Tag: Protests and demonstrations
United fans storm Old Trafford pitch in anti-Glazer protest
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United supporters have stormed into the stadium and onto the pitch ahead of Sunday’s game against Liverpool as fans gathered...
Man U fans force unprecedented PL postponement over protests
MANCHESTER, England — In an unprecedented moment for the world's richest soccer competition, the Premier League was forced to abandon one of the biggest...
Deputy shooting becomes part of city’s long history on race
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was wrapping up when Dakwon Gibbs told a friend that...
May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic
PARIS — Workers and union leaders dusted off bullhorns and flags that had stayed furled during coronavirus lockdowns for slimmed down but still boisterous...
Mourners hold protester funerals in Chad’s tense capital
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Hundreds of chanting mourners carrying Chadian flags gathered Saturday to bury some victims who shot dead this week during demonstrations against...
Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for protests
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio's capital city ran “amok” last year when responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality by using...
UN envoy: Myanmar military faces demands for democracy
UNITED NATIONS — The strong, united demand for democracy by the people of Myanmar has created “unexpected difficulties” for the military in consolidating power...
Turkish police seek to prevent being filmed at protests
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police have been instructed to prevent citizens from filming them while policing demonstrations, a prominent lawyers group has said, sparking...
Police watchdog says officer’s actions were dangerous
SEATTLE — A Seattle police sergeant who drove an unmarked SUV onto a sidewalk toward protesters during last summer's demonstrations violated the department's policy...
NY attorney general settles suit vs. anti-abortion activists
NEW YORK — New York state Attorney General Letitia James on Friday announced a settlement with two anti-abortion demonstrators she had accused of harassing...
