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Iraq assures foreign diplomatic missions of their security

(Reuters) - The Iraqi government sought to reassure diplomatic missions in the country of their security on Saturday, saying it would not allow a recurrence of the storming of the…

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Polish opposition supporters, seeking change, mark 1989 Solidarity win

WARSAW, June 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of Poland's first postwar democratic election, for a march the liberal opposition has billed…

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Police clash with protesters at Paris demonstration against pension overhaul

By Layli Foroudi and Manuel Ausloos PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Riot police clashed with protesters on Friday evening in Paris as a new demonstration took place against the government's plans to…

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Tunisian labour union starts major protests against president

TUNIS, March 4 (Reuters) - Tunisia's powerful UGTT labour union rallied in the capital on Saturday, mobilising thousands of supporters against President Kais Saied in a demonstration of its strength after his…

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Thousands of Danes protest cancelling of public holiday

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in Copenhagen on Sunday to protest a bill put forward by the government to a scrap a public holiday to help finance increased…

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Over 50 injured in Peru as protests cause ‘nationwide chaos’

LIMA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that are spreading across the country. In…

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Liberians protest over economic hardship and president’s absence

PAYNESVILLE, Liberia (Reuters) - More than a thousand people joined a demonstration in a suburb of Liberia's capital on Saturday, protesting over economic hardships and President George Weah's prolonged absence…

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Thousands protest in Turkey over Istanbul mayor’s conviction

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Thousands of people rallied in Turkey on Thursday to oppose the conviction and political ban of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, chanting slogans criticising President Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK…

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Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests

DUBAI (Reuters) -The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution…

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Berlin airport reopens runways after climate protest

BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Berlin Brandenburg Airport said on Thursday flights were resuming with some delays after it was earlier forced to close its runways as climate protesters broke into the…

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Iran leader says ‘enemies’ may target workers as protests rage

DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Protests raged on at Iranian universities and in some cities on Saturday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the country's "enemies" may try to mobilise workers…

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Iran’s security forces targeting university students to control protests

Iran’s security forces have launched a series of attacks on university students at campuses across the country with dozens of students being arrested, according to the Students’ Union of Iran.…

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Concern as more art targeted by protesters

Art world professionals have slammed recent attacks on famous paintings by climate protesters as "counterproductive" and dangerous acts of vandalism. While some of the major French and British museums interviewed…

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Iran’s Guards head tells protesters: ‘Today is last day of riots’

(Reuters) - The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Hossein Salami warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets. "Do not come to the…

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Thousands protest in Germany demanding solidarity in energy relief

BERLIN/DUESSELDORF, Oct 22 - Tens of thousands of protesters in six German cities gathered on Saturday to demand a more just distribution of government funds to deal with rising energy…

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Thousands take to the streets of Paris to protest soaring prices

PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against soaring prices as weeks of strikes for higher wages at oil refineries spurred…

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UK to crack down on ‘disruptive’ protests with new bill

The British home secretary has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on disruptive protests carried out by environmental groups such as Extinction Rebellion. Suella Braverman says the new Public Order…

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Women students tell Iran’s president to ‘get lost’ as unrest rages

DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost" as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young…

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UPDATE – Sri Lanka PM offers resignation after protesters storm president’s house

COLOMBO, July 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is willing to resign to make way for all-party government, his office said in a statement on Saturday, after thousands of…

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Sri Lanka’s president will not resign despite protests

COLOMBO, April 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite demonstrations against his handling of the country's worst economic crisis in decades and…

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Anti-war protests held in cities across Russia, 2,000 people arrested

MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Police detained more than 2,000 people at anti-war protests held in 48 cities across Russia on Sunday, a protest monitoring group said, as people defied the authorities…

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Russia cracks down on anti-war protesters at home, as its troops invade Ukraine

MOSCOW, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Police on Thursday detained more than 1,600 Russians who protested against Russia's multi-pronged military operation in Ukraine, while authorities threatened to block media reports that contain what…

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French COVID protest convoy defies Paris stay-away order

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A convoy protesting COVID-19 restrictions breached police defences and drove into central Paris on Saturday, snarling traffic around the Arc de Triomphe and on the Champs Elysees, as police fired…

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Australian police urge protesters to leave capital

(Reuters) - Australian police have given thousands of protesters until the end of Sunday to leave occupied areas of the country’s capital, as days-long rallies continue against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.…

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Tens of thousands protest against Covid-19 health rules in Brussels

Thousands of people took to the streets in Brussels on Sunday to protest against the Belgian authorities' health measures. There were several tens of thousands of demonstrators in central Brussels,…

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Albanian police fire tear gas as protesters storm party offices

TIRANA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and water cannon in Tirana on Saturday as stone-throwing protesters stormed into the headquarters of Albania's opposition Democratic Party in a…

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Around 6,500 people join protest against Covid-19 measures in Germany

Dortmund, Germany (dpa) - Around 6,500 people gathered for a demonstration against vaccination and other Covid-19 measures in the German city of Düsseldorf on Saturday, the police said. According to a spokesperson, the…

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Pro and anti-vaccination protesters take to Australia streets

MELBOURNE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Several thousand people took to Australia's streets on Saturday protesting COVID-19 vaccination mandates, while smaller crowds gathered to support the measures that have elevated the…

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Massive march in Chile three days after the 2nd anniversary of the protests

A Mapuche woman hits a kultrun during a protest in the central Plaza Italia, popularly renamed 'Plaza Dignidad', during a new day of protests against the Government of Sebastian Pinera,…

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Tunisians protest against president’s power grab as opposition deepens

TUNIS (Reuters) - Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Tunis on Sunday under a heavy police presence to protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers in July and…

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Anti COVID vaccine protesters clash with police in Greece

Demonstrations against compulsory vaccination also took place in Istanbul on Saturday, where more than 2,000 Turks protested against the government's new inoculation push. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired tear…

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Polish medics march to demand better pay and health system reforms

WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of Poland's healthcare workers marched through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday, demanding better pay and conditions as the country braces for a fourth wave of…

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Police arrest hundreds of protesters as Australia reports record COVID-19 cases

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australian police arrested hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday and seven officers were hospitalised as a result of clashes, as the country saw its…

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Thousands protest against COVID-19 health pass in France

PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of…

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Cuban government holds mass rally in Havana after protests

HAVANA - Raul Castro was among thousands who attended a government-organized rally in Havana on Saturday to denounce the U.S. trade embargo and reaffirm their support for Cuba's revolution, a…

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U.S. calls for calm in Cuba, concerned by images of violence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday called for calm in Cuba and said it was concerned by images of violence it had seen in the past few…

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Lebanon raises fuel prices in bid to ease shortages

BEIRUT, June 29 (Reuters) - Lebanon's government raised fuel prices by more than a third on Tuesday, a move aimed at alleviating crippling shortages but which will mount pressure on…

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Colombians hold eighth day of protests after overnight violence

BOGOTA, May 5 (Reuters) - Colombians staged mass marches around the country on Wednesday to mark an eighth day of anti-government protests with a laundry list of demands, after violence…

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Myanmar protesters march three months after coup; U.N. warns of ‘standstill’

(Reuters) - Protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar on Saturday three months after a coup ended a democratic transition, with several small blasts compounding a sense of crisis that a U.N.…

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Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters – monitoring group

Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a…

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Northern Irish leaders set aside arguing to urge end to violence

BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's power-sharing government put aside factional differences on Thursday to appeal for calm after more than a week of nightly violence partly fuelled by frustration among…

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Hundreds join ‘kill the bill’ rallies across Britain against proposed protest law

LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds of demonstrators joined marches and rallies across Britain on Saturday as part of a "national weekend of action" against a proposed new law that would give police…

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PhotoStory – Querdenker ‘Lateral thinkers movement’ protest in Stuttgart

A protester wears a lace panty as a face mask replacement over his face during a demonstration held by the ‘Querdenker' (lateral thinkers) movement against the German government's coronavirus restrictions…

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Five killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics

Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants…

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Eight N. Ireland police injured in clashes at Belfast protest

Eight police officers in Belfast, Northern Ireland were injured on Friday when protesters rioted, attacking with projectiles that included metal rods and fireworks, police said. Police Service Northern Ireland said…

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It’s all out war as at least 39 reported killed in Myanmar

March 14 (Reuters) - Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar's main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were set ablaze…

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Dutch police break up anti-lockdown protest ahead of election

THE HAGUE, March 14 (Reuters) - Dutch riot police used water cannon and batons on Sunday to disperse a crowd of several thousand anti-lockdown protesters gathered at a field in…

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Clashes break out in Greece after march against police

ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek police officer was hurt on Tuesday after clashes broke out during a demonstration against police brutality in an Athens suburb, prompted by a video that…

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Myanmar party official dies after arrest, hundreds escape overnight security siege

March 9 (Reuters) - An official from deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) died in custodyafter he was arrested early on Tuesday, a former parliamentarian said, the second party figure to die…

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Thousands of women protest in Spain demanding equal rights

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Holding signs such as "Respect my existence or expect my resistance," thousands of women on Monday protested across Spain against gender violence and in support of equal…

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Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as UN envoy calls for action

March 6 (Reuters) - Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday, just hours after a United Nations special envoy…

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Belarusian opposition leader expects new wave of protests

HELSINKI, March 3 (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya expects mass protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko to start up again in the spring and to be more organised than…

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At least 18 killed in Myanmar on bloodiest day of protests against coup

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least 18…

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Ten arrested in Barcelona as protests over jailed rapper turn violent

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Ten people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday for assaulting police officers in fresh unrest over the jailing of a rapper for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty…

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Tunisia’s main party holds huge rally as government row grows

Tunisia’s biggest political party assembled an immense crowd of supporters in the capital on Saturday in a show of strength that could fuel a dispute between the president and the…

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Hundreds protest after Georgian police detain opposition leader

TBILISI/MOSCOW — Police stormed the party offices of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him on Tuesday, deepening a political crisis that prompted the prime minister to resign last…

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Protesters throw stones at police and neighbours over jailed Spanish rapper

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Police charged protesters who threw stones and bottles at officers and neigbours in Spanish cities on Friday in the fourth night of clashes after a rapper was…

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