Tag: Political and civil unrest
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...
Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law
THESSALONIKI, Greece — More than 5,000 university students and other protesters have gathered outside a courthouse in Greece’s second-largest city to rally against a...
Supporters of jailed gunman target home of Greek president
ATHENS, Greece — Supporters of a jailed gunman from an armed extreme-left group who is on hunger strike and in failing health evaded security...
Germany: 1st verdict expected in Syria torture trial
BERLIN — Human rights campaigners and torture survivors are closely watching a verdict expected from a German court Wednesday in the trial of a...
Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.
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Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...
Protesters revive demands for Armenian government to resign
YEREVAN, Armenia — Thousands of protesters calling for the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister and his government gathered in the center of the country’s...
Former Polish dissident Litynski drowns trying to save dog
WARSAW, Poland — Rescue officials were searching Monday for the body of Jan Litynski, a Polish communist-era dissident and democracy-era politician who drowned in...
Thousands march in Armenia, demand prime minister step down
YEREVAN, Armenia — Several thousand people marched in Armenia's capital Monday, demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation amid pressure for him to step down...
Lee Daniels and Andra Day take on Billie Holiday’s legacy
Lee Daniels didn’t want to touch the story of Billie Holiday. “Lady Sings the Blues” already existed after all. The 1972 film with Diana...
