Iran vows revenge after deadliest attacks since 1979 revolution
Iranian authorities have called for mass protests on Friday, when the funerals of the victims' of twin blasts will be held.
Fri Jan 05 2024
Netanyahu sacks defence minister, sparking mass protests
Tens of thousands take to streets to protest dismissal.
Mon Mar 27 2023
Netanyahu postpones visit to London after pilots refuse to fly him
The refusal of the pilots is associated with Netanyahu's plans to reorganise the Israeli legal system, which caused mass protests in Israel.
Fri Mar 24 2023
China's Xi told EU less lethal Omicron opens way for fewer COVID restrictions
Xi Jinping blames mass protests in Chinese cities on youth frustrated by years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sat Dec 03 2022
Iran prison fire death toll rises as protests rage
Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran's Evin prison over the weekend, Iran's judiciary said.
Mon Oct 17 2022
Australians may face longer lockdown after "reckless" mass protests
Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls the anti-lockdown protests in Sydney reckless and self-defeating.
Sun Jul 25 2021
Armoured vehicles deployed to major Myanmar cities after mass protests
Armoured vehicles appeared in the commercial capital of Yangon, Myitkyina and Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state.
Mon Feb 15 2021
Hand signals only: How Thais are marshalling mass protests
Thai protesters are learning a whole new language, developed within days to coordinate among crowds of thousands of people at demonstrations
Tue Oct 20 2020
'Masked men' detain Belarus opposition lawyer
Masked men detained one of the last high-profile opposition figures still free in Belarus.
Wed Sep 09 2020
Belarus police crack down on mass protests against strongman president after election
Police crackdown on protests that erupted on Sunday as President Alexander Lukashenko was set to claim another election win in the face of the biggest challenge in years to his grip on power.
Mon Aug 10 2020
Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids
Police arrested 14 activists on charges of illegal assembly, in the biggest crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement since the outbreak of mass protests last year.
Sat Apr 18 2020
Mass protests erupt against Argentina media reforms
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Buenos Aires on Tuesday against the new Argentine government's reforms, including measures they say curb press freedom.
Wed Jan 13 2016
Pro-democracy protests hit Hong Kong's core retail sector
Hong Kong retailers have taken a huge hit from week-long mass protests that have brought the city to a standstill.
Sun Oct 05 2014
Turkey clashes re-erupt, protestors rage at defiant PM
Clashes re-erupted in Turkish cities Monday as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shrugged off mass protests against his Islamic-rooted government
Mon Jun 03 2013