Tag: Political and civil unrest
Federal look into Breonna Taylor’s death casts a wider net
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Their numbers have dwindled since protesters first flooded Louisville’s streets after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her home a year...
Greece: “Lockdown fatigue” blamed for fueling mass protests
ATHENS, Greece — Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of violent anti-government demonstrations, Greece’s center-right prime minister accused political opponents...
Kentucky Senate votes to make it a crime to taunt police
FRANKFORT, Ky — It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate on...
Court hearing due for Associated Press reporter in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar — A court in Myanmar is scheduled to hold a hearing on Friday for an Associated Press journalist detained while covering demonstrations...
UN chief: Syria in `living nightmare’ after 10 years of war
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that Syria faces “a living nightmare” 10 years after peaceful demonstrations were violently suppressed setting the...
Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world
The images ricochet across the planet, as so many do in this dizzying era of film it, upload it, tell it to the world:...
Rights group: Myanmar military using systematic deadly force
MANDALAY, Myanmar — Amnesty International accused Myanmar's military government on Thursday of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, deliberate killings.
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Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials...
Greek protesters attack police with petrol bombs at rally
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Extensive clashes broke out between police and protesters Thursday in Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after authorities ended an occupation by students...
South African official pledges to fund university students
JOHANNESBURG — In an effort to quell violent protests at universities, South Africa's education minister has vowed to make more money available to enable...
