https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080568439_0:67:3111:1817_1200x675_80_0_0_3ac24e95da22c6b9f792c3911f45e874.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009261080581618-protesters-officers-injured-in-london-as-police-responds-to-mass-anti-lockdown-protest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The mass public demonstration on the landmark Trafalgar Square in central London against the recent tightening of the coronavirus-related restrictions in the United Kingdom has grown into clashes with police, the Metropolitan Police said on Saturday. “We want to be […]
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Protest At Mitch McConnell’s House Over Supreme Court Vacancy By Mark Moore, New York Post. September 23, 2020 Protest At Mitch McConnell’s House Over Supreme Court Vacancy2020-09-232020-09-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/mcconnell-e1600879750723.jpg200px200px Above photo: A protester stands outside McConnell’s home holding a sign. AP. NOTE: No matter who is elected in November, we can expect the next […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105506/23/1055062313_0:149:4548:2707_1200x675_80_0_0_2273ce243288f6e8a979b3caae3a7077.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009191080512453-anti-abortion-activists-protest-in-berlin—video/ Last year, thousands participated in the rally, organised by the Federal Association for the Right to Life which is run by the Catholic Church. Live from Berlin as anti-abortion activists descend on the German capital from all over the country for the annual […]
On Tuesday night, Avengers star Mark Ruffalo joined a socially distant version of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. After exchanging some light pleasantries, the two got down to business, discussing the shooting of Jacob Blake—by a police officer, seven times in the back; the ongoing protests and riots in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0d/1080448249_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_cb4eaec2638afd31a37c7dbe4fa4b2e0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009131080448282-protest-underway-in-israels-ben-gurion-airport-ahead-of-netanyahus-departure-to-us/ TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Protesters have gathered at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to depart to the United States for the signing ceremony of landmark peace deals with the United Arab Emirates and […]
September 19: A Nationwide Day Of Protest By Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report. September 11, 2020 September 19: A Nationwide Day Of Protest2020-09-112020-09-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/glen_845x400.jpeg200px200px And dialogue on community control of police. Community control puts us on the path to both defunding and abolishing the police – so why are many Black […]
Chaos erupted in Rochester, New York, following the posting of footage showing police violently arresting a man who later died in the hospital. The incident saw the entire management staff of the police force resign after they were linked to the killing. Over a dozen semi-naked protesters wearing “spit hoods” […]
Greenpeace activists have parked a fire truck outside the entrance to the Elysee Palace in Paris, accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of contributing to the fires now ravaging the Amazon rainforest. A huge banner was placed on the truck’s extended ladder, reading: “Amazon Rain Forest On Fire. Macron Still Complicit.” […]
Around 24 hours after she was apparently abducted, in broad daylight, on the streets of Minsk, confusion reigned about the exact whereabouts and status of Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova, on Tuesday morning. Belarusian border guards say she was detained at the Belarus-Ukraine border, on Tuesday morning, but two of her […]
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the disputed results of the August 9 presidential election. tut.by/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption tut.by/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the […]
Three young people clasping arms, their faces covered with black bandanas. A police officer with his badge taped over, gripping a baton like a baseball bat. A middle-aged woman holding a sign that asks, How Many More Must Die? These aren’t scenes from the ongoing wave of Black Lives Matter […]
As nearby volunteers in reflective vests and medical-grade face masks swept broken glass and righted overturned trash cans in Wilmington, Delaware, earlier this summer, former Vice President Joe Biden promised to heal the pain of civil unrest sparked by racist violence. “We are a nation enraged, but we cannot allow […]
A dramatic scene unfolded at a protest in Portland on Saturday when a demonstrator tossed at least three firebombs towards the police. One of the Molotov cocktails set a fellow protester on fire. Footage of the incident shared by Portland police shows a tense confrontation between officers and a group […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080372717_0:90:3148:1860_1200x675_80_0_0_579a518db0ee240461f26247607d8a2e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009051080372755-people-protest-in-front-of-netanyahus-residence-in-jerusalem—video/ Last week, the protests held against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resulted in seven people being detained and one law enforcement officer being injured. People gather on Saturday outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem to hold another round of anti-government demonstrations. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080374378_0:87:2049:1239_1200x675_80_0_0_7701e33643e28634c526fa30c464b061.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009051080374278-hundreds-of-people-protest-against-covid-19-lockdown-mask-wearing-in-edinburgh—photos/ Protests against mandatory mask-wearing previously hit London, Paris, and Berlin as European countries re-introduce pandemic restrictions due to a new spike of coronavirus in the region. Hundreds of anti-maskers have gathered in Edinburgh and are expected to march to the Scottish parliament in […]
Portland Protest Killing Suspect Acted In Self Defense, Murdered During Arrest September 4, 2020 Portland Protest Killing Suspect Acted In Self Defense, Murdered During Arrest2020-09-042020-09-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/michael-reinoehl.jpg200px200px Above photo: Michael Reinoehl talks to freelance journalist Donovan Farley about the shooting incident in Portland. Vice News. NOTE: This should be a warning to all […]
Portland Protest Killing Suspect Acted In Self Defense, Died During Arrest September 4, 2020 Portland Protest Killing Suspect Acted In Self Defense, Died During Arrest2020-09-042020-09-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/michael-reinoehl.jpg200px200px Above photo: Michael Reinoehl talks to freelance journalist Donovan Farley about the shooting incident in Portland. Vice News. NOTE: This should be a warning to all […]
A memorandum issued on Wednesday by the White House directed a review of federal funding allocated to certain cities that “allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones” and “permit anarchy, violence, and destruction.” In addition to the legal questions raised by the order, one expert claims it’s also filled with […]
The Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday released bodycam footage of an officer fatally shooting 18-year-old Deon Kay seconds after arriving at the scene in Washington, D.C. Officers say the Black teen “brandished a firearm” during the Wednesday encounter, prompting one cop to shoot him in the chest. He was later […]
Thousands took to the streets of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia on Wednesday to demand the resignation of longtime Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. The rally was marred by clashes between demonstrators and police. The protest outside the parliament building started peacefully, with people carrying Bulgarian flags and chanting, “resign” and “mafia,” […]
HONG KONG—Students, teachers, parents, and others are staging protests in Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region in northern China, by surrounding police stations and gathering outside schools. Thousands are congregating in rare displays of open defiance of governmental orders. These demonstrations were sparked by the Chinese government’s directive issued in the […]
President Donald Trump jumped to the defense Monday of the Midwestern teenager who has been charged with the murder of two protesters following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. “We’re looking at all of it,” Trump said during a press conference Monday when asked by a reporter […]
In a piercing appraisal of the growing strife unraveling under President Donald Trump’s first term, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused him of stoking, and even starting, civil unrest that is proliferating across the country. Trump has been a “toxic presence in our nation for four years” who is “poisoning […]
Responding to MSNBC’s Joy Reid blasting his pro-Trump event as a ‘danger’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, activist Brandon Straka silenced her by calling out hypocrisy on BLM coverage, and a refusal to cover a recent attack on him. “So they’re just gonna go back to their screaming rallies like there […]