At Shambhu, near the border with the state of Haryana, protesting farmers from the “Delhi Chalo” (Let’s Go to Delhi) movement were prevented by government forces from advancing towards the capital. Thousands of women farmers from various parts of Punjab and Haryana converged at the protest site on Friday, protesting against what they see as … Read more
The protest was sparked by the death of 21-year-old farmer Shubhkaran Singh, who was killed near Khanauri, a town in the state of Punjab, allegedly during clashes with the police on February 21. Twelve security personnel were also reportedly injured in the clashes. On February 13, thousands of farmers from Punjab chanted “Delhi Chalo” (Let’s … Read more
The German Football League (DFL) said Wednesday it was abandoning a billion-euro investment deal after widespread protests by Bundesliga fans, a U-turn hailed by supporters’ groups as a “success”. Fans had littered pitches with everything from tennis balls to chocolate coins in opposition to the plan to swap a portion of the league’s future media … Read more
Paris — French farmers angry over increased taxes and European agriculture policies they say threaten their livelihoods were on the roads well before dawn Wednesday, blocking highways and access roads to Paris. The protests, now about two weeks old, brought traffic to a standstill in many places as tractors blocked lanes or entire sections of highways … Read more
PARIS — Two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system. In a video posted on social media, two women with the words “FOOD RIPOSTE” written on their T-shirts could be seen passing under a security … Read more
Police have made nine arrests in central London at a pro-Palestine protest in central London attended by hundreds of thousands of people. Among those arrested by Metropolitan Police officers were three people who were accused of inciting racial hatred and one person who it is alleged had an offensive placard. Around 1,700 Metropolitan Police officers monitored the … Read more
A Labor MP has apologised for labelling attendees at a Queensland victims of crime rally a “rent-a-crowd”. The comment was made when government backbencher Aaron Harper accused local Liberal National Party members of hijacking the Townsville protest on Sunday after losing his cool. Harper was heckled when he was the only Labor MP to front … Read more
Riot police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building on Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend. Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic said it was an attempt to overthrow the government orchestrated from … Read more
A group of roughly 100 protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza snarled traffic near LAX on Friday evening as a busy weekend of holiday travel got underway. A protest run by “an unaffiliated group of Palestinians, Jews, and Angelenos of conscience” that began around 3 p.m. at a park across from the Los Angeles … Read more
