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Spain

'Don't bomb Syria' say demonstrators in London and Madrid

Anti-war activists took to the streets of London on Saturday as Britain weighs up whether to take military action against ISIL in Syria

France

COP21: climate change provokes protests of all shapes and sizes

Marching against climate change: around the world, thousands take to the streets ahead of the COP21 conference.

Philippines

Climate change campaigners pile pressure on world leaders ahead of Paris conference

Pressure is mounting on world leaders ahead of Monday’s international climate change conference in Paris. Demonstrators took to the streets of

Switzerland

Swiss farmers march against austerity

More than 10,000 farmers marched through the streets of Bern on Friday to protest against government austerity measures. They came from all over

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Greece

Greek pensioners protest pension cuts

Thousands of pensioners have marched through Athens in the second anti-austerity protest in a month. Many feel betrayed by prime minister Alex

Russia

Protesters pelt Turkish embassy in Moscow, call it the "Islamic State Embassy"

Itar-Tass reported some 900 people turned up outside the Turkish embassy on Wednesday to pelt it with eggs, tomatoes and stones in protests. The

USA

Chicago protests mark release of fatal shooting video

The long delayed release of a video showing last year’s police shooting of a black teenager has been marked by protests in Chicago. The police union

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North Korea protesters beat effigy of Kim Yong-un

Conservative protesters in South Korea held an anti-North Korea rally, including beating an effigy of Kim Yong-un. It was held in Seoul to mark the

Poland

A dozen protesters are arrested over 'pornographic' play in Poland

Twelve people have been arrested in Poland after trying to block the entrance to a theatre which was showing a play they deemed pornographic. ‘Death

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Clashes amid protests over immigrants in Australia

Scuffles broke out in Australia as anti-Muslim and anti-racist protesters clashed in the Australian suburb of Melton near Melbourne. The far-right

Kosovo

Violent clashes in Kosovo over arrest warrants of opposition MPs

Stone throwing turns into violent clashes with police in Kosovo over arrest warrants for opposition MPs

Greece

Violence in Athens as Greece marks anniversary of key student revolt in 1973

A march marking the 42nd anniversary of a student revolt that signified the beginning of the end for Greece’s military junta has ended in violence

Turkey

G20: anti-capitalists clash with police in Turkey

Anti-capitalist protesters have gathered in Antalya as the Turkish city plays host to the G20 summit. Their focus is on Aydin Kanza park. G20

Greece

Greek 24-hour general strike as protesters demonstrate against austerity measures

Workers in Greece have responded to austerity measures and taken to the streets of Athens. Three separate rallies led to the centre of the city being

Afghanistan

Afghan Hazara mourn, demand government guarantee security

The streets of Kabul rang with cries of ‘Down with terror!’, as thousands of Afghan minority Hazara- filled the streets, angrily demanding the

Economy

VW holds first post-emissions scandal board meeting

Volkswagen running out of time to prove it is not Das Problem as first board meeting since emissions scandal debates disaster

Italy

Clashes in Bologna ahead of planned Northern League rally

Police and protesters clashed in the northern Italian city of Bologna on Sunday (November 8) as hundreds of people demonstrated against a planned

Romania

Bucharest protests: death toll from club fire rises to 41, local mayor arrested

Anti-corruption protests have continued in the Romanian capital, Bucharest for a fifth night in the wake last week’s deadly nightclub fire. Nine

Spain

Thousands rally in Madrid against domestic violence

Some 21,00 people gathered in Madrid on Saturday to demonstrate against domestic violence. Members of hundreds of women’s groups from across Spain

Romania

'We don't want the same lies': Fourth night of protest in Romania

Thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets of Romania for a fourth night running on Friday to pursue their campaign for a cleansing of the