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Demonstrators allege Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his coalition's proposed reforms pose a threat to press freedom.
Student protests, police violence and French media obsessed with 'barbarians'.
France arrested 1,314 people at cost-of-living protests on 24 October, down from about 2,600 a week earlier. Yellow Vests rally again on 31 October. The post France Arrests 1,314 at Latest Protests appeared first on The Rio Times.
People have been taking to the streets to demand action.
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicked off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest. Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London, Andrew Smith, shares further analysis.
France saw another day of nationwide protests on Saturday, with more than 400,000 people taking to the streets over the rising cost of living and school funding. Most marches remained peaceful, a week after riots and looting hit several cities. However, police say more than 1,300 people were arrested nationwide as violence broke out on the sidelines of demonstrations. Caroline Baum has more.
The protest is not about the Special Intensive Revision, not about a State or a party, or who won or who lost. It is about the invaluable voting right of every Indian, which has been taken away, says the Congress Rajya Sabha Member
Hundreds of demonstrations took place across France on Saturday over the rising cost of living, with security forces deployed in large numbers to prevent a repeat of the violence seen last weekend. While the marches themselves “passed off well” in several cities, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said members of “ultra-left” groups threw projectiles and fireworks at police in an attempt to provoke clashes. French Communist Party spokesperson Fatima Khallouk shares more details.
Rising energy costs and protests are sharpening European opposition to renewed US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
There were clashes after night fall as police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in a number of cities.
From student protests across France over the weekend and presidential elections in Brazil pitting leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to wildfires in Indonesia, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.
At least 1,300 people were arrested on the sidelines of Saturday's protests across France and at least 50 officers and three protesters were hurt, the interior ministry said Sunday. The arrests occurred as clashes broke out on the margins of largely calm demonstrations in major cities over the high cost of living.
Police in Albania’s capital, Tirana, were filmed beating a protester lying on the ground.
There were some clashes on Saturday, mainly in major cities and as demonstrations came to an end. French authorities say police made nearly 1,000 arrests nationwide. Here’s a report from our sister channel, France 2.
Polls opened in Serbia on Sunday in what is set to be its most fiercely contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic. The snap vote is the culmination of nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people – a tragedy widely blamed on corruption. The disaster triggered some of Serbia’s largest protests since the fall of...
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro leads Portugal as a housing crisis dominates politics. Protests over rents have spread from Porto to Lisbon's Rossio Square. The post Portugal Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Thousands have protested across Turkiye against the arrests of journalists and restrictions on independent media.
Thousands of Israelis rallied against PM Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of elections on Tuesday.
Police clashed with demonstrators in France, Italy and Spain over rising living costs and cuts to public services.
Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting as hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations.
Hundreds of thousands marched across France Saturday protesting the rising cost of living. While demonstrations in Paris started peacefully, they ended with a heavy government security response following escalation. Other cities saw clashes that also contributed to the near-1,000 arrested across the country, meanwhile other countries in Europe rallied over issues with some overlap. "The marches went well" said Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.
Protesters in Albania have fought running battles with police, on a 12th day of anti-government protests.
Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from Paris where mostly peaceful protests turned into unrest after nightfall.
Caracas, Venezuela — Protesters took to the streets in cities around Venezuela on October 22 to demand the government set a date for presidential elections. The protest comes amid ongoing negotiations between the government of interim President Delcy Rodriguez and the opposition, led by the 2015 National Assembly. The largest gathering of opposition supporters took […] The post Venezuelans take to streets to demand a date for presidential elections appeared first on Latin America Reports.
Opposition figures join Tel Aviv protesters demanding an independent October 7 inquiry.
Thousands marched against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv on Saturday – just three days before Israel's general election – demanding accountability for the failure to prevent a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, that led to the war in Gaza.