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Georgia

Hundreds gather in support of anti-government TV station in Georgia

Hundreds of people gathered in front of Georgian TV company Rutavi2 which is subject of a lawsuit over its ownership. Supporters have vowed to

South Africa

South Africa: arrests made but students say protests will go on

Arrests are made, but the protesters refuse to give up as South Africa witnesses its largest student demonstration since the end of apartheid.

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Tear gas fired as students protest over tuition fees hike

Riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades on Wednesday (October 21) at hundreds of protesting students who stormed the parliament precinct in Cape

Europe News

Climate protesters take to the streets of Brussels

Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels ahead of a UN climate conference next month. The UN meeting will aim to broker a binding

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Germany

German anti-immigrants Pegida mark first year of existence with Dresden rally

Round about this time last year the anti-immigrant Pegida movement took off in Dresden, and it celebrated the fact on Monday with a rally they

Montenegro

Montenegro: protests continue despite violence

Several thousand people continued their protests in the capital of Montenegro on Sunday evening, calling on the government of Prime Minister Milo

Israel

Peace replaces bloodshed as hundreds march through Jerusalem

With a huge media focus on the bloodshed and brutality in the Middle East, hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians have taken part in a peace march

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Metalworkers protest against corruption

Germany

German prosecutors investigate Dresden mock gallows protest

Prosecutors in the German city of Dresden are investigating whether a protester carrying a makeshift gallows can be charged with causing a

France

French police in Paris protest

French police have taken to streets of Paris to protest over a lack of resources, rising levels of violence and a malfunctioning judicial system

Greece

Greek rubbish collectors protest over pension reforms

City rubbish collectors downed dustbins and parked their trucks outside Athens’ Labour Ministry on Tuesday in protest over pension reforms demanded

Turkey

Turkey clashes as mourners prevented from reaching rally

Clashes erupted in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Tuesday (October 13). Trade union members who lost friends and colleagues in Saturday’s twin

Kosovo

Kosovo opposition MP freed by police after violent street protests

Kosovo MP Albin Kurti has been released by police after being detained for questioning over last week’s incident in parliament when he set off a tear

Germany

Germany: PEGIDA slams Merkel over refugee influx

Not all Germans are welcoming refugees with open arms. And as thousands marched in Dresden in support of the ‘anti-Islamisation’ PEGIDA movement on

USA

Louis Farrakhan celebrates the 20th anniversary of his landmark Million Man March in Washington

Twenty years after Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan led his first Million Man March on Washington he has commemorated the event, baptising it

Turkey

Protests against the Ankara bombing end in clashes in Istanbul and Diyabakir

Not long after the attack social media in Turkey was on fire in indignation, and calls for people to take to the streets in protest were answered in

World News

Australia: anti-mosque protest draws hundreds to rural Bendigo

Over 400 police and riot squad personnel were called in to prevent clashes over the construction of a mosque in Bendigo, rural Australia. The

Poland

Protests outside the Polish Parliament

Trade unions representing police officers, fire fighters, border guards and custom officials demonstrated outside the Polish Parliament. The

Lebanon

Security forces in Beirut fire tear gas and water canon on protesters

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas and water canon to break up anti-government protests in Beirut. The demos were sparked after the country’s

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Belgium: Clashes at anti-austerity protest

Violence erupts as Belgian unions march against government austerity measures. Ten of thousands of people marched in Brussels against austerity