Tag: Political and civil unrest
Colombia’s president deploys military to protest-hit city
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Colombian President Iván Duque on Friday announced the deployment of military forces to the city of Cali after at least three...
GOP blocks Capitol riot probe, displaying loyalty to Trump
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty...
Belarusians in Ukraine protest repression in homeland
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political opposition in their homeland demonstrated Saturday against the country’s authoritarian president in the...
UK: Anti-immigration protest blocks traffic in port of Dover
LONDON — Anti-immigration demonstrators protesting the rising numbers of people attempting to reach the U.K. by crossing the English Channel in small boats blocked...
Partiers protest Belgium’s virus rules medics demand support
BRUSSELS — Thousands of protesters angry at pandemic-related restrictions marched to European Union headquarters in Brussels on Saturday and had minor tussles with police...
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk,...
Lawyers: Biden in office makes 2020 protest suit unnecessary
WASHINGTON — Lawsuits filed by protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House before a photo op by former President...
GOP poised to block bipartisan probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to block the creation of a special commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol,...
At 26, Belarus journalist has spent a decade in opposition
KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would...
Belarusian leader heads to Russia amid showdown with EU
MOSCOW — Belarus' authoritarian leader heads to Russia Friday to seek assistance amid a bruising showdown with the European Union over the diversion of...