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Taxis block Madrid's streets in protest over low post-lockdown demand

Madrid taxi drivers protested in the heart of the Spanish capital on Tuesday to reject decisions made by city authorities allowing all drivers to return to work.

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Black Lives Matter: Hundreds march in Berlin against racism

It's the fifth consecutive weekend of anti-racism protests taking place in Europe following the death of George Floyd.

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Pride 50: LGBT+ community celebrate from home amid COVID-19 lockdown

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pride, which was first held in New York City after the Stonewall riots.

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Campaigners call for restraint in use of tear gas against protestors

Campaigners are calling for restraint in the use of teargas after riot control agents have been used extensively in protests globally.

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Netherlands

Dutch police use water cannon to disperse The Hague protest

Police said "troublemakers" threw stones and smoke bombs at them after a planned demonstration against the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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US protesters pull down more statues of people with links to slavery

In the US protesters toppled more statues of figures with links to slavery following rallies in memory of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

France

Thousands march against racism in Europe in another weekend of protest

Thousands gathered in the French and British capital for peaceful demonstrations against racism.

United Kingdom

'The time for action is now': Boris Johnson's racism review criticised

The Labour Party and an anti-racism think tank argue Boris Johnson's new review is redundant because four were released in 2017. They're calling for "more action, less rhetoric".

Italy

Milan won't remove statue of journalist who had Eritrean child bride

Black Lives Matters protesters in Italy have targetted the statue of the late Indro Montanelli.

Germany

Thousands form socially-distant human chain against racism in Berlin

Protesters wore masks and kept their distance to comply with coronavirus restrictions.

France

Black Lives Matter: Tear gas fired as thousands defy ban on gatherings

Despite gatherings of more than 10 people remain banned in Paris, thousands took to the streets to protest against police brutality on Saturday.

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Thousands protest police brutality and discrimination in Paris

More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Paris on Saturday to demonstrate against police brutality and racism.

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Toronto graffiti artists "paint the city black" against racism

Toronto street artists use graffiti to raise awareness on racism following the death of George Floyd.

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Beirut wakes up to damage after clashes as currency hits new low

Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Beirut who had poured into the streets to protest as the national currency tumbled to a new low.

France

Police in France protest chokehold ban and racism accusations

"The police is not racist... it saves lives whatever the colour of the individual's skin," a police union told reporters.

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Deaths in police custody in Europe are back in the spotlight

George Floyd's death in police custody has been a catalyst for widespread protest around the world. As America's racial tensions are put in focus, Europe is seeing its own cases of police brutality being brought to the fore.

Europe Decoded

Twitter says Trump conspiracy theory tweet does not violate its rules

The US President had suggested, without any evidence, that a 75-year-old demonstrator, who was pushed to the ground by police officers, could be an "Antifa provocateur".

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Italian tour guides protest lack of economic support

Tour guides in Rome organised a flash mob in front of the Pantheon and a sit-in outside the Italian Parliament on Tuesday, in protest at what they see as a lack of government support for the tourism sector.

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Euroviews. Africa is enslaved in debt. Black lives should all matter, whether in Minneapolis or Mombasa ǀ View

Black Lives Matter protests have spread throughout the world, but in Africa, the demonstrations are a reminder the struggle for racial equality has by no means ended for most Africans.

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Protests could lead to a second wave of coronavirus infections: expert

Huge crowds in cities across the world are a strange sight after months of staying physically apart to stop the spread of COVID-19.