Anti-government protesters have clashed with supporters of President Luis Arce in Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, as fears grow of further unrest in the Andean nation watched in an economic crisis ahead of next year’s presidential election. Riot police and supporters of Arce gathered to defend the government on Monday eveningContinue Reading
The raids in Islamabad come after major protests in the capital calling for Khan’s release from jail. Police in Pakistan have arrested several legislators and leaders from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party in a series of raids in Islamabad, according to party officials and authorities. A police spokesperson saidContinue Reading
Kosovo’s Interior Ministry blamed the closures on ‘masked extremists’ blocking traffic into Serbia. Kosovo has closed two of its four border crossings with Serbia, the government said, after protesters on the Serbian side blocked roads and turned away passengers carrying Kosovo documents. The closures at the Brnjak and Merdare crossingsContinue Reading
Opposition protesters are taking to the streets of Venezuela’s capital once more to denounce the results of a recent election that saw President Nicolas Maduro secure another term in power. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado urged her supporters “to remain firm and united” in a social media post on Saturday,Continue Reading
Hospitals hit by 24-hour shutdown as protests demanding protection for health workers and condemning violence swell. Hundreds of thousands of Indian health workers and their supporters have launched a nationwide strike to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor last week at a government hospital in theContinue Reading
Activists and doctors across India are planning to march on Wednesday evening to demand justice for a female doctor, who was raped and murdered while on duty in a hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata. Protests titled “Reclaim the Night” are expected in West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Odisha, Assam,Continue Reading
Gothenburg, Sweden – George Totari’s understated apartment is full of noise and life even in his retirement, as he sits surrounded by his daughter and grandchildren. Soft gray walls typical of a Swedish apartment bear no hallmarks of a home belonging to an internationally acclaimed musician, however. With his long,Continue Reading
Hundreds protest outside the Supreme Court calling for Obaidul Hassan, seen as loyal to ex-PM Hasina, to step down. The chief justice of Bangladesh’s top court has said he agreed “in principle” to resign after an ultimatum from protesters, days later Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to neighbouring India. ObaidulContinue Reading
The ‘Nane Nane’ march, meaning ‘eight eight’ in weeks reference to the date, follows protests that saw President William Ruto scrap planned tax hikes and overhaul his cabinet. Kenyan police have fired volleys of tear gas in the heart of the capital Nairobi as small groups of people gathered inContinue Reading
At least four people were killed in violent protests that erupted on Monday following the disputed re-election of Venezuela’s president. Nicolas Maduro and which were repressed by the authorities, before new demonstrations called for this Tuesday by the Chavistas and the opposition. The NGO Foro Penal reported the first deathContinue Reading
