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Gaza protesters disrupt Sorbonne University in Paris

Protesters angry over Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza chanted “Free Palestine” at the gates of Sorbonne University in Paris on Monday, Reuters has reported. Some students also set up protest tents in the courtyard. Days after similar protests at Paris’s Sciences Po elite school, the protest at the Sorbonne was the latest sign that pro-Palestine demonstrations on US campuses are spilling over to Europe with the devastating war in its […]

29 April 2024

Local

Cape Town shutdown protesters allege police were ‘brutal’, camp outside parliament

Members of the EFF took to the streets in Cape Town on Monday during the party's national shutdown to protest against load-shedding and President Cyril Ramaphosa. Speaking to a police officer, EFF Western Cape chairperson Banzi Dambuza alleged police handled them “brutally” in the early hours of Monday when their protest began. Hundreds of protesters marched to parliament, where speeches were held. Source: TimesLIVE

21 March 2023

International

Beirut blast protesters say judiciary targets them not officials

Relatives of those killed in the 2020 Beirut port blast say they have become targets of the Judiciary instead of senior officials who have still not been held to account for the huge explosion that devastated Lebanon's capital and killed 220 people, Reuters reports. A dozen people were summoned for questioning on Monday after protests last week at the Justice Palace, where relatives often gather to demand accountability. Friday's detention of an […]

17 January 2023

International

Syria: Two dead as protesters, police clash in Sweida

INTERNATIONAL A protester and a policeman were killed Sunday in Syria's southern city of Sweida as security forces cracked down on a rare demonstration by hundreds against deteriorating living conditions. Tensions were high in the regime-held city after protesters threw rocks at a government building and stormed it, removing a large picture of President Bashar al-Assad from its facade, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "At least one protester and one police […]

5 December 2022

International

UNRWA: protesters set fire to gate of Gaza office

Hundreds of Palestinian refugees organised a protest on Monday in front of the main gate of the head office of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza, Quds Press has reported. The gate of the UNRWA compound was set on fire during the protest. The protesters, whose homes were destroyed during Israel's military offensives against the enclave since 2014, called for UNRWA to pay the rent for their temporary homes, […]

20 September 2022

International News

Donald Trump arrives in London amid protests and Brexit chaos

US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for a four-day visit amid a flurry of political turmoil and planned protests against him. After landing at London's Stanstead airport, Trump and his wife First Lady Melania went to the US ambassador's residence. They travelled there by helicopter as police were worried about Trump arriving by road, due to the risk of being stuck in large-scale protests against the US […]

13 July 2018

News

Mplain protesters released

By Loushe Jordaan The Mitchell's Plain magistrates court was packed this morning as eight protesters arrested for public violence appeared in court. They were arrested during a mass demonstration by Mitchell's Plain residents on Jakes Gerwel and Highlands drive on Wednesday night. The protest was held in response to a violent service delivery protest by Siqalo residents the night before, which resulted in the torching of a fuel station, ATM […]

4 May 2018

Local

Government, police caution against violence during Saftu strike

Government said it noted the call for a national strike and marches across the country by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), but cautioned protesters to conduct themselves in a responsible manner. Saftu, and its more than 20 affiliated unions, are set to stage protest marches all around the country on Wednesday in protest at the basic minimum wage of R20 an hour. In Cape Town, the march […]

25 April 2018

International News

Kenya police, protesters clash after poll fraud claim

Kenyan police have fired tear gas and shot at a group of chanting supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga after the presidential candidate claimed "massive" fraud in this week's elections. Leonard Katana, a regional police commander, said Wednesday's shooting took place when protesters clashed with security forces in South Mugirango constituency in Kisii County, the Associated Press reported, adding that one person was killed in the incident. Earlier, Odinga rejected […]

9 August 2017

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