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The rally, which went on amid a heightened police presence at the Trocadero Square near the Eiffel Tower, was organized by Reporters without Borders, Amnesty International as well as other human rights groups and journalist unions. Opponents of the Global Security Bill insist that it’s a major infringement on the …

Between 300 and 400 people took part in a march denouncing the latest Covid-19 lockdown, according to police. The protesters did not wear masks and openly ignored social distancing rules.  A video by the Ruptly video agency shows the angry crowd involved in a tense standoff with police. At one …

A sizable ‘Count Every Vote’ rally that began in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon continued into the evening, drawing around 400 or 500 marchers, a local protest group estimated. Though the earlier action appears to have gone off without incident, with a large crowd allowed to march through the streets hoisting …

Police are shown trying to form a line with their bicycles and yelling at protesters to “back up.” Some protesters are seen pushing at the bikes and yelling at police. Many businesses in the area were boarded up in advance of Election Day and security around the White House was …

The massive demonstrations against Berlin’s tightening pandemic control measures are starting to resemble “terrorism,” Ramelow told Tagesspiegel on Thursday, insisting the protests – and the fringe interests they brought together – were “a threat to internal security in our country.” Ramelow, who is a member of The Left (Die Linke), pointed …

The protests follow a decision by Catalan lawmakers to close the region’s borders for 15 days and shut shops, except for food stores, in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus in its rising second wave. Police warned the public “not to approach” Plaça Sant Jaume, a square in …

The anti-Trump protest movement – which began in November 2016 before the president was even in office and climaxed in violent unrest as the Covid-19 recession collided with outrage over George Floyd’s death under a Minneapolis policeman’s knee – appears to be very close to achieving its nominal goal as …

Footage circulated on social media on Tuesday night showing activists facing off with police, with tear gas and flashbang grenades seen deployed against the demonstrators. Some protesters appear to have returned fire with improvised projectiles. Other videos captured the moment police moved in on a group of protesters, who reportedly …

A number of law enforcement cars and vans were seen with their windows smashed out and scrawled with anti-police graffiti in footage that made the rounds online. The parked vehicles appear to have been vandalized after officers left the immediate area, as none could be seen in the videos. Storefronts …

Not long after activists gathered for another round of protests on Tuesday night, looters were seen hitting several stores around the city, including a Foot Locker, a Target, a Walmart and a liquor store. Footage of the plunder has circulated across social media. Groups of individuals were seen milling around …