Protesters ran riot and clashed with police in Barcelona tonight during a demonstration against the imprisonment of a prominent anti-establishment Spanish rapper who insulted the monarchy. The arrest of Pablo Hasel sparked outcry that freedom of expression was being eroded and saw thousands take to the streets in a forceful show of public anger. An … Read more
Protesters ran riot and clashed with police in Barcelona tonight during a demonstration against the imprisonment of a prominent anti-establishment Spanish rapper who insulted the monarchy. The arrest of Pablo Hasel sparked outcry that freedom of expression was being eroded and saw thousands take to the streets in a forceful show of public anger. An … Read more
Five people were arrested in London for breaching Covid restrictions as protestors carrying Black Lives Matter signs demonstrated in Parliament Sqaure following the death of a 24-year-old man. Mohamud Mohammed Hassan was arrested on Friday evening last week after reports of a disturbance at his home but released the following morning without charge. He was … Read more
Five people were arrested in London for breaching Covid restrictions as protestors carrying Black Lives Matter signs demonstrated in Parliament Sqaure following the death of a 24-year-old man. Mohamud Mohammed Hassan was arrested on Friday evening last week after reports of a disturbance at his home but released the following morning without charge. He was … Read more
Protestors marched through Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince demanding the removal of President Jovenel Moise amid fears he is amassing too much power in his second year of rule by decree. Hundreds of people in the capital, Cap-Haitien, Jacmel, Saint-Marc and Gonaives took to the streets in support of the opposition, while dozens of demonstrators clashed with police. Andre Michel, … Read more
Thousands marched on Sunday in Warsaw and other Polish cities to protest the country’s right-wing government after a high court ruled to tighten the country’s already restrictive abortion law. Sunday’s protests coincided with the 39th anniversary of the 1981 martial law crackdown by Poland’s communist regime. Many Poles accuse the current government of acting more … Read more
Thailand appeared a country divided today as royalists rallied to cheer on the King while pro-democracy protesters raised a Hunger Games three-finger salute at an ant-monarchy rally. Royalists turned out in their thousands as Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and Queen Suthida opened a new extension of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) Blue Line in Bangkok … Read more
Police haul away anti-lockdown protestors as they march through Bristol without masks chanting ‘freedom’ Group Stand Up Bristol – which has 2,800 Facebook members – gathered with signs in the city this morning Many were pictured being arrested by officers from Avon and Somerset police and one officer was assaulted The group had previously been told … Read more
Police haul away anti-lockdown protestors as they march through Bristol without masks chanting ‘freedom’ Group Stand Up Bristol – which has 2,800 Facebook members – gathered with signs in the city this morning Many were pictured being arrested by officers from Avon and Somerset police and one officer was assaulted The group had previously been told … Read more
Hundreds of people have gathered in Manchester city centre to protest against the second national coronavirus lockdown. The protest, in Piccadilly Gardens, got underway at around 1pm at Sunday with Greater Manchester Police issuing a dispersal order. Social media footage showed a few hundred people in attendance with little social distancing and few wearing masks. … Read more