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Brazil

Brazil: public transport protests turn violent

Demonstrations turn violent on the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

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Rift deepens between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Further demonstrations against Saudi Arabia have taken place in Iran as the diplomatic rift between the two regional rivals grows. Riyadh and Tehran

Greece

Brief scuffles as pensioners and workers march on Athens

Brief scuffles occurred as hundreds of pensioners and workers marched on central Athens. They were rallying against plans to revamp the pension

Germany

Victims speak out after nightmare New Year in Cologne

There were protests in Cologne on Tuesday night in front of the cathedral which, along with the train station, was the scene of mayhem on New Year’s

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Bahrain

Protests continue in Shia-led villages across Bahrain

Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds outraged at the execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia

Iran

Anger in Tehran over executed Shia cleric shows no signs of abating

Hundreds of Iranians turned out for a third day in Imam Hussein square in central Tehran to vent their anger over Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shia cleric

Saudi Arabia

Iranians protest against Saudi execution of Shi'ite cleric al-Nimr

Hundreds of Shi’ite Muslims protested in Tehran on Sunday against Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Demonstrators

Bahrain

Bahrain: New Year's Day march turns violent

Riot police have clashed with protesters in Bahrain, as they moved in to disperse a New Year’s Day march. Officers fired tear gas and bullets in the

Ukraine

Ukrainians march in honour of controversial nationalist hero Stepan Bandera

More than a thousand people have joined a march in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, to mark the 107th anniversary of the birth of nationalist Stepan

USA

USA: White policemen to face no charges over fatal shooting of black boy with toy gun

There have been calls for nationwide protests after a US grand jury cleared two white policemen in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy

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Fresh protests over disappearance of Mexico students

Parents of dozens of students who disappeared in Mexico have taken to the streets to protest. Forty-three students went missing from Iguala in

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Mexico: parents of 43 missing students protest

The parents of 43 college students who disappeared 15 months ago protested in Mexico City on Saturday (December 26) demanding to know what happened

Spain

African migrants protest in Spanish city of Roquetas de Mar

Migrants from Africa set fire to rubbish bins in the Spanish coastal city of Roquetas de Mar on Saturday. Spanish media reported the incident

USA

'Black Christmas' marchers demand Chicago mayor quits

Demonstrators along Chicago’s upscale Michigan Avenue in the US state of Illinois have disrupted Christmas shoppers to demand the city’s Mayor Rahm

World News

Egyptian women demonstrate against violence

Women in Cairo came out on Tuesday to protest an ongoing epidemic of violence against women. Their mouths taped shut, with cuts and bruises painted

Turkey

Alarm over Kurdish civilian casualties in operation Turkey says is targeting militants

Tens of thousands have fled their homes in numerous locations where the operation is taking place

India

Protests in New Delhi over release of man jailed in notorious gang rape case

The parents of the victim, who later died from her injuries, were among the demonstrators

Turkey

Clashes in Turkey as Kurds protest against curfews and crackdown on PKK militants

The government says more than 110 militants have been killed in gun battles

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Rallies across Poland

Thousands accuse Poland’s new government of a ‘creeping’ dictatorship. Demonstrations were held in more than 20 Polish cities but also abroad, in

Poland

Rallies across Poland as thousands accuse the new government of a 'creeping' dictatorship

For the second consecutive week thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Poland’s cities to protest against the new conservative