Tag: Political and civil unrest
Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices
Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus...
Iran anger at US, European support for opposition group
BERLIN — The Iranian government has expressed anger over the appearance of senior European and U.S. politicians at a rally in support of an...
Iran anger at US, European support for opposition group
BERLIN — The Iranian government has expressed anger over the appearance of senior European and U.S. politicians at a rally in support of an...
South Africa faces rioting over jailing of ex-leader Zuma
JOHANNESBURG — Violent rioting has erupted in two South African provinces against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, with supporters blocking roads and...
Protests erupt in Georgia after beaten journalist dies
TBILISI, Georgia — Several thousand people protested in front of the Georgian parliament on Sunday evening, demanding that the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister resign...
Corruption anger may yield new leadership as Bulgaria votes
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Voters will go to the polls in Bulgaria for the second time in three months this weekend after no party secured...
Report: 2 Seattle police officers broke law during DC riots
SEATTLE — Two Seattle police officers who were in Washington, D.C., during the Jan. 6 insurrection were illegally trespassing on Capitol grounds while rioters...
SC officer fired after body cam video shows confrontation
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina police department on Thursday announced the firing of an officer involved in the arrests of two brothers last...
Man charged in attack on AP photographer, police at Capitol
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he assaulted an Associated Press photographer and police officers during the...
UK government urged to hold China ‘to account’ over Uyghurs
LONDON — The British government should back a political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to pressure the Chinese government over the...
