Thunberg took to Twitter on Wednesday with a lengthy document – apparently created by activists but whose origin is unclear – outlining ways to contribute to the pro-farmer protests, including stock messages and hashtags to disseminate on social media, as well as advice on organizing rallies. Within hours, the “toolkit” …
Read More »Clashes, arrests as thousands face off with riot police at protest against Covid-19 lockdown in Vienna
Between hundreds to thousands of demonstrators have gathered at the Maria Theresa Square in the center of the Austrian capital, according to various local media reports. The protesters defied the ban on the large protest issued by the authorities. The demonstrators that soon occupied part of the Vienna Ring Road …
Read More »US ‘largest vaccination site’ in LA briefly shut down amid protest against Covid-19 immunization campaign (VIDEOS)
The entrance to the stadium, which has been serving as the mass vaccination site since mid-January, was sealed at around 2 p.m local time after a sparse crowd of protesters staged a rally near the gate. Footage on social media showed several dozen protesters turning up with signs that read …
Read More »Professor who used Nazi salute in ‘free speech’ protest retires after being canceled by university
The controversy erupted earlier this month when Robert Schuyler used the gesture during the annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA). It happened after the event moderator gave Schuyler permission to interrupt another speaker only for the other speaker, Liz Quinlan, to deem his question, which was about …
Read More »Angry mob trashes businesses, creates burning barricade in protest at Tacoma police plowing through crowd
Irate demonstrators vented their fury on the downtown Tacoma streets on Sunday as it emerged that the Pierce County Force Investigation Team is probing Saturday’s purported police brutality incident, in which two people were hospitalized after being run over by a police vehicle. The crowd also made its way to …
Read More »Police station SET ON FIRE in Brussels as protest over death of black man following his arrest turns into riot (VIDEOS)
What started as a peaceful protest abruptly spiraled into a violent standoff between demonstrators and police on Tuesday. Several hundred protesters, including relatives and friends of a deceased young man identified as Ibrahima Barrie, went to a square in front of the Brussels-North police department to demand answers about the …
Read More »‘It’s not protest, it’s insurrection’: Biden tells Trump to ‘demand end to siege’ on Capitol
Saying the scenes at the Capitol on Wednesday bordered on “sedition,” Biden urged the president to “go on national television now, to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution, and demand an end to this siege” in an address shortly before Trump took to Twitter with a video of his own. …
Read More »Trump supporters turn up the heat on Marco Rubio with protest outside his home, demand that he challenge Biden’s electoral victory
The demonstrators marched from a nearby park before gathering outside Rubio’s residence in West Miami on Saturday, chanting “stop the steal” and waving Trump flags. Footage from Miami ABC affiliate WPLG shows protesters carrying signs with such messages as “Do not confirm” and “Rubio we are watching you.” The crowd …
Read More »Arrests reported at anti-government protest outside Netanyahu’s home, as Israelis kick off 2021 with weekly demo
Anti-corruption protesters in Israel extended their demonstrations into the new year, marching for a 28th straight week and clashing with police near Netanyahu’s official residence. Eleven protesters were detained by police outside Netanyahu’s home, while about 100 others were relocated to another street further away from his house on Saturday …
Read More »Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers ARRESTED at anti-lockdown protest, for second time in two days
With London under draconian Tier-4 lockdown restrictions, a group of several hundred protesters assembled in Hyde Park on Saturday. Holding signs reading “freedom over fear,” they protested the government’s ongoing crackdown on civil liberties in the name of curtailing the coronavirus. Police arrested 17 of these protesters for breaching, with …
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