Now playing Next no comment Lavrov boycotted in two Geneva UN forums Many delegations, including Western countries, boycott two speeches by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN headquarters in Geneva in solidarity with Kiev, with diplomats leaving the proceedings shortly before his video was broadcast 01/03/2022
Now playing Next no comment Jakarta protest calls for boycott of Beijing Olympics Protesters in Jakarta on Friday called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. 14/01/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Will the Czech Republic boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics? Such a move could start a spat between the new coalition government and President Milos Zeman, one of the loudest pro-China advocates in Czech politics. 23/12/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK and Canada join planned diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics Boris Johnson said he was against a full boycott but stated that UK officials would not attend the games. 08/12/2021
Now playing Next world news US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics China threatened to take "firm countermeasures" in response to Washington's plans to stage a diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games over human rights abuses. 06/12/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK bars and clubs close in solidarity with anti-spiking boycott Campaigners have called for a one-night boycott of bars and nightclubs on Wednesday in protest at rising cases of young women being drugged via drinks or needles, often a prelude to sexual assault. 27/10/2021
Now playing Next Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serbs will shut down government over genocide denial law Bosnian Serb politicians have pledged to block decision-making in the country’s institutions in protest over a recent move by a top international envoy to outlaw genocide denial. 27/07/2021
Now playing Next Israel Ben & Jerry's to stop sales in Palestinian territories The announcement was one of the strongest and highest-profile rebukes by a well-known company of Israel’s policy of settling its citizens on war-won lands. 20/07/2021
Now playing Next Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia's Muslim and Croat leaders boycott Russia's foreign minister Two of the representatives of Bosnia's presidency not present at the meeting say Lavrov should have started his visit in the capital Sarajevo rather than the Serb part of the country. 15/12/2020
Now playing Next world news How effective will a boycott of French goods be in Muslim countries? While President Erdoğan urged people in Turkey to avoid buying them and Qatar took them off the shelves, no country has yet put an official boycott policy in place on French products 27/10/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Europe's Muslims being treated like Jews before WWII, says Erdogan Turkey's president calls for a boycott of French products in a growing row over Emmanuel Macron's remarks about Islam 26/10/2020
Now playing Next China Back to school: Hong Kong students boycott class Hong Kong students staged a protest on Monday after weekend protests resulted in violence. 02/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Boycotting Israel is anti-Semitic, new Trump envoy says "If there is an organized movement to economically strangle the state of Israel, that is anti-Semitic," Elan Carr said on his first day on the job. 12/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Arkansas publisher embroiled in legal battle over law banning Israel boycotts One of more than 25 states to put anti-BDS legislation on the books, Arkansas is a battleground in a conflict that's gone national. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs renew call for diplomatic boycott of World Cup Move wins support of around 60 politicians from 16 member states 14/06/2018
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt 2018 Presidential Elections: Top 10 Facts Egyptians go to the polls on March 26 and for three days, they will cast their votes to elect the country's president, in a race pitting the incumbent president Abdel Fattah el Sisi against little kno 22/03/2018
Now playing Next Venezuela Maduro bans opposition from 2018 election Venezuela's president says opposition boycott of mayoral elections disqualifies them from next year's presidential vote 11/12/2017
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea: President Trump unveils new sanctions aimed at choking reclusive state's economy Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new US sanctions against North Korea on Thursday as part of the latest effort to halt the country’s nuclear weapons 21/09/2017
Now playing Next USA US Democrats boycott votes, delaying confirmation of Trump's nominees US Democrats have stepped up their opposition to Donald Trump, by boycotting a planned committee hearing to confirm his Cabinet picks. 31/01/2017
Now playing Next Sport Union leaders call for Africa Cup of Nations boycott The leader of Gabon’s main civil service union called for a boycott of the African Nations Cup (CAN) on Wednesday (January 12), saying the money the country is spending on hosting the tournament would 12/01/2017
