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New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters dig trenches to stay dry

New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters dig trenches to stay dry

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Demo against COVID-19 vaccines in Canberra, Australia

Thousands of protesters marched through Canberra on Saturday calling against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions.

Canada

Canada and US warn COVID truck protests risk serious economic damage

The blockade of a bridge between the two countries has disrupted car production and begun to have broader implications for the North American motor industry.

France

Paris police ban 'Freedom Convoy' protest against COVID restrictions

Thousands of opponents of France's vaccine pass have said on social media they intend to converge on Paris, inspired by truckers in Canada.

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Tibetan exiles in India protest Winter Olympics in China

Tibetan exiles in India protest Winter Olympics in China

Kazakhstan

Kazakh protesters were tortured after unrest, says Human Rights Watch

Around 10,000 people were detained after widespread anti-government protests last month.

Belgium

Clashes in Brussels as thousands protest at COVID restrictions

Sunday's march followed demonstrations in other European capitals this weekend against vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions.

World News

COVID-19 vaccine passport protests in Europe draw thousands of people

Thousands of people demonstrated in European capitals on Saturday against vaccine passports and other measures imposed to tackle the pandemic.

Mexico

Migrants in southern Mexico prevented from moving towards US border

Hundreds protest outside the migration office in the southern city of Tapachula, saying they're vulnerable to criminal extortion and kidnapping.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan president fires defence minister following protests

As the defense minister is ousted, the Russian-led alliance of soldiers has also left Kazakhstan after providing support during the unrest.

Serbia

Rio Tinto announces pushback in new lithium mine project in Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said on Tuesday that the Serbian government would not make any decisions without consulting the local communities first.

Art

Russian artist arrested after symbolic dirty protest near memorial

According to a contemporary art gallery in Moscow, the chilly log is a protest about the council being slow to clear snow.

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Tunisians defy ban to protest against president

Clashes between protesters and police during a demonstration against President Kais Saied on the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution in the capital Tunis.

Bulgaria

Anti-vaccine protesters try to storm Bulgarian parliament building

Several people, including police officers, were injured during the clashes in Sofia.

Kazakhstan

Nearly 1,700 more people arrested over recent protests in Kazakhstan

The violence that rocked the former Soviet country was the worst since Kazakhstan gained independence in 1991.

Germany

Concern in Germany over radical elements at COVID restrictions protest

Experts claim "the danger is coming from radicalisation within the movement".

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Life in Kazakhstan's largest city slowly returns to normal.

Public transport has started operating for the first time since the violence, which left government buildings burned and gutted, and many businesses looted.

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Djokovic detention puts focus on Australia asylum seekers

Novak Djokovic's supporters gather in a park opposite the immigration detention centre in Melbourne where the tennis world number is being held.

Serbia

Serbia: Lithium mine opponents block roads in bad weather

Hundreds of people in Serbia spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads to protest plans for lithium mining in the Balkan country.

Green News

Why did these Chilean beekeepers bring their hives to a protest?

Chile’s 10 year megadrought has driven the country’ beekeepers to protest in the capital as colony numbers decline.