UK court dismisses case against Greta Thunberg over London climate protest | Climate Crisis News

UK court dismisses case against Greta Thunberg over London climate protest | Climate Crisis News

The Swedish climate activist was on trial for protesting outside an oil and gas conference in London in October. Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been cleared of a public order offence over a protest outside an oil and gas conference last year, after a judge in a London court ruled…

Argentina police battle protesters opposed to ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Protests News

Argentina police battle protesters opposed to ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Protests News

Police in Argentina have fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress in Buenos Aires as lawmakers debated newly elected President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic, social and political reform package. Opposition legislators stormed out of the building at one point to observe and denounce the police action, but later…

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature | Hong Kong Protests News

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature | Hong Kong Protests News

The storming of the building marked an escalation in the 2019 mass protests that began over a China extradition bill. A Hong Kong court has found four people guilty of rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building that marked a major escalation of pro-democracy protests more than…

Thousands of protesting farmers have France’s government in a bind | Protests News

Thousands of protesting farmers have France’s government in a bind | Protests News

Convoys of tractors have edged closer to Paris, Lyon and other locations in France as thousands of protesting farmers have appeared to ignore warnings of police intervention if they cross red lines laid down by the government. Farmers unions, unimpressed by concessions offered by President Emmanuel Macron’s government, encouraged their…

Packed Tanzania protests offer hope but reforms remain a distant dream | Protests

Packed Tanzania protests offer hope but reforms remain a distant dream | Protests

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – As thousands of supporters carrying placards stating their demands marched through Dar-es-Salaam on Wednesday, opposition party Chadema deputy chairperson Tunde Lissu declared to reporters that the rallies were the beginning of a mission to get a new constitution and get the electoral commission truly independent. Deemed the…

‘Traitor’: Thousands strike against Argentina’s President Javier Milei | Protests News

‘Traitor’: Thousands strike against Argentina’s President Javier Milei | Protests News

Buenos Aires, Argentina – In the biggest show of resistance to date against far-right President Javier Milei, Argentinian workers have taken to the streets for a general strike, bringing swaths of downtown Buenos Aires to a standstill. It was an unprecedented mobilisation. Never before in modern Argentinian history has a…

Argentines take to the streets to protest against new austerity measures | Protests News

Argentines take to the streets to protest against new austerity measures | Protests News

The president has said that the austerity measures are due to years of overspending that have resulted in huge debts. Argentine unions have begun a 12-hour strike in the capital to protest against tough economic reforms by President Javier Milei. Wednesday’s demonstration is the most significant show of opposition to…

Protesters block access to Israeli cargo ship in Melbourne | Israel War on Gaza

Protesters block access to Israeli cargo ship in Melbourne | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed Pro-Palestinian protesters in Australia have prevented workers from entering docks to offload cargo from a ship operated by Israeli company, ZIM, docked at the Port of Melbourne. Police used pepper spray and officers mounted on horseback to try to clear them off. Organisers of the…

Hundreds of thousands protest against far-right in Germany | Protests News

Hundreds of thousands protest against far-right in Germany | Protests News

Rallies to protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party are held in Berlin, Munich and other cities. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across towns and cities in Germany to protest against the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. On Sunday, rallies against the AfD…

Violent protests over jailing of activist in Russia’s Bashkortostan | Protests News

Violent protests over jailing of activist in Russia’s Bashkortostan | Protests News

NewsFeed Police clashed with thousands of people gathered to protest the jailing of Indigenous rights activist Fail Alsynov in Russia’s far eastern region of Bashkortostan. The Indigenous rights activist was convicted of inciting ethnic hatred and sentenced to 4 years in a penal colony. Published On 17 Jan 202417 Jan…