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Serbia gov’t bows to protesters’ demands, changes two laws
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's ruling coalition moved on Wednesday to change two laws critics say would let foreign companies exploit local resources, bowing to demands by anti-government protesters who had…
Thousands rally in central Iran to protest water shortages
DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of farmers and their supporters gathered in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday, state TV reported, in a major protest over water shortages in…
Sudanese activists call for escalation after deadliest day since coup
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Opponents of the coup in Sudan vowed on Thursday to step up protests after 15 civilians were reported killed in the deadliest day yet since last month's takeover,…
At least 15 people shot dead in anti-coup protests in Sudan, medics say
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Security forces shot dead at least 15 people and wounded dozens as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Wednesday on the deadliest day…
Explainer: Who are the Pakistani Islamists shouting “death to blasphemers”?
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of activists from the banned Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) have clashed with security forces in Pakistan over the past two weeks, shouting "death to…
U.S. urges Sudan military to refrain from violence against planned protests -official
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday urged Sudan's military coup leaders to refrain from violence against peaceful protesters ahead of planned demonstrations on…
Cuba-U.S. tensions mount over pending protests on Communist-run island
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned the U.S. embassy in Havana against fomenting protests by dissidents on the Communist-run island, the latest flashpoint between the longtime rivals ahead…
Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Huge crowds of people marched in several parts of the Sudanese capital and other cities on Thursday in demonstrations against the prospect of military rule,…
Olympics-Beijing Games organisers receive flame amid calls for boycott
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) -Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics organisers on Tuesday received the Olympic flame at a heavily-guarded Panathenaic stadium in central Athens as human rights activists called on…
Olympics-Protest disrupts Beijing Games torch-lighting ceremony
By Karolos Grohmann ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Human rights activists unfurled a banner reading "No Genocide Games", waved a Tibetan flag and called for a boycott of the Beijing…
Myanmar to release 5,600 held over anti-junta protests – state tv
(Reuters) - Myanmar will release more than 5,636 people arrested over their roles in protests against its ruling military, according to an announcement on state television on Monday. The amnesty…
Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry
(Reuters) - About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was closed by Taliban militants in power in Kabul and replaced by their Ministry…
