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Women march in Lebanon to demand government resignation

Several hundred women lit candles while marching in Beirut on Wednesday (November 6) demanding the resignation of Lebanon's entire government.

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Iraqi security forces break up protests in Battle of the Bridges

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse protesters in central Baghdad on Wednesday (November 6) as the biggest wave of anti-government demonstrations in decades spread out across the capital.

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Spanish protesters demand change to sexual abuse law

A court ruling last week stated that a 14-year-old victim's inebriated state meant she could neither "agree to (nor) oppose the sexual relations" and that excessive force had therefore not been applied.

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Defiant Hong Kong protesters mark one-month ban on masks

Protesters in Guy Fawkes masks, a protest symbol worldwide, marched in downtown Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark the one-month anniversary of the mask ban

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Brazilians protest Amazon deforestation outside EU Commission

A group of Brazilian indigenous people burned a tree and held banners outside the European Council in Brussels on Tuesday in a protest against fires in the Amazon forest

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Tensions high as Peruvians protest at bullfighting event

Hundreds of protesters marched in Lima on Sunday (November 3) to call for an end to bullfighting as the country's most high-profile bullfighting event, the Feria Taurina del Senor de los Milagros, begins

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Iraqi students take to the streets in anti-government protests

Southern Iraq students march as a procession of mock coffins is paraded in Baghdad's Tahrir Square.

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Iraq protests escalate

Anti-government protests in Iraq continued over the weekend with medical sources claiming one person was killed and over 90 injured

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WATCH | Protesting fast fashion almost made me fail my master's

Laura Karup made the bold decision not to present a final collection for her Masters of Fashion.

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First protest for the ECB New President

Protestors said they want the bond-buying policy to be more transparent and to go in another direction, which is to set climate-oriented goals.

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Refugees and police clash at Cape Town protest against xenophobia

Around 100 people were arrested on October 30 as part of an operation to disperse a group of refugees and asylum seekers who had staged a prolonged sit-in near the United Nations refugee agency in Cape Town.

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Defying curfew and crackdown, thousands carry coffin of dead protester

The crowd consisted mostly of young men, many draped in Iraqi flags. Surrounding streets brimmed with cars, taxis, motorcycles and tuk-tuks as more people made their way in.

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Protesters of the world: think twice before putting on that Joker mask

Joker masks and make-up have been used as a symbol by protesters around the World since the release of Todd Phillips' blockbuster. But is the character played by Joaquin Phoenix a far cry from an idealist freedom fighter.

Spain

Thousands march for Spanish unity in Barcelona

Around 80,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday in a show of support for Spanish unity.

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Tens of thousands protest against Catalan separatism in Barcelona

Tens of thousands of Spanish unity supporters filled the streets of Barcelona, just one day after pro-independence protests turned violent.

Iraq

Iraq protest death toll reaches 67 over weekend

The Iraqi government sent in the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) onto the streets of Baghdad.

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Catalonia protests turn violent as militants clash with police

A massive protest in earlier on Saturday ended in violence on the streets of Barcelona.

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Choral singers call for peace and unity amid Chile unrest

As sometimes violent protests continue to rock Chile's capital, a group of choral singers gathered to raise their voices in unity and call for peace.

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More tear gas used, protesters wounded in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to repel demonstrators who had marched towards government buildings in protest against corruption and economic hardship. The incident marked a renewal of the anti-government protests after security forces killed about 150 people.

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At the frontline of an Extinction Rebellion climate protest in Berlin

Euronews embeds with the group at a planned civil disobedience mission called “Rebels Ark” which blocked the city’s Grosser Stern – a huge five-lane roundabout linking north to south and east to west.