Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes
A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia's Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn down.
2023-09-20 06:55
Hundreds protest against Libyan authorities in flood-ravaged Derna
Protests have erupted in the eastern Libyan city of Derna with locals demanding the removal of those in power, a week after torrential rain caused two dams to collapse, sweeping whole neighborhoods into the Mediterranean Sea and killing thousands.
2023-09-19 19:46
Protests erupt in Iran, one year after Mahsa Amini's death
Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old women who died in the custody of Iran's morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
2023-09-17 13:57
Poland: Government under pressure over escalating cash for visas scandal
Media reports say migrants paid up to $5,000 (£4,000) each to speed up work visa applications.
2023-09-16 09:15
Renowned conductor allows climate activists to address crowd at Swiss music festival
A famed Russian conductor allowed climate protesters who disrupted a performance at a classical music festival in Switzerland to address the crowd, despite grumbling from some members of the audience.
2023-09-11 23:22
Khalid Latif: Cricketer sentenced over Dutch MP Geert Wilders murder threat
It is thought unlikely ex-Pakistan international Khalid Latif will serve any time in jail.
2023-09-11 22:18
Syrian Druze protesters condemn Assad at mass rally
A crowd in the city of Suweida, enraged by economic hardship, tears down a portrait of Syria's president.
2023-09-09 06:49
Climate protesters halt US Open women's semifinal
The first US Open women's semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was halted in the second set after what appeared to be protesters in the crowd disrupted play.
2023-09-08 09:59
Dozens face RICO charges over Atlanta police center protests
By Rich McKay ATLANTA More than five dozen activists have been charged with an illegal conspiracy to stop
2023-09-06 05:53
South Korean teachers hold mass protests after suicide highlights pressures from parents
Hundreds of thousands of teachers are protesting in South Korea after the suspected suicide of a teacher that was widely blamed on the burden on educators in a country notorious for its high-pressure education system.
2023-09-05 13:45
Mukesh Ambani succession plan: The new generation taking over from Asia’s richest man
Mukesh Ambani, who heads India's biggest business empire, is preparing to hand over the reins to his children.
2023-09-03 07:49
Israel: Police clash with Eritrean asylum seekers
Dozens of people are reported injured in Tel Aviv as demonstrations turn violent.
2023-09-02 23:46