Lebanese protestors carried imitation coffins in a symbolic funeral procession from Beirut port Sunday to demand justice, days after the first anniversary of a vast dockside explosion that killed more than 200 people. Families of the victims were joined by dozens of supporters, some wearing black and carrying burning torches, at an entrance to the […]
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Thousands take part in pro-Bolsonaro rallies in Brazil
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in several cities Sunday to support far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in protest against the country’s electronic voting system. In Rio, some 3,000 people marched on Copacabana beach, many without face masks and dressed in Brazil’s yellow-and-green flag colors. “What we want is that the votes can be recounted […]
Malaysians stage anti-govt protest despite Covid curbs
Hundreds of black-clad Malaysians staged an anti-government protest Saturday in defiance of a ban on public gatherings under coronavirus curbs, piling pressure on the embattled prime minister to resign. The mostly young protesters, wearing masks and keeping a distance from one another, waved banners reading “failed government” as well as black flags. It was the […]
Tunisian president suspends parliament, dismisses PM
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced Sunday the suspension of the country’s parliament and the dismissal of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi following a day of protests against the ruling party. Car horns sounded after Saied made the announcement following an emergency meeting at his palace. Earlier, thousands of Tunisians had marched in several cities protesting about […]
Clashes in Tunisia after president ousts PM amid Covid protests
Street clashes erupted on Monday outside Tunisia’s army-barricaded parliament, a day after President Kais Saied ousted the prime minister and suspended the legislature, plunging the young democracy into a constitutional crisis. Saied sacked Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and ordered parliament closed for 30 days, a move the biggest political party Ennahdha decried as a “coup”, following […]
60 Cubans prosecuted so far over protests: official
About 60 Cubans have been prosecuted so far for participating in unprecedented demonstrations against the government earlier this month, a senior official said Saturday. The cases were over minor charges, and the total number of people detained has not been released amid complaints from relatives seeking information about loved ones. “Until yesterday, 19 judicial processes […]
Iran’s Khamenei urges water protesters not to fall prey to ‘enemy’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned residents of the drought-hit southwest not to give ammunition to the “enemy”, after days of protests that have seen at least four killed. Khuzestan, Iran’s main oil-producing region and the wealthiest of the country’s 31 provinces, has been gripped by drought since March, with protests erupting […]
One killed in Iran water shortage protests: state media
A demonstrator was shot dead during protests against water shortages in drought-hit southwestern Iran, state media reported Saturday, with an official blaming the death on “opportunists and rioters”. The demonstrator was killed in the Khuzestan province town of Shadegan, the official IRNA news agency said. “Last night (Friday), a number of Shadegan’s people had gathered […]
Biden says US looking at how to restore Cuba internet
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States was looking at whether it can reinstate internet access cut off in Cuba, which is facing down its biggest protests in memory. “They’ve cut off access to the internet. We’re considering whether we have the technological ability to reinstate that access,” Biden told a joint White […]
Cuba restores internet access after protests, but not social media
Cuban authorities restored internet access on Wednesday following three days of interruptions after unprecedented protests erupted over the weekend, AFP journalists said. But access to social media and messaging apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter remained blocked on 3G and 4G. Social media is the only way Cubans can access independent news outlets, while […]