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Demonstrators have taken part in daily protests across the country for nearly two weeks over widespread claims of kidnapping, harassment, and extortion by a police unit know as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Tuesday saw the state governor impose a 24-hour curfew and deploy anti-riot police to the city. One witness at the protests, Akinbosola …

The arrests come after Queen Suthida’s motorcade drove past protesters in Bangkok on Wednesday, with video showing the crowd shouting and holding up the defiant three-finger salute inspired by the Hunger Games movie franchise. Police were seen pushing back protesters as the car, which also carried King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s youngest son, Prince Dipangkorn, slowly drove …

SEATTLE — Protesters in Portland, Ore., swept through the city on Sunday night, toppling statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt and damaging the entrance to the Oregon Historical Society in a demonstration against colonization and the treatment of Native Americans. Protests around the country this year have mainly targeted statues featuring slave owners and …

A handful of protesters against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they were attacked by people opposing the demonstrations on Saturday night as rallies were held nationwide.A woman was attacked by a man who opposed the protests in the Ramat Hachayal neighborhood of Tel Aviv on Saturday evening. The attacker had been walking – with his …

By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter Raleigh, N.C. — Protesters who gathered and began the night with speeches and a peaceful march turned violent Saturday night, breaking windows and spray-painting property in downtown Raleigh. Raleigh police also announced the arrest of at least three people in the downtown area due to the violence and damage to …

Hundreds of anti-coal protesters have entered a mine in western Germany to protest the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels. Environmentalists object to the German government’s decision to allow the mining and burning of coal in the country until 2038, a deadline the activists say is too late to effectively tackle climate change. Activists …

By Mark Saunokonoko and Lara Pearce17:03 Queensland recorded four new coronavirus cases yesterday, as Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young urged everyone in the state’s south-east to consider themselves a casual contact of a positive case. The new infections prompted the temporary closure of an Ipswich school and a Brisbane childcare centre. All four of …

A man was fatally shot in downtown Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night as supporters of President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed, police said. The Portland Police Bureau said in a statement the fatal attack took place about 8:46 p.m. and that officers nearby heard the gunfire. Multiple videos posted to social media …

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Demonstrators set up a guillotine outside Jeff Bezos’ house to protest Amazon workers’ wages on Thursday. The protest came the day after Bezos’ net worth exceeded $200 billion for the first time, making him one of the richest people in history. Protesters, led by former warehouse worker and outspoken Amazon critic Christian Smalls, called on …