Following the 2014 coup and the establishment of a military government, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha granted himself sweeping powers to curb opposition. The 2019 election saw the former officer returned to office while opposition groups dispute the legitimacy of the poll. Thousands of activists marked the fourth day of anti-government protests by occupying key areas of Bangkok on Sunday in opposition to a ban on demonstrations. The crowds […]
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Rallies have been held across France in tribute to a history teacher beheaded in a terror attack near Paris. One of the largest gatherings was staged in the French capital, as thousands flocked to the Place de la Republique. Central Paris was flooded with people as thousands gathered at the Place de la Republique to pay homage to Samuel Paty, a teacher from the neighboring town […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0e/1080766532_0:54:3072:1782_1200x675_80_0_0_eba1edf034b6b7dff20ee01b772f87e8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202010181080805756–watch-heavy-rainfall-in-indias-hyderabad-floods-streets-leaves-cars-floating-houses-underwater/ Over 50 people have died in the last three days and property worth millions of rupees has been damaged due to heavy rains and flash floods in India’s Telangana State, where there has been no respite from the continuous downpours. The Indian city of Hyderabad witnessed torrential rain overnight on Saturday, which led to flooding in several parts of […]
A black militia group, the Not F***ing Around Coalition (NFAC), assembled in Lafayette, Louisiana to protest police violence. The demonstration comes amid growing racial tensions in the United States. Several hundred black-clad NFAC members, many of them carrying assault rifles, paraded through Lafayette on Saturday. The column included people wearing body armor and other tactical gear. The march was held to seek justice for Trayford Pellerin, […]
Colombia: ‘The Number One Demand On The Streets Is For Justice’ September 28, 2020 Colombia: ‘The Number One Demand On The Streets Is For Justice’2020-09-282020-09-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/bogot_9s_13-2-e1601303223363.jpg200px200px Above photo: “Who protects me from those who are supposed to protect me” Javier Jiménez, Colombia Informa. Massive protests have broken out in Colombia following the torture and murder of Javier Ordóñez by the police. Nicolás Arias of Colombia Informa talks about […]
NEW YORK, September 19 (Sputnik) – The rout on Wall Street continued for a third straight week with the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite index leading losses again amid concerns about overvaluation for big tech companies and worries about economic recovery from the COVID-19. Nasdaq, which lists tech giants such as Facebook, Apple, Apple, Netflix and Google, closed Friday’s trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) down […]
Huge crowds of anti-government protesters have gathered in central Minsk, as mass rallies continue across Belarus in the aftermath of public outrage at the recent presidential election result, which is contested. A large crowd of protesters gathered on Sunday afternoon in central Minsk next to a war memorial and headed towards the presidential palace. The protesters are demanding that the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, step down, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1e/1080320745_0:107:3072:1835_1200x675_80_0_0_40ce43de899ad244432b1aaf3c8d59ed.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008301080320715-demonstrators-protesting-against-covid-19-restrictions-take-to-streets-of-berlin/ At the beginning of August, a major protest against coronavirus restrictions was organised by Stuttgart’s Querdenken 711 initiative, attracting around 20,000 demonstrators. The protest was stopped short by police because the participants of the mass rally refused to follow the required health precautions. A live broadcast shows another day of major demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions in Berlin. On 29 […]
There was another possible police shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday night.But from video it looks like it was a suicide. Police said the man committed suicide but onlookers screamed at the police, “You killed him!” BREAKING: Man shot near police —police say it was a suicide [self-inflicted] while witness say the officers shot the man; people are now rioting. #Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/K4T0ubHEcT — SV News 🚨 […]
Citizens in Kenosha, Wisconsin have taken it upon themselves to protect local businesses amid ongoing riots and unrest, with armed vigilantes seen taking to rooftops and storefronts to ward off looting and vandalism. Kenosha saw its third consecutive night of disorder on Tuesday, sparked after the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a black man, during a domestic ordeal over the weekend. Protests hours after the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/19/1080268432_63:0:1897:1032_1200x675_80_0_0_e94a69751307649ae6f476d313188105.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008251080268498-videos-demonstrators-demand-police-reform-take-to-washington-dc-streets-after-wisconsin-shooting/ Local activists and demonstrators have taken to the streets of Washington, DC, to demand nationwide police reform and protest cops’ recent killings and shootings of unarmed Black individuals, including the recent attack which threatened the life of a Black man in Wisconsin. Though demonstrations have regularly occurred in the US capital since the May 25 murder of George Floyd […]
Two returning champs had heavyweight homecomings as they set foot in Russia again for the first time since title triumphs, with footage capturing the remarkable scenes as crowds and choirs met Vadim Nemkov and Alexander Povetkin. As the doors opened to allow Povetkin out of customs at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, a Cossack choir in full uniform sang the new WBC interim champion’s praises in stirring style. Povetkin […]
Just when you thought things in Belarus couldn’t get anymore surreal, they did. As crowds of protestors gathered near his residence in Minsk on Sunday evening, a defiant Alexander Lukashenko landed by helicopter, ready for action. The bizarre footage, posted by a Telegram channel close to Lukashenko’s press service, shows the President dressed in a tactical vest and carrying an AK assault rifle. It appears that […]
The debate on renaming streets that refer to Germany’s colonial past has been going on for many years and recently gained momentum following global protests against racial discrimination and police brutality, which were sparked by a death of a black man in the United States, who died at the hands of a white police officer. Authorities in the German capital Berlin said they would change the […]
As American cities are torched and looted by Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) signaled her support for the violence be her fellow progressives, calling for “unrest in the streets” in an appearance Saturday on MSNBC’s AM Joy in comments about the Democrats’ latest attack line on President Trump on the Post Office and mail-in ballots for the November election. Pressley is […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0b/1080130046_0:42:3079:1773_1200x675_80_0_0_3fa0db5851d423b1a729f4ad4f040b65.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008111080130025-demonstrators-take-to-streets-of-portland-to-protest-against-police-brutality/ US President Donald Trump on Monday said the National Guard is prepared to act promptly to safeguard the city of Portland and has accused both the mayor and the governor of putting people’s lives at risk. People take to the streets of Portland for another round of protests against police brutality and racial discrimination hours after US President Donald […]
This ought to make your Sunday.Austin, Texas police on horseback cleared out the occupied streets yesterday in the state capital. Lawless Black Lives Matter-Antifa goons were attempting to take control of the streets.So police on horseback were brought in. Advertisement – story continues below Enjoy! At the antifa gathering in Austin, Texas, militants refuse to disperse occupied streets. Officers move in on horses and forcibly move […]
Attorney General Bill Barr is set to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. Chairman Jerry Nadler opened the hearing with several baseless attacks on Attorney General Barr. Next up was Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee.Jordan was ON FIRE! Rep. Jordan opened his remarks reminding the American public that Barack Obama spied on the opposition […]
Federal Agents Retreat To Portland Base As Protesters Control Streets By Chris McGreal , The Guardian. July 23, 2020 Federal Agents Retreat To Portland Base As Protesters Control Streets2020-07-232020-07-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/hundreds-of-portland-protesters-rally-near-the-federal-courthouse-in-portland.-ap-e1595538900869.jpg200px200px Donald Trump’s shadowy police task force has given new life to protests and may not be succeeding in PR terms either. Night upon night, the chant goes up in front of Portland’s federal courthouse: “Whose streets?” The answer depends […]
World Mayors Call For Car-Free Streets And More By Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch. July 18, 2020 World Mayors Call For Car-Free Streets And More2020-07-182020-07-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/bikes.png200px200px Above photo: Cyclists ride through an intersection in downtown Brooklyn on July 30, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer / Getty Images. Also End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies as Part of ‘Green and Just Recovery.’ Mayors from some of the world’s major cities have […]
Bolivians Take To The Streets Against The Añez Government July 18, 2020 Bolivians Take To The Streets Against The Añez Government2020-07-182020-07-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/f5td_rer.jpg_1718483346-e1595079360160.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators walk down a street in La Paz, Bolivia, July 13, 2020. Twitter/ @nunoticiasenred. Workers demand definitive confirmation of the holding of general elections in September. Bolivia’s Workers Central (COB) Tuesday called for tens of thousands of people to hold a mass protest in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Monsoons in India between June-September typically turn out to be nasty for low-lying and coastal areas, often resulting in death and destruction. This year, at the outset of the season, at least 110 people have already been killed and 32 injured in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. In India, where hundreds of thousands of people have been pushed into extreme poverty by the COVID-19 […]
President Trump on Thursday traveled to Wisconsin to deliver remarks at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, a large shipbuilding firm. Cheering supporters lined the streets to greet President Trump as he arrived in Wisconsin. President Trump won historically blue Wisconsin in 2016 against Crooked Hillary. Wisconsin loves President Trump. TRENDING: VIOLENT MOB Attacks Democrat State Senator for Taking Picture of their Vandalism – Punch Him, Kick Him, Beat […]
Time to go kids.DC Police on Tuesday swept out the leftist vermin in the street attempting an autonomous zone in the nation’s capitol. Advertisement – story continues below The squatters wanted an autonomous zone blocks from the White House.They want a revolution. The DC Police were chanting, “Move forward. Move forward…” as they cleared the street from far left activists. DC police clear the streets just […]
Police tear-gassed groups of youths on the streets of Nantes, some of whom were attending the ‘Fete de la Musique’ event, while others were demonstrating on the first anniversary of the death of Steve Canico in a police crackdown. Eyewitness footage from the scene shows large crowds sprinting away from police through the streets of Nantes as tear gas canisters rained down from the sky. Thousands […]
A black woman absolutely obliterated a woke white liberal Karen in the streets of Seattle on Biden vs. Trump. “If I had to pick between [Trump] and Joe Biden. I am not voting in Joe Biden. You want to see black people go to jail by the next 4 years? Vote for Joe Biden,” the black woman said. The black woman continued to school the woke […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107961/41/1079614189_0:0:2866:1612_1200x675_80_0_0_e353377519db3e389606d2d7cf143f6a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202006151079614177-breathe-life-back-into-our-high-streets-boris-johnson-says-as-all-shops-reopen-in-uk/ Non-essential stores in the United Kingdom are set to open their doors to citizens on Monday after almost three months of coronavirus-induced lockdown, with social distancing measures ensured. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Brits to spend money in the stores that will be reopening as he did a little window-shopping at Westfield Stratford shopping centre in East London. “Shops […]
Responding to a video of New Yorkers flooding the streets despite the Covid-19 lockdown, Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted a warning only to be chastised for his own handling of the pandemic, especially in nursing homes. “Don’t make me come down there,” Cuomo tweeted along with a video of New York’s St. Mark’s being inundated with citizens, most clearly ignoring social distancing and protective mask requirements the […]
Over A Thousand Cyclists Take Over City Streets On Solidarity Protest Ride By Elizabeth Kim, Caroline Lewis, Ben Yakas, JB Nicholas, Jake Offenhartz and Karen Yi, Gothamist. June 10, 2020 Over A Thousand Cyclists Take Over City Streets On Solidarity Protest Ride2020-06-102020-06-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/cyclists-crossing-the-williamsburg-bridge-during-a-black-lives-matter-ride-on-june-8th-2020.-by-jake-offenhartz-for-the-gothamist.-e1591807917645.jpg200px200px Above photo: Cyclists crossing the Williamsburg Bridge during a Black Lives Matter ride on June 8th, 2020. By Jake Offenhartz for the Gothamist. Over A Thousand Cyclists Travel From Brooklyn To Manhattan […]
The Senior Editor When we thought we had seen it all, we then get this pig faced motherfucker and his Trumpist Nazi friends. Watch him bash the head of a teenage (white) girl during an attack on peaceful demonstrators. This guy has a lifetime history of far more than the complaints on record, it goes much further with allegations yet to be proven of a police […]
The leftist mob in Bristol on Sunday toppled the statue of philanthropist and slave trader Edward Colston. Then they dragged it through the streets and tossed it into the River Avon. Of course, they all cheered themselves afterward. The modern day left is anti-history and pro-mob violence. TRENDING: Actor Tom Arnold Calls For Armed Insurrection Against Trump Supporters Bristol, England: A statue of the 17th century […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107954/68/1079546824_0:226:3239:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_739d5b1767378dee9e4ebb6633eefce5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006071079546785-new-yorkers-take-to-the-streets-in-another-round-of-protests-against-police-brutality—-video/ This comes amid an announcement made by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier today that the curfew in the city was to be lifted “effective immediately”. Watch a live broadcast from New York City where people are gathering on Sunday to continue protesting against police aggression and racial discrimination nearly two weeks after the death of African […]
FOX and Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth served in the the nation’s capital this week as a Major in the DC National Guard. Hegseth posted photos on his Twitter page from his stint defending the nation’s capital. Just got back from mobilizing with the DC Army National Guard for 3 days to support the civil disturbance mission in our nation’s Capitol. For those that don’t know, […]