World news about “Opposition” published by euronews.
Malaysia opposition holds rally against vote result Packed inside a stadium on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur , 40,000 Malaysian opposition supporters held a rally against last weekend’s election… 08/05/2013
Moscow protests mark anniversary of violent anti-Putin rally Russian activists gathered at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square – on the anniversary of an anti-Putin protest that ended in violent clashes with police and several… 06/05/2013
Political protest in Russia – nocomment Russian opposition protesters mark the anniversary of a mass rally against Russian President Vladimir Putin which ended in clashes and arrests. 06/05/2013
Anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow Hundreds of Russian opposition protesters have staged a rally in Moscow. The demonstrators, who are against President Vladimir Putin, took part in a short… 06/05/2013
Coup attempt foiled in Chad Security forces in Chad have announced they have foiled an attempted coup against the government which they claim had been in preparation for several… 02/05/2013
Putin: Boston bombing justifies Russia’s tough Caucasus policy The Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Boston Marathon bombing justifies his tough line on insurgents in the North Caucasus. Speaking as he… 25/04/2013
Anti-Thatcherites turn their back on Iron Lady’s coffin The Thatcher coffin was generally greeted with applause and even cheers along the route, but not everyone was there to laud her achievements. The divisions… 17/04/2013
Navalny trial adjourned in Russia Anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has accused the Russian authorities of laying trumped up charges of embezzlement against him at the start of his… 17/04/2013
Russian protester faces trial after defying Putin The trial of a prominent Russian protest leader is set to begin in the city of Kirov. Alexei Navalny could face up to ten years in jail if he is… 17/04/2013
New party seeks to pull Germany out of the euro Germany has a new political party, the Alternative for Germany, an anti-euro party whose main objective is to take the country out of the single currency… 14/04/2013
German opposition candidate loses support The German opposition party, the Social Democrats, are losing support according to the latest opinion poll carried out ahead of Germany’s general elections on… 14/04/2013
Armenia: big protest as president is sworn in again Thousands of people packed into Yerevan’s Freedom Square to protest against the inauguration of Serzh Sarksyan for his second term as Armenia’s… 09/04/2013
Russian opposition leader held at freedom rally Russian opposition leader Eduard Limonov was detained along with three other supporters at an unsanctioned rally held in Moscow. Similar protests have been… 01/04/2013
Opposition take up Syria’s vacant seat at Arab League All eyes were on opposition leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib as he took up Syria’s vacant seat at the Arab League for the first time. Bashar al-Assad’s… 26/03/2013
Syrian opposition coalition elects prime minister Meeting in Istanbul, Syria’s opposition national council has elected a prime minister for the provisional interim government it has planned for rebel-held… 19/03/2013
Syrian opposition calls for arms embargo to be lifted The opposition Syrian National Council has supported calls by France and the UK to lift an EU arms embargo to allow weapon supplies to Syrian… 16/03/2013
France and UK in move to arm anti-Assad fighters Syrian state TV showed a cache of arms allegedly supplied to rebels from outside the country. The ‘find’ came on a day when French President Francois… 14/03/2013
France signals it may break EU arms embargo on Syria with Britain France has joined Britain by indicating it may be ready to break ranks with the rest of the EU and question the utility of the arms embargo for the Free… 14/03/2013
Aleppo: a shattered city still at war Aleppo is a city of rubble little remains of one of the oldest inhabited sites in the world. Prior to the uprising to oust President Basher al-Assad around… 07/03/2013
Venezuela after Hugo Chavez When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was re-elected last October it was one of the last times he appeared to be healthy, and it now looks unlikely to serve… 04/01/2013
Eleventh-hour Syrian carnage escalates Free Syrian Army rebels are pressing every possible advantage towards a victory. Even a senior Russian source said on Thursday that could no longer be ruled… 15/12/2012
EU foreign ministers meet Syrian opposition EU foreign ministers have held talks with the newly-elected head of Syria’s opposition coalition. The 27-member bloc recognises the group as the legitimate… 10/12/2012
Bahrain rocked by anti-government clashesAn anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during clashes in the village of Mameer, south of Manama, Bahrain. Seven Bahrainis have… 22/10/2012
Iran resistance group seeks to build on non-terror status The National Council of Resistance of Iran is getting closer to transforming its image after it was removed from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organisations… 03/10/2012
No foreign fighters in Free Syrian Army, rebel leader tells euronews Embedded with the Free Syrian Army, euronews’ reporter in Aleppo, Farouk Atig, secured an exclusive interview with one of the three FSA leaders in the region… 18/09/2012
Fighter jet crashes in Syria – nocomment A video showing a Syrian government fighter jet bursting into flames while under fire from rebels was posted on the internet on Monday. Rebels also released a… 14/08/2012
Defence heads roll in Belarus after bear drop Could it be the first time ever that a country has been terrified by teddy bears? Possibly not, but what is clear is the drop of some 800 or so fluffy air… 03/08/2012
Language issue chips away at Ukrainian unity On day one of official campaigning ahead of Ukraine’s general election in October the country is split. Hundreds of demonstrators turned up outside the… 30/07/2012
‘March of Millions’ defies Putin – nocomment Thousands of Russians gathered on June 12 in Moscow to protest against President Vladimir Putin, shrugging off tough new tactics by the Kremlin to suppress… 13/06/2012
Russia’s outcry after bill suppresses protesters rights The Upper House in Russia has passed a law that could see protesters fined over 7000 euros for taking part in public demonstrations. In response, the… 06/06/2012
Bahrain: GP or not GP?Drivers during the third practice session of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit in Manama. Protesters have promised three days of rage across… 21/04/2012
Syrian opposition calls for strong UN action With little immediate sign of an end to the violence in Syria, despite UN envoy Kofi Annan’s best efforts to broker a ceasefire, exiled opposition groups have… 10/04/2012
Syria: A year-long struggle to oust Assad Syria’s uprising started on March 15 2011. After bubbling for several weeks, protests erupted on the streets of cities all over the country as activists… 15/03/2012
Syria government makes firm offer of dialogue to oppositionSyria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem has said the government is ready for talks with armed opposition forces fighting to overthrow President Bashar… 25/02/2013
Tunisia crisis deepensTunisia is facing one of its toughest days since the 2011 revolution as the political crisis deepens. Bloody protests which rocked the country since Wednesday… 08/02/2013
Tunisia in turmoil after assassinationThe assassination of an opposition leader has thrown Tunisia into the grip of its worst political crisis since the 2011 revolution. Chokri Belaid was shot… 07/02/2013
We will talk to al-Shara, says Syrian oppositionThe leader of Syria’s National Coalition has said they are ready to accept dialogue with the country’s vice president, Farouk al-Shara. But Moaz Al Khatib… 05/02/2013
Chavez remains president without swearing-inNo date has been set for the inauguration of Venezuela’s ailing President Hugo Chavez after the country’s Supreme Court endorsed its postponement due to his… 10/01/2013
Ghana’s opposition boycotts presidential swearing inGhana’s John Dramani Mahama has been sworn in as president pledging to focus on development and to unite the country. Despite an opposition boycott over… 08/01/2013
Moscow arrests during protests for free assemblyProminent leader of the Other Russia opposition movement Eduard Limonov was arrested during protests in Moscow on Monday. It’s understood around seventy… 31/12/2012
Gabon leads peace initiative in Central African RepublicAfter weeks of clashes the government of the Central African Republic and rebels have agreed to hold talks. The move follows an initiative by regional… 29/12/2012
Francois Hollande turns down CAR President’s plea for helpThe President of the Central African Republic has called on foreign powers to fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and closing in on the… 28/12/2012
Egypt: new constitution signed into law amid economic woesEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has signed into law a new Islamist-drafted constitution. He says it will help to end political turmoil and allow him to… 26/12/2012
Judges investigate Egyptian vote fraud claimsIn Egypt, judges are looking into allegations from the opposition that a referendum on the country’s controversial new constitution was riddled with… 24/12/2012
Navalny faces fresh charges of theftTop Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has learned he is to be the subject of a third criminal investigation. The Federal Investigative Agency says it… 24/12/2012
Russia prepares to evacuate citizens from SyriaThe Syrian military has purportedly launched fresh air strikes in eastern Ghouta near Damascus, according to a video uploaded by activists. Signs continue… 18/12/2012
Egyptians back constitution amid opposition fearInitial indications are that Egyptians have given their backing to a controversial new constitution. The first round of voting in a referendum on the draft… 17/12/2012
Amr Moussa: “If Egypt’s opposition is backed into another corner, our reaction will be tougher”With the Egyptian opposition planning a big march on Tuesday to protest at the constitutional referendum, euronews’ Mohammed Shaikhibrahim spoke to former… 16/12/2012
Amid fraud claims, Brotherhood claims Egyptian referendum victoryJumping the gun, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood claims it garnered 56.5% of Saturday’s vote on the country’s new constitution, and predicted that the ‘yes’ camp… 16/12/2012
Egyptians vote on divisive new constitutionEgyptians are voting on a new constitution that’s been billed by the ruling party as a solution to the country’s political crisis. Violent protests erupted… 15/12/2012
Last stand before divisive Egypt referendumRight up to the last hours before a referendum on Egypt’s new constitution, protesters stood shoulder to shoulder in Cairo’s Tahrir Square calling for today’s… 15/12/2012
Car bomb close to Syrian capital Damascus kills 16Sixteen people have been killed in a car bomb in a town near Damascus. The explosion occurred in Qatana, about 25 kilometres from the Syrian capital, and… 13/12/2012
It’s Steinbrück versus Merkel next yearIn Germany the opposition Social Democrats have formally named Peer Steinbrück as their candidate to challenge Angela Merkel as Chancellor next… 09/12/2012
Egypt’s opposition consider Mursi’s backtrackThe main opposition coalition in Egypt is drawing up its response to President Mohamed Mursi’s partial u-turn on power. The National Salvation Front had… 09/12/2012
Egypt president annuls decree to quell protestsEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has cancelled his contentious decree which widened the powers of the head of state. The u-turn comes after more than two… 09/12/2012
Egypt President Mursi cancels controversial decreeEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has annulled a controversial decree which granted himself sweeping powers, according to the AFP news agency. A spokesman… 09/12/2012
Egypt: Tens of thousands protest against MursiTens of thousands of Egyptians swarmed around President Mohamed Mursi’s palace in Cairo on Friday. Protesters want the president to retract a decree enacted… 07/12/2012
Egypt: protesters break through barbed wire barricadesTens of thousands of Egyptians swarmed around President Mohamed Mursi’s palace in Cairo on Friday. The protesters want the President to retract a decree that… 07/12/2012
Egypt opposition rejects Mursi’s call for dialogueEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s speech calling for a national dialogue to solve the country’s latest political crisis appears to have fallen on deaf… 07/12/2012
Egypt’s President Mursi appears in public to address violence over draft constitutionPresident Mursi has taken to the stage for the first time since last night’s violent clashes between his supporters and rival demonstrators. He must now… 07/12/2012
Egypt crisis: Muslim Brotherhood offices ransackedHundreds of opposition activists – last night – attacked the Cairo headquarters of Egypt’s largest Islamic party, the Muslim Brotherhood. The renewed… 07/12/2012
Dialogue called for to end Egyptian violenceEgypt’s opposition leaders have blamed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi for the current unrest. However they have said they are prepared to hold talks if he… 06/12/2012
Rival demonstrators clash in their battle over Egypt’s constitutionViolent clashes between rival groups have raged through much of the night in central Cairo as the country’s constitutional crisis continues to be fought on… 06/12/2012
Nightfall brings more tension in CairoAmid growing violence between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s President Mursi, the prime minister has appealed for calm to allow for a “national… 05/12/2012
Egypt: anti-Morsi groups march on presidential palaceEgyptian riot police have fired teargas at protesters demonstrating against President Mohamed Mursi near the presidential palace in Cairo. Live TV coverage… 04/12/2012
Protesters dismiss Mursi’s call for national dialoguePresident Mohamed Mursi received the final version of Egypt’s constitution from the Islamist-dominated assembly that drafted it. Despite the fresh crisis… 02/12/2012
Parliamentary poll divides KuwaitPolls have closed in Kuwait after one of the most divisive parliamentary elections in the Gulf nation’s recent history. Islamist, tribal and Liberal… 02/12/2012
Alexandria erupts as Islamists take to the streetsThe Islamist’s nationwide rally in support of their president ran into stiff opposition in Alexandria, Egypt’s second city. Here thousands of pro and… 01/12/2012
Mursi mania as president’s supporters flood CairoCairo on Saturday belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of President Mohammed Mursi, who flooded the streets in a show of strength for their… 01/12/2012
Kuwait opposition boycotts parliamentary voteSaturday’s vote to elect 50 MPs to Kuwait’s parliament is like an election in any other country. Candidates’ posters are up all over town. They say, with me… 01/12/2012
Pilots accused of Argentina ‘death flights’ go on trialThe trial has begun in Buenos Aires for 68 people accused of kidnappings, torture and murder during Argentina’s military dictatorship. The defendants are… 28/11/2012
Greek opposition denounces international debt dealThe announcement of a deal to reduce Greek debt did not stop protesters from taking to the streets to oppose job losses demanded by international… 27/11/2012
Cairo protestors denounce “autocratic decree” of President MursiThousands of opponents of Egypt’s President Mursi have taken to the streets in protest against his special decree. In scenes reminiscent of the country’s… 27/11/2012
Egypt: opponents dig in despite Mursi compromiseProtesters in Cairo appear determined to press on with demands that Egypt’s president gives up the near-absolute powers he decreed himself, despite signs of a… 27/11/2012
Man of the moment Morsi to rule Egypt by decreeUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally praised the leading role played by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in brokering a ceasefire between Israel… 22/11/2012
Kazakh prosecutors call for opposition bansProsecutors in the central Asian state of Kazakhstan say concerns over extremism have prompted them to ask for two opposition movements critical of the… 22/11/2012
French centre-right opposition in disarrayFrance’s centre-right opposition is once more in disarray. Former Prime Minister Francois Fillon is contesting the result of the UMP party’s leadership race… 22/11/2012
French centre-right split as Fillon contests Copé winThe bitter battle to lead the French centre-right opposition is descending into open political warfare between Jean-François Copé, who narrowly won the… 21/11/2012
Syria opposition coalition rejected by Islamist groupA video posted on the Internet has sent a stark message to the newly formed Syrian opposition coalition and the west. In it a group of extremist Islamist… 19/11/2012
Ukraine’s United Opposition threatens to impeach presidentOn the same day EU officials described Ukraine’s elections as “marred by irregularities” and having a “lack of transparency”, United Opposition says it will… 13/11/2012
Syrian opposition signs coalition agreementSyria’s disparate opposition groups have put aside their differences to sign a coalition deal. The fractious members of the country’s opposition have finally… 12/11/2012
Syria opposition strike unity dealSyrian opposition groups have agreed to form a a single coalition, unified against the country’s president Bashar al-Assad. Disparate groups, meeting in… 11/11/2012
Syria refugees want opposition to uniteThe new head of the Syrian National Council George Sabra is continuing talks on uniting the country’s different opposition groups. A major stumbling block… 10/11/2012
Syrian opposition elects new leaderThe Syrian National Council, the main opposition outside of Syria, has elected a leading Christian as its head. George Sabra, a veteran activist who was… 09/11/2012
Anti-Putin protestor jailedAn anti-Putin protestor has been jailed for 4 1/2 years. Maxim Luzyanin pleaded guilty to attacking riot police during an opposition rally in Moscow in May. 09/11/2012
United opposition in Syria a realistic propositionThe prospect of a unified Syrian opposition based inside the country is moving closer. Talks overseen by the Arab League have been taking place in Qatar. The… 09/11/2012
Kurds consolidate while war rages in rest of SyriaA power struggle is erupting in Syria’s remote northern Kurdish region that’s threatening to spark a messy new front in an already complex civil war. Daily… 09/11/2012
Syrian exiles jostle in QatarTalks in the Qatari capital Doha this week aim to unite Syrian exiled opponents of President Bashar al-Assad with rebels fighting in Syria. The ultimate… 06/11/2012
Syria opposition meets in Qatar to seek unitySyria’s divided opposition factions have begun four days of talks in Qatar, seeking a common front to gain international recognition – and weapons to oust… 04/11/2012
Ukraine opposition party complains of “stolen” votesTension is continuing to simmer in Ukraine after last weekend’s disputed parliamentary elections. Opposition supporters tried to stop police from moving… 02/11/2012
Coalition talks underway in LithuaniaCoalition talks are already underway between the group of opposition parties that between them polled the most votes in Lithuania’s weekend election. The… 29/10/2012
Russia: Navalny to lead protest movementAnti-Putin blogger Alexai Navalny has been selected to lead the opposition movement and will now be tasked with turning mass street protests into more… 23/10/2012
Russia: Voting extended in opposition electionAn online poll to elect members of an opposition council in Russia has been extended until Monday night. It comes after claims that the system was targeted… 21/10/2012
Russia: Hackers target opposition internet election, organisers claimWhat is being billed as Russia’s largest ever internet election is said to have been attacked by hackers.Critics of President Vladimir Putin are holding an… 20/10/2012
Russian opposition hold their own electionRussia’s disparate anti-Putin opposition movement are hoping to show a more united front this weekend by holding an internet ballot to choose a shadow… 20/10/2012
Russian opposition leader detainedRussian opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov has was led away by police on Wednesday morning, as authorities began criminal proceedings against him, and other… 17/10/2012
Russian politician barred over ‘rude language’A Russian opposition politician has been banned from speaking in parliament for a month for using allegedly “rude and offensive” language. Ilya Ponomarev of… 29/09/2012
Minsk claims high turnout in Belarus electionsThe preliminary results in the Belarus parliamentary elections are in, although the final result will not be known for days. The authorities are claiming… 24/09/2012
Growing protests in Georgia threaten to unseat ruling partyProtests in Georgia against brutality in prisons have strengthened. In central Tbilisi students -some carrying brooms as a symbol of torture called for the… 23/09/2012
Assad says Syrian rebels will not winSyrian President Bashar al-Assad says rebel forces do not have the support of the majority of people in the country and will not be victorious. He described… 21/09/2012
