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Tensions rise in South Africa over farm killing

A tense standoff between white farmers and black activists gripped the South African town of Senekal on Friday.

16/10/2020

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: President resigns amid protests over election results

The embattled president is the third to be toppled by popular uprisings in the former Soviet country since 2005.

15/10/2020

Thailand

Thailand: Police disperse pro-democracy protesters outside PM's office

Police said they arrested more than 20 people for violating the state of emergency. They have not been officially charged.

15/10/2020

Israel

Israel: Tens of thousands call for PM Benjamin Netanyahu to resign

Protesters say the prime minister is unfit to rule while on trial for corruption charges and accusing him of mismanaging the nation’s coronavirus crisis.

10/10/2020

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Image of Spain's king set alight as monarch visits Barcelona

The visit comes less than two weeks after Catalonia's regional chief, Quim Torra, was removed from office by Spain's Supreme Court.

09/10/2020

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Watch: Israelis protest Netanyahu despite emergency regulations

Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protested in Tel Aviv in defiance of a COVID-19 lockdown.

04/10/2020

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Chile: Protesters face off against police ahead of referendum

Chilean police used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse protesters gathered at Santiago's iconic Plaza Italia square.

03/10/2020

World News

Euroviews. Authorities are using COVID-19 as a smokescreen to stifle the legitimate right to protest ǀ View

Measures that are rightly being put in place by governments to restrict the spread of COVID-19 are now being used as a means to put an end to our right to protest when they make poor decisions.

03/10/2020

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French chef leads noisy protest against COVID-19 restrictions

The closure of bars and restaurants in Marseille amid a surge of COVID-19 cases has prompted fears of similar measures elsewhere in France.

02/10/2020

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei holds protest against Assange extradition

Weiwei claimed that the treatment of Assange bore similarities to the way Chinese authorities suppress dissidents.

28/09/2020

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Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in abduction probe

Mexico has ordered 25 arrest warrants for those suspected to have been involved in the disappearance of 43 students six years ago including soldiers and police.

27/09/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Independence Day protesters urge PM Borissov to resign

On the day the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence, thousands took to the streets of Bulgaria to continue to demand the government's resignation.

22/09/2020

Greece

Lesbos migrants march against new camp facility after Moria fire

Migrants are demanding to leave the island and be allowed to travel to mainland Europe after last week's fire which destroyed the Moria camp.

15/09/2020

Germany

Police put end to march against coronavirus restrictions in Munich

Police had tried to ban the march but the city court allowed it to go ahead with a limit of 1,000 participants — authorities estimated 3,000 turned up.

12/09/2020

France

Yellow Vests stage comeback with protests across France

In Paris, where police used tear gas after some protesters left an authorised route, a car and rubbish bins were also set on fire.

12/09/2020

Colombia

13 killed in clashes in Bogota after a man dies in police custody

Three nights of unrest in Bogota began after a video went viral on social media showing a man, Javier Ordonez, being repeatedly tasered by police as he's arrested.

12/09/2020

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Thousands of migrants, still living on the streets, protest in Lesbos

Thousands of protesting migrants left homeless on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp gathered on a road leading to the island's main town Friday, demanding to be allowed to leave.

11/09/2020

Spain

Catalan separatists hold annual demonstration on region's National Day

An estimated 50,000 pro-independence protesters attended the main demonstration in Barcelona to mark the Catalan National Day. It was a muted affair compared to previous years because of local coronavirus restrictions.

11/09/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Borissov 'pouring oil in the fire' over constitution plans

Opposition leader Hristo Ivanov tells Euronews that the prime minister's plans to amend the constitution have already "reached a dead end".

03/09/2020

Green News

Extinction Rebellion starts new season of ‘mass rebellions’ worldwide

Activists are taking to the streets once again to demand that governments take the climate emergency seriously.

01/09/2020