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Be our voice: Iranians in Istanbul join protests abroad

Iranians living in Istanbul gathered in front of the Iranian consulate to protest against police violence.

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Protesters detained by Russian police at anti-mobilisation rally

Protesters detained by police in central Moscow at anti-mobilisation rally

Iran

Mahsa Amini: Protests spread to Europe as hundreds gather in Paris

Iranians in France gathered in Paris to show support for protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, who died three days after being arrested in Tehran for wearing "inappropriate clothing".

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Thousands protest in Brussels over cost of living crisis

Ten thousand people took to the streets of Brussels on Wednesday to protest against rising food and gas prices and unaffordable energy bills.

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Why is there concern over free speech in aftermath of Queen's death?

“I struggle to understand how holding up that sign could meet the threshold for a breach of the peace, and any subsequent prosecution on that basis would clearly bring into play serious concerns about fundamental human rights.”

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Thousands demand ouster of Haiti PM in new protest

Thousands of people in Haiti's capital and other major cities organized new protests on Wednesday to demand safer streets.

Czech Republic

Mass Czech protest against government, EU and NATO

Tens of thousands protested in Prague on Saturday, calling on the government to control energy prices, while voicing opposition to the EU and NATO.

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Protest all over Europe against Russia's six-month invasion of Ukraine

Protest all over Europe against Russia's six-month invasion of Ukraine

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Bolivian coca farmers and police clash in third week of market dispute

Anti-government coca farmers throw homemade dynamite sticks at the police in Bolivia's La Paz as they continue their attempts to shut down a parallel market for the plant, which they claim is illegal and enjoys government support.

Sierra Leone

Deadly anti-government protests erupt in Sierra Leone

Tensions over the rising cost of living turned deadly in the capital city, Freetown.

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Coca growers, police clash in Bolivian capital

Clashes broke out in the Bolivian city of La Paz on Monday between protesters and riot police that left several people injured, according to officials.

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Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr are asked to leave the Iraqi parliament.

Supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr camped out inside the Baghdad-based Iraqi parliament for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday.

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Sadr supporters occupy Iraqi parliament

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr protest against the appointment of a rival bloc as Prime Minister, and continue to occupy the Iraqi Parliament,

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Protest in Tokyo as Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar

Dozens of protesters gather outside Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo calling for the release of a 26-year-old Japanese filmmaker, believed to have been detained in Myanmar on Saturday near an anti-government rally.

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Peruvians protest during Castillo's message to the nation

Hundreds of supporters and opponents of Peru's President Pedro Castillo protest near the Congress of the Republic in the capital Lima, as the president delivers a speech to mark his first year in office.

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Pro-Sadr protesters rally inside Iraqi parliament

Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr storm parliament in the capital's high-security Green Zone.

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Anti-government protesters block Budapest road

Anti-government demonstrators in Hungary blocked one of the capital's main thoroughfares during morning rush-hour traffic Monday, the latest in a series of protests against recent changes to the country's tax code that have carried on for nearly a week.

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Crowds gather in Sri Lankan presidential palace

Sri Lanka was in a political vacuum for a second day Monday with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters angry over the country's deep economic woes

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan protestors dive into presidential pool

Demonstrators who ousted Sri Lanka's president from his palace in Colombo on Saturday say they will not leave until he resigns.

Georgia

Tens of thousands hold pro-EU, anti-government protests in Georgia

Protesters blame the ruling Georgian Dream party for the country's failure to be granted European Union candidate status earlier in June.