubans who took part in the demonstrations of July 11 and 12, 2021 in two neighborhoods of Havana, considered the most violent on those days, were…
six to thirty years in prison for 128 July 11 protesters
Cubans demonstrate outside the Capitol in Havana, July 11, 2021. RAMON ESPINOSA / AP The Supreme Court of Cuba announced Wednesday, March 16 the sentence of six to thirty years…
Protesters occupy a London mansion linked to a Russian oligarch
Protesters occupied a mansion linked to a Russian oligarch on Monday, demanding that the building, located in one of London’s most upscale areas, be used to house Ukrainian refugees. Protesters…
More than 800 protesters against the conflict in Ukraine arrested in Russia
More than 800 people demonstrating on Sunday against the Russian military operation in Ukraine were arrested across 37 cities in Russia, according to the NGO OVD-Info, which specializes in monitoring…
Police use violence against anti-war protesters
In the two weeks since the attack on Ukraine, Russia’s security forces have arrested more than 14,000 people demonstrating against the war. Apparently, more and more police officers feel above…
more than 5,000 peace protesters arrested in Russia
At least 5,000 people demonstrating without authorization against the military intervention in Ukraine were arrested on Sunday in 69 cities in Russia, as in the photos taken in Yekaterinburg. At…
In Russia, thousands of anti-war protesters arrested
A young Russian protester against the war in Ukraine arrested in Yekaterinburg, Urals, Russia, March 6, 2022. HANDOUT / VIA REUTERS The crackdown on anti-war protesters is unabated in Russia.…
Canada: Ottawa police at work to dislodge protesters
by Carlos Osorio and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Police pushed through crowds of protesters in central Ottawa on Friday to dislodge them, making more than 100 arrests and moving…
in Ottawa, clashes between police and the last protesters against health restrictions
Face to face between police and protesters in Ottawa, Canada, February 19, 2022. COLE BURSTON/AP Tension rose on Saturday, February 19, between the last demonstrators, who have been blocking the…
police dislodge protesters from strategic bridge
Police dislodge protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan, on February 13, 2022. JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP Canadian police dislodged, Sunday, February 13, the last…