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Chile: student protests turn violent

Chile

Chile's students and police clash over education reform

Anti-riot police in Santiago, Chile, have again clashed with thousands of students after an unauthorised peaceful march degenerated. The students

World News

Peru: man shot dead by police during mining protest, says union

A man supporting a strike at a mine in southern Peru has been killed during clashes with police. He was shot dead by officers, who fired pellets and

Italy

Venice crowd protests against Matteo Salvini's Liga Nord party

Left-wing protesters in the Italian city of Mestre, near Venice, chanted “we are all anti fascists” and used rubber dinghies for protection during a

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Protest against Monsanto

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Protests as debate over GM crops and pesticides heats up

Protests have been held in more than 40 countries against the US food giant Monsanto and its genetically modified foods and pesticides. From Mexico

Hungary

Mothers in Budapest occupy McDonald's restaurant over right to breast feed

Mothers occupied a McDonald’s restaurant in Budapest to claim their rights to breast feed their children anywhere. The demo came after a mother was

USA

Drought- suffering California in Nestle protest

Protesters in Los Angeles have demanded the company Nestle stop its water bottling operations. California is suffering its fourth year of a serious

Burundi

Burundi president calls for 'ethnic harmony'

There have been more protests in Burundi’s capital against the president who intends to stand for a third term. The postponement of May elections

Kosovo

Pristina: relatives of Kosovo Albanians held in FYR Macedonia demand their release

Relatives of Kosovo Albanians, arrested in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia after recent clashes, are calling for them to be freed. Taking

Burundi

Soldier killed by police fire in Burundi, say witnesses

A soldier has been shot dead in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura. Witnesses say he was hit in the chest on Wednesday by a bullet fired by police who had

Burundi

Anti-president protest in Burundi ends in clashes with police

Another protest in Bujumbura began peacefully enough on Tuesday with calls for Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza to drop his bid for a third

Burundi

Aid workers face 'complex emergency' as Burundians flee unrest

There is no let up in the protests against Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza. Police have reportedly fired tear gas and beaten demonstrators, as

USA

Seattle begins the battle with Shell over Arctic drilling

Protesters in Seattle are not giving oil giant Shell any peace. After the arrival of the first of two giant rigs destined for Arctic drilling at the

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Pro-Basque separatists protest in Spain

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Violent demonstrations persist in Burundi

Republic of North Macedonia

FYR Macedonia premier rallies his own support in Skopje

Prime Minister Nicola Gruevski rallied tens of thousands of supporters on Monday in central Skopje – it was his reply to a demonstration by his

Burundi

Burundi: gunfire rings out as army attempts to quell anti-president protests

Gunfire has rung out in the Burundi capital Bujumbura, as soldiers take to the streets to quell continuing protests against President Pierre

Republic of North Macedonia

FYR Macedonia rights concerns spike over bloodshed

This is the worst crisis in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia since 2001. Fourteen years ago, the country (FYROM for short) stood on the

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Clashes erupt amid "Jerusalem Day" celebrations