Tag: Political and civil unrest
German government welcomes probe into virus protest policing
BERLIN — The German government on Monday welcomed a decision by state authorities to examine the police response to a weekend anti-lockdown protest during...
Brook, joined by Trump advisor to make campaign announcement
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks has scheduled a Monday night campaign rally where he will be joined by former President Donald...
Turkish police detain politician staging parliament sit-in
ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament.
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Turkish police detain politician staging parliament sit-in
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament.</p>
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Brazil security law being turned on president’s critics
SAO PAULO — Protesters against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defied police in the capital Friday, a day after the latest round of arrests of...
Critics of Brazil’s president being targeted by security law
SAO PAULO — Police in Brazil are starting to employ a dictatorship-era national security law against critics of President Jair Bolsonaro, while lawyers and...
Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port
BEIRUT — Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year marched to the still-damaged scene of...
Brooks teasing possible Senate run at planned campaign rally
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, teasing the announcement of a possible run for U.S. Senate, has scheduled a Monday campaign rally...
Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps US prosecutors
OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Justice Department’s to-do list was already daunting, especially with this year's flood of pandemic-delayed federal cases. And now two...
NCAA basketball players use biggest stage to deliver message
INDIANAPOLIS — A social media effort to raise awareness about inequities in college sports by some prominent basketball players came with calls for rules...