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The anti-lockdown rally gathered on Saturday in Amsterdam’s Museumplein, a green open space named for the three national museums located in the area. The protest took place without a permit from the municipality, so the police declared Museumplein a security risk area, threatening a possible crackdown on those gathering there. …

People carried lit flares and placards saying, ‘My camera against your baton.’ They shouted anti-police slogans and demanded the resignation of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. The Global Security Bill, introduced by President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party last year, would ban the showing of the faces of on-duty police officers “with …

The crowd swelled in Parliament Square where they could be heard shouting “kill the bill” as MPs in the nearby House of Commons had started debating a controversial new policing legislation which could heavily limit protests. Many demonstrators then walked onto Westminster Bridge, chanting slogans, including “our streets,” and blocking …

“We’re still in a pandemic,” Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick told reporters on Sunday. “Unlawful gatherings are unlawful gatherings. Officers have to take action if people are putting themselves massively at risk.” She said she had not considered resigning, as the Everard case “makes [me] more determined, not less, to …

The Lebanese pound has lost roughly 85 percent of its value in recent months and slid to a record new low on Saturday, falling to 12,500 pounds to the US dollar on the black market, though the official rate remains at roughly 1,500 pounds to the dollar.  In response, there …

Hundreds of people gathered in New York City’s Times Square to participate in a ‘die-in’ to remember her killing. Footage from RT’s video agency Ruptly shows people lying on the ground, with some holding signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Abolish the police.” Elsewhere in the city, demonstrators carrying signs …

Local media reported that around 50 to 60 black-clad demonstrators clashed with federal agents on Thursday night, breaking windows and setting on fire a section of plywood barring entry to parts of the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse in central Portland, Oregon. Defenders of the building from the Federal Protective Service …

“Myanmar’s military must stop murdering and jailing protestors,” Bachelet said, describing as “abhorrent” the reports that police and the military are firing live rounds at demonstrators and attacking medical teams.  The country has been under a military coup since February 1, when the armed forces seized power and detained the …

Ireland’s first national lockdown in 2020 was the longest in Europe, and the nationwide restrictions currently in place have been ranked the fourth-toughest in the world – and the toughest in Europe – by researchers at Oxford University. With the highest level of restrictions set to remain in place until …

Footage earlier on Friday showed protesters and police in a standoff, as authorities attempted to disperse individuals who had gathered in the cities of Hledan, Mandalay, and Yangon to oppose military rule in the country. Individuals who witnessed the situation in Hledan described it as an “act of brutality” against …