Tag: Political and civil unrest
108 on trial in Turkey for 2014 Kobani protests
<p>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.
<p>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
<p>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
<p>STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-news-death-of-daunte-wright-shootings-police-minnesota-df3e6aba6c750f9b89bab30b46c24f48">seeking more...
North Macedonia: Thousands protest conservatives’ jailings
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Thousands of opposition supporters protested Sunday in North Macedonia’s capital of Skopje demanding retrials and freedom for more than a...
Protesters: Fire Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. — Supporters of Jacob Blake Jr. and others staged a rally and march in Kenosha Sunday calling for the firing of an...
North Macedonia: Thousands protest conservatives’ jailings
<p>SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Thousands of opposition supporters protested Sunday in North Macedonia’s capital of Skopje demanding retrials and freedom for more than a...
Protesters: Fire Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake
<p>KENOSHA, Wis. — Supporters of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-shootings-wisconsin-jacob-blake-kenosha-9f338f580db3456fbb1f68173dd32bca">Jacob Blake Jr.</a> and others staged a rally and march in Kenosha Sunday calling for the firing of...
English soccer to unite in 4-day social media boycott
LONDON — English soccer is uniting to boycott social media for four days in response to relentless online abuse of players.
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March for policing reform planned in downtown Chicago
<p>CHICAGO — People plan to protest Saturday in downtown Chicago to call for changes in the city's policing. </p>
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