Tag: Political and civil unrest
Polish activist acquitted of charges of assaulting police
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish court on Tuesday acquitted a prominent senior citizen activist of charges she insulted and assaulted a police officer who...
Thousands rally against Slovenia’s right-wing government
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Thousands rallied in Slovenia on Tuesday against the government of right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa, whom opponents accuse of curbing democratic...
Police in Belarus block rally marking Chernobyl anniversary
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Monday enforced tight security measures to prevent an opposition rally marking the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe.</p>
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Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case
WASHINGTON — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting...
108 on trial in Turkey for 2014 Kobani protests
ISTANBUL — More than 100 people linked to a pro-Kurdish party are to go on trial Monday in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, for their alleged...
3 arrested during protest in support of Jacob Blake Jr.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Three men have been arrested for taking part in a demonstration in southeast Wisconsin to call for the firing of the...
Protests reveal generational divide in immigrant communities
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — When protests began in a Minneapolis suburb after a white police officer fatally shot a Black man, 21-year-old Fatumata Kromah...
Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters
STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters seeking more serious...
Police in Belarus block rally marking Chernobyl anniversary
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Monday enforced tight security measures to prevent an opposition rally marking the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe.
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Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case
<p>WASHINGTON — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting...