Tag: protesters
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Poppy seller driven out of Edinburgh station by pro-Palestine protesters
[ad_1] Mr Henderson, who told the Mail he served in the Royal Corps of Signals, 32 Signal Regiment in Northern Ireland, said he managed to get up and leave the station. “I’ve never known anything like it,’ he said. “Chanting. Saying it’s all about the British Government, British people, Jews.” It comes as Scotland Yard…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with Met Police at Trafalgar Square – live updates
[ad_1] Police line up in Trafalgar Square after a dispersal order was issued following a pro-Palestinian protest (Met Police) For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Pro-Palestinian protesters have clashed with Met Police after a…
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Vietnamese police arrest dozens of construction site protesters — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Hundreds of police officers broke up a construction site protest in northern Vietnam Tuesday by beating several demonstrators with batons and arresting about a dozen of them, the protesters told Radio Free Asia. The US$30 million 15-hectare (37-acre) Long Son Container Port Project would build a 250-meter (820-foot) dock to be operational by 2025…
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Protesters call for Gaza ceasefire amid Blinken’s Senate testimony
[ad_1] Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email A group of protesters calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip interrupted Senate testimony by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary…
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Anti-Israel protesters storm Russia’s Dagestan airport, authorities shut premises | World News
[ad_1] Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters stormed an airport in Russia’s predominantly Muslim Dagestan region on Sunday, where a plane from Israel had just arrived, forcing security forces to close the airport and remove the demonstrators. Twenty people were injured before forces contained the protest at Makhachkala airport, local authorities said. The passengers on the plane…
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Sydney
[ad_1] KEY POINTSHundreds of pro-Palestinian have rallied in Sydney. They marched from Town Hall to the Opera House, which was lit up in blue and white in support of Israel.Large crowds also gathered in Sydney’s southwest on Sunday night. Hundreds marched in solidarity with Palestinians after the Israeli government in response to its surprise attack.…
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Libyan Protesters Demand Accountability After Floods Killed Thousands
[ad_1] Hundreds of Libyans protested on Monday from the devastated eastern city of Derna, demanding the removal of those responsible a week after torrential rains burst two dams and unleashed a catastrophe that killed thousands. Some protesters stood on the muddy, rocky earth that the floods carried through the city center on Sept. 11, washing…
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Climate Protesters Around the Globe Sharpen Their Message and Head to New York
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of people, including students, retirees, scientists, politicians and celebrities, began to fill the streets of Midtown Manhattan on Sunday to demand that world leaders quickly pivot away from the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating up the planet. Sunday’s demonstrations were part of a weekend of large peaceful protests in Germany,…
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Protesters mark anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death amid heavy crackdowns in Iran – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Activists across Europe have been gathering to mark a year since the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody in Iran after she was arrested for allegedly failing to wear a hijab. There’s been less opportunity to mark the anniversary in Iran itself, amid a heavy crackdown by security forces. Ms Amini’s…
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Sarah Everard: Vigil protesters emotional on-camera reunion
[ad_1] Two women arrested at the Sarah Everard vigil at Clapham Common two years ago had an emotional on-camera moment while speaking to the BBC. Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al-Obeid didn’t realise they had met before police arrested them during the vigil, until they met during an interview with the BBC’s Lucy Manning. Both took…
