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Haiti

Haitian capital halted as protesters call for president to quit

Haiti's capital has been brought to a standstill by protesters calling for the resignation of the country's president, after allegations of corruption.

15/06/2019

Europe Decoded

‘Climate of urgency’: Tensions rising amid Greenpeace's BP protests

BP has serviced an injunction against Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise amid growing tensions between the oil giant and the environmentalist group.

15/06/2019

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Hundreds arrested amid protests over Kazakhstan's new president

Police in Kazakhstan have arrested scores of protesters upset over the election of the country's first new president in 30 years.

13/06/2019

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Clashes in Hong Kong amid anger over proposed extradition bill

Protesters — some using umbrellas to fend off pepper spray, tear gas and high-pressure water — clashed with police in Hong Kong.

12/06/2019

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Exhibition's tribute to human rights activists killed in Colombia

The artist Doris Salcedo directed an exhibition of public art in Bogotá in tribute to dozens of human rights leaders killed in Colombia after the signing of the peace agreement.

11/06/2019

China

Watch: Hong Kong protest against China extradition bill

Protesters in Hong Kong have gathered outside the territory's Legislative Council building for another round of protesting against a controversial extradition bill.

11/06/2019

Green News

'Sea creature' washes up outside Parliament

Charity Surfers Against Sewage is demanding the government protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.

05/06/2019

World

Huge protests in Prague demand resignation of Czech PM Andrej Babiš

Organisers say up to 120,000 people have protested in the Czech capital Prague calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

05/06/2019

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Thousands of protesters march against Trump's UK state visit

Thousands of people protested in central London against U.S. President Donald Trump's pomp-laden state visit to Britain.

04/06/2019

Egypt

Euroviews. In Sisi’s Egypt, even teenagers who can’t take their exams get arrested ǀ View

A group of high school students in Egypt can’t take their exams because the system introduced by the Education Minister has failed them. [...] The students, aged 15 to 16 years old, decided to take to the streets to peacefully protest the situation, but they were in turn violently arrested.

04/06/2019

United Kingdom

Trump baby blimp launched as thousands protest his visit to London

A giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as a pouting baby was set to fly over the British parliament on Tuesday as he met UK Prime Minister Theresa May for talks at Downing Street.

04/06/2019

Serbia

Serb ultranationalists protest over Kosovo Albanian culture festival

It comes just a day after Serbia put its troops on high alert following the arrest of 19 people in an anti-crime operation in restive northern Kosovo, in an area primarily populated by ethnic Serbs.

30/05/2019

Israel

Thousands of Israelis protest legislative move to grant PM immunity

Thousands of Israelis protested legislative changes to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity and to limit the Supreme Court's power.

26/05/2019

United Kingdom

Climate change narrative shifting dramatically, says student organiser

Jake Woodier, a campaign officer with the UK Student Climate Network Campaign, told Euronews: "We're seeing quite a lot of change happening at quite a fast pace in the UK, where ultimately, we've seen the narrative about climate change and the kind of climate crisis shifting quite dramatically."

24/05/2019

World

School walk-out believed to be the biggest climate protest to date

Today more than 1.4 million schoolchildren around the world are expected to walk out of lessons in what is believed to be the biggest protest calling for action on climate change to date.

24/05/2019

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Indonesia: Protesters and police clash amid post-election discontent

Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters trying to breach barbed wire barricades on Wednesday, May 22 as demonstrations over the outcome of the presidential election hit the capital for a second night.

23/05/2019

USA

Abortion rights activists protest restrictive new laws

Dozens of rallies and demonstrations were scheduled from coast to coast Tuesday afternoon.

22/05/2019

Austria

'One Europe for All' demonstration held in Vienna

Pro-European 'One Europe for All' demonstration held in Vienna on Sunday amid cries for the resignation of Austria's current government.

20/05/2019

Moldova

Moldovan Pride march met by counter-protestors

The annual LGBT Solidarity March was met by counter-protestors on Sunday.

20/05/2019

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Taiwan's LGBT community protests ahead of parliament vote

Hundreds of LGBT rights supporters gathered outside Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday (May 14) demanding for their rights as the parliament votes on three proposed bills

14/05/2019