Keywords: Demonstrations


France’s High School Protests Intensify as Student Anger Spreads to Universities

France is facing a growing wave of student unrest as high school pupils prepare for another nationwide day of demonstrations, with university campuses increasingly joining a movement initially driven by complaints over education conditions. Thousands of young people are expected to take to the streets......

London police warn over October 7 pro-Palestinian march near major universities

The Metropolitan Police has called on organizers of a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration in London to postpone the event, warning that its timing and route could heighten tensions for Jewish students and university staff marking the third anniversary of the Hamas attack in Israel. The march is scheduled......

France student protests: police face scrutiny over alleged excessive use of force

France is facing growing scrutiny over the conduct of its security forces during a wave of high school and student mobilizations, as accusations of excessive use of force clash with the government’s insistence that police and gendarmes are acting within the law. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez......

At least 11 arrested in Tunisia after Gaza solidarity demonstration

At least 11 people have been arrested in Tunisia following a weekend demonstration calling for the release of pro-Palestinian activists detained earlier this year, according to lawyers representing some of those arrested and the activist group Maghreb Sumud. The exact number of detainees has not yet......

Chile: Nearly 300 Arrests During Protests Commemorating the 53rd Anniversary of the Coup

The 53rd anniversary of the 1973 military coup sparked significant protests in Chile, amid tensions and police interventions. Nearly 300 people were arrested during gatherings organized in memory of the victims of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. 284 Arrests in Two Days According to the Chilean government,......

Iran executes man convicted over role in January protests

Iranian authorities have executed a man convicted of running over several police officers during anti-government demonstrations in January, according to Mizan, the news agency affiliated with the country’s judiciary. Shahram Sadeghi was executed on Sunday after being sentenced to death over what......

Protests over private property bill spark clashes outside Argentina's Senate

Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Argentina's Senate in Buenos Aires on Thursday to oppose a controversial private property bill, with the protest ending in violent clashes between police and groups of protesters as lawmakers debated the legislation inside the chamber. The confrontation......

Royal Moroccan Air Force to stage spectacular aerial shows for Throne Day celebrations

Morocco’s Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) will mark the 27th anniversary of HM King Mohammed VI’s accession to the Throne with a series of aerial performances and parachute demonstrations scheduled in several coastal cities. The celebrations, organized as part of the national events commemorating......

India suspends police officer after rifle fired during student protest crackdown

Indian authorities have suspended a police constable after he discharged an assault rifle into the air while attempting to disperse student demonstrators in the eastern state of Bihar, intensifying scrutiny of law enforcement tactics during a growing wave of nationwide youth protests. The incident has......