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A protest in Femen way

A topless activist from the international women’s rights movement Femen hung from a bridge in Paris on Thursday (January 28), in protest over Iranian

France

Uber: day two of protests by French taxis

App-based taxi service slapped with huge fine by French court

Poland

Poland's controversial new government faces mounting anger

Just three months on from elections, Poland finds itself in political turmoil. Demonstrations last Saturday were just the latest in a wave of action

France

Clashes and arrests in Paris as taxi drivers strike over Uber

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Moldova

Moldova: Thousands rally to demand early elections

Thousands of pro-Russian and Pro-European demonstrators gathered in Moldova’s capital Chisinau on Sunday to demand the removal of the country’s

Poland

Anti-migrant protesters rally in Poland

Protesters in Poland took to the streets on Sunday to say ‘No’ to accepting migrants. Some at the rally at Gora Kalwaria, some 30 kilometres south

Poland

Poles protest against government surveillance plans

Thousands of demonstrators took the streets across Poland on Saturday to protest against a government plan to increase surveillance powers. Critics

Tunisia

Tunisia: President warns ISIL could exploit unrest over unemployment

As protests over youth unemployment spread in Tunisia, the country’s President Beji Caid Essebsi has warned that unrest could be exploited by the

World News

Haiti polls postponed for third time amid unrest

Haiti has postponed its presidential election – again – amid scenes of unrest in the capital, Port-au-Prince. Anger has erupted amid claims the

Tunisia

Nationwide curfew imposed in Tunisia

Fours days of protests and riots over jobs and the economy have shaken the country

Moldova

Thousands of Moldovans protest over appointment of new PM

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the Moldovan capital Chisinau, to vent their anger over the appointment of Prime Minister Pavel

Tunisia

Policeman dies as jobs protests in central Tunisia continue

Protests continue in Kasserine and several other Tunisian cities including the capital as people demonstrate against unemployment and the country’s

France

Baywatch star causes chaos in French parliament over foie gras

Canadian-born actress Pamela Anderson, who is the former star of the popular Baywatch series, caused chaos in the French parliament when she

Netherlands

Dutch town latest to angrily protest against refugee centre

Heesch is the latest Dutch town to suffer anti-immigrant protests after police made three arrests on Monday night as a demonstration forced

Haiti

Election violence in blighted Haiti as opposition cries fraud

Electoral violence has erupted in Haiti as opposition supporters demand the suspension of the January 24 presidential election.

Hungary

Budapest cabbies protest and call for ban on Uber

More than 100 Hungarian taxi drivers brought the capital Budapest to a standstill today calling for a ban on Uber and other smartphone taxi

Turkey

Turkish military continues operations against PKK

Military operations in the Turkish town of Cizre continued on Sunday as security forces clamped down on Kurdish militants. Cizre has been under

Poland

Poland: Activists call for Bialowieza Forest to be protected

Several hundred green activists have staged a protest in Warsaw against the felling of thousands of diseased trees one of Europe’s oldest woodlands

Germany

'We respect the values of German society' say Syrian refugees

Syrian and other refugees gathered in Cologne on Saturday to demonstrate their willingness to accept the German way of life, in an effort to ease

Brazil

Sao Paulo police clash with protesters over transport fares hike

Sao Paulo police in Brazil have been accused by protesters of being heavy handed in breaking up a demonstration against a hike in public transport