Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border in protest against grain imports | Agriculture News

Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border in protest against grain imports | Agriculture News

Farmers are angry at what they say is unfair competition from cheaper imports from Poland’s war-torn neighbour and ally. Polish farmers have blocked border crossings with Ukraine, spilled Ukrainian grain and burned tyres as they intensified a nationwide protest against the import of Ukrainian foods and European Union environmental policies….

Al Jazeera speaks to Susan Sarandon as she lobbies for a Gaza ceasefire | Gaza

Al Jazeera speaks to Susan Sarandon as she lobbies for a Gaza ceasefire | Gaza

NewsFeed ‘I have a right to object to my taxes being spent on a genocide.’ Oscar-winning American actress Susan Sarandon joined pro-Palestine activists at the US Capitol to lobby Congress for a ceasefire in Gaza. Published On 18 Feb 202418 Feb 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow…

Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics? | Human Rights News

Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics? | Human Rights News

World leaders blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of his most outspoken critic. Alexey Navalny was respected worldwide and – despite being locked up for years in a prison cell – was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic. That voice of dissent was silenced as Russia announced…

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents? | Politics News

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents? | Politics News

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is just one of many Kremlin critics to have fallen foul of the government under President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Navalny, 47, who Russian prison authorities said had died on Friday, was jailed in early 2021 after returning from Germany, where he was recovering from a…

Tight security and barricades as Indian farmers march to New Delhi | Protests News

Tight security and barricades as Indian farmers march to New Delhi | Protests News

Indian authorities have deployed heavy security to stop thousands of protesting farmers who were marching towards New Delhi to renew their demands for assured crop prices in a repeat of 2021 protests when they camped on the capital’s outskirts for more than a year. Police sealed multiple entry points into…

Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay | Elections News

Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay | Elections News

Parliament voted to push the polls back to December after President Macky Sall announced a postponement last week. Security forces in Senegal have clashed with hundreds of protesters who are opposed to the delay of the presidential election that was supposed to take place on February 25. In Dakar, police…

Civil society urge nationwide strike, protest in Senegal after vote delay | Protests News

Civil society urge nationwide strike, protest in Senegal after vote delay | Protests News

The call for mass mobilisation comes as a major political upheaval continues in the usually stable West African nation. A coalition of Senegalese civil society groups on Thursday called for mass mobilisation against the delay to this month’s presidential poll, outlining a series of planned actions including a protest and…

Haitian PM calls for calm as violent protests demand his resignation | Protests News

Haitian PM calls for calm as violent protests demand his resignation | Protests News

Rallies have paralysed the country amid calls for ouster of Ariel Henry in line with political agreement forged in 2022. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for calm in a public address as violent protests have erupted across the country demanding he step down. Henry’s brief speech did little…