Keywords: Protests


Greece opens trial over 2023 train crash that killed 57 people

Greece has opened a long-awaited trial into the country’s deadliest rail disaster in decades, a 2023 train collision that claimed 57 lives and sparked nationwide outrage. The tragedy occurred near the Tempi valley, when a passenger train traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki collided head-on with......

Former Syrian intelligence officer appears in UK court over crimes against humanity charges

A former member of Syria’s Air Force Intelligence has appeared before a British court facing serious accusations of crimes against humanity, including murder and torture linked to the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Damascus in 2011. The suspect, Salem Michel Al-Salem, 58, currently......

Teacher Nezha Majdi released after two and a half months in detention

Moroccan teacher and activist Nezha Majdi has been released after spending two and a half months in detention, drawing renewed attention to the ongoing debate surrounding the country’s contract-based teacher recruitment system. Majdi, known for her involvement in the movement of contract teachers,......

Trump urges Iranians to rise as regime change path stays uncertain

President Donald Trump has urged Iranians to seize what he called a historic chance to topple their leaders after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the United States has not outlined a clear plan for what might follow any collapse of the Islamic Republic. In a video message released......

Protests erupt across Middle East after US-Israel strikes on Iran

The violence in Karachi formed part of widespread demonstrations across Pakistan and the Middle East that followed a US-Israeli military operation against Iran. The Pentagon named the February 28 action Operation Epic Fury. It killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his Tehran compound,......

Larijani emerges as de facto ruler after failed bid to sideline Khamenei

An alleged internal attempt to strip Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of his crisis‑management authority during January’s nationwide unrest collapsed when Ali Larijani refused to back the move, paving the way for his rise as the country’s dominant power broker. According......

Iranian Kurdish parties seek unified front as alliance launches amid unrest

Five Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have unveiled a new political alliance aimed at consolidating their long-fractured movement against Tehran at a moment of mounting domestic turmoil and renewed pressure from the United States on Iran’s leadership. The coalition, formally titled the Alliance......

Clashes between police and protesters in Buenos Aires over labor reform

Tensions erupted on Thursday in Buenos Aires as police clashed with protesters during a general strike opposing President Javier Milei’s proposed labor deregulation law. The demonstration, which drew several thousand participants near the Argentine Parliament, had largely dispersed by mid-afternoon......

Iranian families defy crackdown with memorials for slain protesters

Forty days after Iranian security forces killed thousands of demonstrators in one of the deadliest episodes of state violence in the country’s modern history, families across Iran are holding memorial ceremonies this week to honor those who died, blending mourning with open defiance. The gatherings......