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Tens of thousands of people in Poland have blocked city streets in cars, on bicycles and on foot on the fifth day of protests against a Constitutional Court ruling that amounts to a near-total ban on abortion in the country. Carrying banners reading "Enough", "I won't be your martyr" and "I…

NEW YORK (AP) — Skirmishes broke out between supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump as a Jews For Trump convoy of hundreds of cars draped with American flags and Trump 2020 banners rolled slowly through Manhattan and Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon.The caravan traveled from Coney Island to the Trump…

In recent weeks, a number of artists have spoken out against Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit. Last night, during her second set on Saturday Night Live, musical guest H.E.R. debuted a new song called “Hold On.” In the background, her band wore black t-shirts emblazoned with #ENDSARS. Earlier…

October 24, 2020 | 8:31pm Enlarge Image Protesters outside New York's City Hall in June. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutters Months of protesters pushing to “defund the police,” and politicians bending over backward to appease them, have taken a toll on America’s Finest. Since protests began in late May after the death…

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More than three decades ago, Chileans went to the polls in a landmark plebiscite and voted to end the dictatorial rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. On Sunday, Chile votes on another referendum aimed at erasing a key pillar of Pinochet’s legacy — the 1980 constitution approved under his authoritarian rule.Sunday’s…

On May 31, Tyler Weakley and her boyfriend, Corbin Smith, were headed to dinner in downtown Louisville when they stopped by the fourth night of what would become months of citywide protests over the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman killed by police. They had watched the peaceful…

The Labour Court has given Truda Foods the green light to stop about 100 people from harassing and intimidating its staff.Image: 123RF/ Stockstudio44One of Komani’s biggest employers, Truda Foods, has suffered about R10m in losses as protesters  have effectively closed down the factory. Truda Foods, which manufactures products like soya…

At least 12 protesters were allegedly killed by security forces in Lekki and Alausa.The Nigerian army has denied that it was at the site of the shooting.Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has urged protesters to discontinue the protests and engage with government.Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for an end…

After weeks of #EndSARS protests and calls by Nigerians on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the situation, the president has finally broken his silence.In his less-than 15-minute long address, the President assured the protesters that their voices have been heard ‘loud and clear’.He, therefore, urged them to discontinue their demonstrations,…