Tag: Protests and demonstrations
Portland, scarred by unrest and violence, tries to come back
PORTLAND, Ore. — The smell of fresh empanadas wafted through the stands at Portland's Saturday Market. People talked through their masks with artists as...
Capitol rioter used charity to promote violence, feds say
A California man charged with joining anti-government extremists in rioting at the U.S. Capitol told the IRS last year that he formed a charity...
Man who drove at Minneapolis protesters charged with murder
MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Paul man accused of driving into a group of protesters in Minneapolis while he was drunk, killing one person, was...
Hungary: Demonstrators gather anew to protest anti-LGBT law
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Hungary's capital Wednesday urging the country's president to nullify a newly adopted law that human rights...
Colombia names new ambassador to US amid rights concerns
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s president named a new ambassador to Washington on Monday, as he tries to improve his nation’s image abroad and maintain...
Israel braces for unrest ahead of right-wing Jerusalem march
JERUSALEM — Israelis prepared for possible unrest ahead of a planned march by Jewish ultranationalists through east Jerusalem on Tuesday that could ignite Palestinian...
Rise in far-right extremists seen in Germany last year
BERLIN — Authorities in Germany said Tuesday that the number of far-right extremists in the country increased last year as neo-Nazis sought to join...
Man jailed in fatal crash at Minneapolis rally has past DWIs
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police on Tuesday identified the man who drove into a crowd of demonstrators, killing one and injuring three others, as a...
Portland police officer indicted on protest assault charge
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County grand jury has returned an indictment against a Portland police officer accusing him of hitting an Oregon protester...
High court rejects 2 Virginia white nationalist rally cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place the convictions of two men who as members of a white supremacist group participated in...
