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A lament for Mother Earth - indigenous peoples demand say in environment protection

A musical lament calling for the respect for Mother Earth could be heard as a group of indigenous people’s representatives staged their own

Greece

Greek capital brought to a standstill as workers strike against austerity

Protesters marched through the streets of Athens on Thursday as over two-and-a-half-million workers took part in a general strike that has brought

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Protesting Russian truck drivers block roads in to Moscow

Russian truck drivers are continuing to protest over a government plan to introduce new road tolls that they say will put them out of business

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Environmental protesters forcibly removed from Australian parliament

Climate change protesters have held a sit-in in the foyer of the Australian parliament

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Australia: Climate change protest

More than 100 climate change protesters held a sit-in protest in the Australian Parliament in Canberra. Protesters denounced the government’s climate

India

India: Rally against intolerance ends in clashes outside parliament

Protesters from India’s opposition Congress Party clashed with police near parliament on Monday as a rally against perceived intolerance ended in

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COP21: shoes replace marchers in Paris

Germany

'Save our planet' say demonstrators worldwide on eve of UN climate summit

On what may be the biggest day of climate change activism ever seen worldwide, tens of thousands of people marched as far afield as Sydney and Madrid

France

Put yourself in their shoes: Paris presents new twist on climate march

Around 10,000 pairs of shoes line the French capital’s Place de la République in stark contrast with the 120,000 police and armed forces patrolling

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Protesters and police clash in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Macedonian police take cover behind their shields as they are bombarded with projectiles from protesters. Clashes broke out in response to the

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Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Turkey

Police in Istanbul fire water cannon and tear gas at demonstrators holding pictures of pro-Kurdish lawyer,Tahir Elci, who was shot dead on November

Turkey

Questions raised after pro-Kurdish lawyer shot dead in southern Turkey

Questions are being asked about whether or not a top pro-Kurdish lawyer who died during a shootout in Turkey’s troubled south east was caught in

Spain

'Don't bomb Syria' say demonstrators in London and Madrid

Anti-war activists took to the streets of London on Saturday as Britain weighs up whether to take military action against ISIL in Syria

France

COP21: climate change provokes protests of all shapes and sizes

Marching against climate change: around the world, thousands take to the streets ahead of the COP21 conference.

Philippines

Climate change campaigners pile pressure on world leaders ahead of Paris conference

Pressure is mounting on world leaders ahead of Monday’s international climate change conference in Paris. Demonstrators took to the streets of

Switzerland

Swiss farmers march against austerity

More than 10,000 farmers marched through the streets of Bern on Friday to protest against government austerity measures. They came from all over

Greece

Greek pensioners protest pension cuts

Thousands of pensioners have marched through Athens in the second anti-austerity protest in a month. Many feel betrayed by prime minister Alex

Russia

Protesters pelt Turkish embassy in Moscow, call it the "Islamic State Embassy"

Itar-Tass reported some 900 people turned up outside the Turkish embassy on Wednesday to pelt it with eggs, tomatoes and stones in protests. The

USA

Chicago protests mark release of fatal shooting video

The long delayed release of a video showing last year’s police shooting of a black teenager has been marked by protests in Chicago. The police union

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North Korea protesters beat effigy of Kim Yong-un

Conservative protesters in South Korea held an anti-North Korea rally, including beating an effigy of Kim Yong-un. It was held in Seoul to mark the