Tag: Political and civil unrest
Myanmar refugee crisis brewing as turmoil hits economy
<p>BANGKOK — Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar’s political upheavals risk causing a regional refugee crisis as the strife following a February coup...
Top Navalny associates detained ahead of protests
<p>MOSCOW — Two close associates of Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday ahead of protests planned to support the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, who has...
Putin, in annual address, lauds Russia’s vaccine work
<p>MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to the nation Wednesday amid a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on opposition protests and soaring...
McCloskeys want grand jury to take a new look at their case
<p>A St. Louis husband and wife facing criminal charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters last summer have told a judge they are...
Athlete protests remain banned at Tokyo Olympics, IOC says
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday, after a survey found that a...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
Nashville civil rights veterans see hope for future
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On April 20, 1960, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood at a podium at Fisk University and said he had...
Russian shot at border pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
PHOENIX — A Russian immigrant who once staged a monthlong hunger strike at an Arizona detention center and was shot several months later during...
Navalny’s doctors prevented from seeing him at prison clinic
<p>MOSCOW — Several doctors were prevented Tuesday from seeing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prison hospital after his three-week hunger strike and...
Church leaders seek Home Depot boycott on Georgia voting law
<p>ATLANTA — A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot, saying the home improvement giant hasn't done enough...