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DR Congo Army Officials Fire Shots At Anti-UN Protesters

DR Congo Army Officials Fire Shots At Anti-UN Protesters

August 1, 2022 7:20 pm

As a result of the ongoing protests in the Country, some of the DR Congo military officials have fired warning shots to disperse protesters who had been approaching a United Nations peacekeepers’ base in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, a day after two people were killed by members of the UN force.

Congolese forces had also shot into the air and police fired tear gas to break up two columns of dozens of people in the eastern border city of Beni, who were rallying against the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO.

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Thousands Of Protesters Storms Germany As G7 Convenes

Thousands Of Protesters Storms Germany As G7 Convenes

June 26, 2022 2:56 am

No fewer than 4,000 protesters gathered in Munich as the Group of Seven (G7) leading economic powers prepared to hold their annual gathering in Germany’s Bavarian Alps.

Organisers said they hoped to mobilise up to 20,000 protesters in the Bavarian city and were disappointed by the initial low turnout at Munich’s Theresienwiese park, German news agency dpa reported.

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Uwe Hiksch, one of the protest organisers, said potential participants might consider it inappropriate to challenge the world’s wealthiest democracies during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Protesters, Police Clash In Thailand Over PM’s Resignation

Protesters, Police Clash In Thailand Over PM’s Resignation

July 19, 2021 2:11 am

The Police in Thailand have used rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannon to attempt to disperse protesters in Bangkok as demonstrators defied COVID-19 restrictions to call for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s resignation yesterday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the protests came on Sunday as the kingdom is currently facing its worst wave of COVID-19 infections, registering daily case records as hospitals buckle under pressure.

Exacerbating the toll has been the government’s slow procurement of vaccines, which has drawn criticism as Thailand’s economy reels from increasingly severe restrictions on businesses.

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Police Seal Algeria Capital On Election Eve, Arrest Protesters

Police Seal Algeria Capital On Election Eve, Arrest Protesters

June 12, 2021 5:25 am

The Algerian Police has sealed off the capital of Algiers to prevent protesters from gathering on the eve of a parliamentary election they have vowed to boycott.

According to the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights, no fewer than seven leading protest movement figures were arrested yesterday evening, five in Algiers and two in other parts of the country.

The vice president of the group, Salhi who spoke to reporters said; ‘We do not know the grounds for these arrests’.

Among those detained in Algiers were leading opposition figure Karim Tabbou and independent journalist Khaled Drareni, …

#EndSARS: Army Finally Admits Shooting At Protesters

#EndSARS: Army Finally Admits Shooting At Protesters

November 17, 2020 9:42 am

Nigeria’s army has finally admitted that its troop did fire shots into the air to disperse a large crowd at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos where several peaceful protesters were killed late in October. This is coming after many weeks of several levels of denial by the army, FG and Lagos state government. The October 20 incident at the plaza has drawn both local and international outrage and also culminated into the destruction of properties and loss of life by both protesters and security officers. Government has blamed the aftermath on hoodlums.

According to Amnesty International, at least 10 …

Massive gridlock as #EndSARS protesters shutdown Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Massive Gridlock As #EndSARS Protesters Shutdown Lagos

October 9, 2020 2:56 pm
There is massive gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as #EndSARS protesters have shutdown the expressway.

The hundreds of protesters, which had earlier caused massive gridlock in Alausa when they came to protest at the State House of Assembly marched to the expressway, blocking the Alausa section of the road.

The protesters, armed with placards barricaded the highway from the Secretariat bus-stop, opposite Magodo Phase II.

The effect of the gridlock had begun to extend to the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

On Friday, thousands of protesters stormed the State House of Assembly to demand outright disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery …

UN Experts Demand Beirut Explosion Probe

Protesters Storm Lebanon Foreign Ministry After Deadly Blast

August 9, 2020 3:14 pm

Lebanese protesters stormed the foreign ministry in Beirut on Saturday as anger exploded over a deadly blast that made hundreds of thousands homeless and shocked the world.

Thousands of demonstrators, some of them brandishing nooses, had descended on the city centre to vent their fury at politicians they blame for Tuesday’s explosion, which levelled Beirut port and killed 158 people.

As security forces fired tear gas to disperse strone-throwing demonstrators, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he would seek early elections, saying it was the only way to “exit the country’s structural crisis”.

Demonstrators marched through streets ravaged by the blast, …

Two Shot Dead In Protest-Hit US City Of Kenosha – Police

US Racial Injustice Protests Mount

July 26, 2020 10:16 am

Protesters have taken to the streets of several U.S. cities to bring attention to racial injustice.

Protests in Portland, Oregon, have been going in for two months, since the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Trump administration has sent federal officers to Portland, adding additional fuel to the protests. The demonstrators now are also protesting the federal presence in the city.

In Seattle, police using flash bangs and tear gas arrested 45 people Saturday after demonstrations in support or the protests in Portland turned violent. Police said more than 20 police officers …

Baltimore Protesters Topple Christopher Columbus' Statue

Baltimore Protesters Topple Christopher Columbus’ Statue

July 5, 2020 2:34 pm

While much of the country celebrated Independence Day Saturday, protesters in Baltimore toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the Inner Harbor, CNN affiliate WBAL reported.

Louis Krauss, who shared video of the toppling, said there were at least 300 people gathered at the scene.

“After it toppled over the statue broke into several pieces, which were then dragged across the plaza and dumped into the Inner Harbor,” Krauss told CNN.

The statue has stood by Little Italy for more than 30 years and is the latest to come down in recent weeks amid protests. Both crowds …

Dozens wounded in clashes as hundreds of protesters flood Beirut

Dozens Wounded In Clashes As Hundreds Of Protesters Flood Beirut

June 7, 2020 5:00 pm

Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital Saturday to decry the collapse of the economy, as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah.

Hundreds filled the streets in and around the protest hub of Martyrs Square in the centre of Beirut, with skirmishes also between protesters and security forces, who fired tear gas.

Forty-eight were wounded in the violence, 11 of whom were hospitalised, while the rest were treated at the scene, the Lebanese Red Cross said.

It was the first major anti-government rally attracting demonstrators from across the country since authorities relaxed

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China Warns HK Protesters Against 'Stirring Up Trouble'

China Warns HK Protesters Against ‘Stirring Up Trouble’

May 7, 2020 6:50 am

China warned Hong Kong protesters Wednesday it would not tolerate them “stirring up trouble again” in the semi-autonomous territory that was rocked by months of pro-democracy demonstrations last year.

Mass arrests of protesters and a ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak in the financial hub have stifled the protest movement, but small demonstrations have been held in recent weeks as contagion fears ease.

Hong Kong police used pepper spray to disperse protesters last Friday after a largely peaceful public holiday.

“We noticed that the black violent forces slowed down a little when faced with the Hong Kong …

Armed Protesters Demand End To Michigan Lockdown

Armed Protesters Demand End To Michigan Lockdown

May 1, 2020 8:48 am

Hundreds of angry protesters, some carrying firearms, gathered at Michigan’s State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday to protest against Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request to extend the state of emergency to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

The protests came as state legislators debated a measure refusing the governor’s request and voted to authorise a lawsuit challenging her authority and actions to combat the pandemic.

At one point during the legislative deliberations, dozens of protesters – many without face coverings and some with rifles slung around their chests – entered the Capitol and demanded to be let into the House chamber, which was

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