Around 3,200 people were arrested since Tuesday during riots over the killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. by police, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters on Monday. The average age of those arrested was 17 and some were "children, there is no other word, of 12 or 13," Darmanin said on a visit to the … Continue reading Police arrest over 3,200 protesters in France
Thousands of youths in Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital on Wednesday staged a protest over the ownership of the Dangote Cement Plant located in Obajana, under Lokoja Local Government of the State. The protesters accused Aliko Dangote of exploiting the people of Kogi State, adding that, the cement plant belongs to Kogi State. Leader of … Continue reading Youths protesting against Dangote over cement plant in Kogi
At least 33 people, including several teenage girls, have been injured as security forces attacked people protesting the death of a young woman in the custody of hijab police. According to the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, a Kurdish rights group, on Sunday an 18-year-old man lost one of his eyes after being hit with shot … Continue reading Over 30 protesters injured In Iran following death Of Hijab victim
In continuing protests against the imposition of strict Covid lockdown and China's Zero-COVID policy, students from Tianjin University staged a demonstration to protest against the local administration. The demonstration started on 26 May, 2022, when protesters raised anti-administration slogans such as "Down with formalism, Down with bureaucratism". The students were also protesting against exorbitant prices … Continue reading Zero-Covid Tolerance: Chinese students embark on protests against new health policy
People in the streets of Istanbul have expressed concern over the Turkish lira plunging to record lows against the dollar on Wednesday, a day after Turkey's president said policymakers had no appetite to hike interest rates in response to the currency's fall. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during 28th Mukhtars (local administrators) … Continue reading Protests increase as Turkish lira falls to a historic low
Disruption at UK universities is set to widen this winter after staff backed strikes over pay and working conditions, joining colleagues who voted for strikes over pensions earlier this week. A total of 58 institutions have now supported strike ballots, and they may be joined by others after the University and College Union (UCU) said … Continue reading UK university staff support protests over salaries and work conditions
Police in Belarus on Sunday arrested more than 160 participants in demonstrations calling for the ex-Soviet nation's authoritarian president to resign. Protests have rocked the ex-Soviet nation for the sixth straight month following the Aug. 9 presidential vote, which was widely seen as rigged to give President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term in office. The … Continue reading Belarus police detain more than 30,000 protesters
SPEECH PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. I must warn those who have hijacked … Continue reading #EndSARS: Read President Muhammadu Buhari’s adress to the nation
MY ADVICE TO THE PROTESTERS -Dr. Doyin Okupe. Our dear gallant youths, you have done well and virtually the whole nation is proud of you. You have accomplished much and you must gain maximally from this unprecedented national achievement. You really have #sorosoke with no disguise. I want to particularly ask you to note that … Continue reading Advice to #EndSARS protesters
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive, has asked police and protesters to embrace peace. "On the rally that happened on December the 8th, in general, it [was] peaceful and orderly," Lam told reporters on Tuesday, noting that the government respects people's rights to free and peaceful assembly. "Unfortunately, we still [saw] … Continue reading Carrie Lam: Foreign governments should stop interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs
In light of the recent violence, deaths and prolonged protests in Hong Kong, the legal aspect of "One Country, Two Systems" will eventually favor China -- but, can the long awaited victory over Hong Kong wait until 2047? What happens to Hong Kong will largely depend on how China develops. The baseline scenario is that … Continue reading What China can do to Hong Kong after 2047
A number of protesters in Hong Kong have accidentally caught fire after throwing petrol bombs and molotov cocktails at police and security forces. Terrible scenes have been captured on video and mobile phones of demonstrators engulfed in flames, with other protesters desperately trying to extinguish the flames and help their fellow protesters. There has been … Continue reading Violence in Hong Kong takes an ugly turn
Government data released on Friday shows Hong Kong is now officially in recession. For the first time in 10 years, the economy of the dynamic independent province of China, is retreating. Plagued by violent protests and a searing trade war between China and the United States, Hong Kong has put in its worst quarter in … Continue reading Hong Kong economy worst since the global financial crisis
Police were nowhere around to stop the “madness” as climate change protesters launched bloody attack on the UK government building. In seeming retaliatory act, climate activists sprayed 400 gallons of fake blood on the British government building to highlight the damage humans are causing to the world, Mail Online confirmed. Out-of-commission fire engines were used … Continue reading What climate change activists did to the UK government
Millions of people are taking to the streets across the world in what could be the largest climate protest in history. Some of Friday’s first protests were held in Australia, where an estimated 300,000 people gathered at more than 100 rallies calling for action to guard against climate change, with further demonstrations held across parts … Continue reading Would you rather join the climate change strike?
You must be logged in to post a comment.