Tag: Political and civil unrest
Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...
Cruise ships restart in Venice; protesters decry their risks
VENICE, Italy — The first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the...
In Belarus, yellow tags single out political prisoners
KYIV, Ukraine — While visiting her son in a Belarusian prison, Natallia Makavetskaya saw deep scars on his wrists left by tight handcuffs. She...
Protests as Austria grapples with violence against women
VIENNA — The 35-year-old woman was working at a tobacco shop in Vienna when authorities say her ex-boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set...
Far-right troll charged in Capitol riots avoids house arrest
A federal magistrate on Friday declined to order house arrest for a far-right internet troll charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S....
Colombia eases lockdown measures despite 3rd virus peak
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia moved Thursday to reactivate its economy by easing several lockdown measures even though it is still fighting a third peak...
Opposition: Belarusian dissident forced to confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he...
Felled UK slave trader statue displayed; city mulls its fate
LONDON — A statue of a 17th-century slave trader that was toppled during anti-racism protests in the English city of Bristol is being displayed...
Mexico’s top security official: Violence unrelated to races
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s secretary of the interior said Thursday that attacks that have killed 35 candidates or contenders for nominations and threats to...
China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
HONG KONG — For years, China has quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen...