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9:46am, 4th August, 2019

Russian opposition plans new protest despite over 1,000 arrests

Russia's anti-Kremlin opposition said it was planning a nationwide protest next weekend despite police forcibly detaining over 1,000 people on Saturday for attending what they said was an illegal march in Moscow to demand free elections.

Russian police detain prominent opposition activist before protest

6:57am, 3rd August, 2019

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Russian police detain prominent opposition activist before protest

Russian police on Saturday detained prominent opposition activist Lyubov Sobol ahead of a planned protest in Moscow to demand free elections.

Sudan's protest coalition calls for civil disobedience campaign

3:50pm, 8th May, 2019

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Sudan's protest coalition calls for civil disobedience campaign

Sudanese protest and opposition leaders on Wednesday called for a campaign of civil disobedience in response to what one of them described as the military's "disappointing" answer to their proposals for an interim government.

Czechs protest for second week against new justice minister over meddling fears

2:24pm, 6th May, 2019

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Czechs protest for second week against new justice minister over meddling fears

Thousands of Czechs filled the center of Prague and other cities for a second week in a row to protest against the appointment of a new justice minister who they say they fear could meddle with a criminal case involving the prime minister.

Hundreds of thousands protest against ruling elite in Algeria

12:10pm, 3rd May, 2019

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Hundreds of thousands protest against ruling elite in Algeria

Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully in Algiers after Friday prayers, chanting "We will not shut up!" and demanding the departure of Algeria's ruling elite a month after the downfall of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Huge crowds join protest sit-in against Sudan's military leaders

1:27pm, 2nd May, 2019

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Huge crowds join protest sit-in against Sudan's military leaders

Hundreds of thousands of protesters joined a sit-in outside Sudan's defense ministry on Thursday to press the ruling military council to hand over power to a civilian government.

Cubans protest U.S. sanctions as Trump raises pressure on Venezuela

10:39am, 1st May, 2019

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Cubans protest U.S. sanctions as Trump raises pressure on Venezuela

Millions of Cubans took to the streets on Wednesday in protest over new sanctions imposed on the Caribbean island by the Trump administration and U.S. efforts to topple the government of socialist ally Venezuela.

Sudanese protest group says military 'not serious' about civilian handover

4:06pm, 30th April, 2019

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Sudanese protest group says military 'not serious' about civilian handover

Sudan's main protest group said on Tuesday the military does not seem serious about transferring power to civilians after ousting President Omar al-Bashir, as both sides appeared to harden their positions.

Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws

4:19am, 28th April, 2019

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Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws

Thousands of people marched on Hong Kong's parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial - a move which some fear puts the city's core freedoms at r...

Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

4:57pm, 27th April, 2019

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Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

Thousands of people representing the more than 300 tribes native to Brazil marched to government offices in Brasilia on Friday to protest the policies of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that threaten their reservation lands.

Algerian protest leader calls for six-month transition period

12:49pm, 27th April, 2019

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Algerian protest leader calls for six-month transition period

Algeria needs six months to prepare free elections, a protest leader said on Saturday, and called for the transition from 20 years of rule by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be managed by a former minister respected by protesters as well as Islamis...

Tens of thousands protest against Algeria's ruling elite

8:55am, 26th April, 2019

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Tens of thousands protest against Algeria's ruling elite

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria's ruling elite rallied peacefully in Algiers for a tenth consecutive Friday.

4:46am, 26th April, 2019

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Thousands protest against Algeria's ruling elite

Thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria's ruling elite rallied in Algiers for a tenth Friday.

Morocco police use water cannon to disperse teacher protest

5:25pm, 25th April, 2019

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Morocco police use water cannon to disperse teacher protest

Moroccan police used water cannons to disperse a protest by thousands of young teachers in Rabat, the capital, on Thursday, according to witnesses.

Thousands protest in Morocco demanding release of jailed activists

11:17am, 21st April, 2019

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Thousands protest in Morocco demanding release of jailed activists

Thousands of Moroccans staged a march on Sunday in downtown Rabat to demand the release of activists who led protests over economic and social problems in the northern Rif region in late 2016 and 2017.

Emma Thompson, weeping teenagers join peaceful climate protest in London

8:47am, 19th April, 2019

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Emma Thompson, weeping teenagers join peaceful climate protest in London

Film star Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in central London on Friday to read poetry praising Earth's bounties, part of a series of protests which have caused transport snarl-ups in the British capital.

London climate-change street protest arrests reach 290 on second day

4:52pm, 16th April, 2019

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London climate-change street protest arrests reach 290 on second day

Police have arrested 290 people in two days of protests after climate-change activists blocked some of London's most important junctions including Oxford Circus and Marble Arch, causing traffic chaos.

Head of Algeria's constitutional council resigns as students protest

9:40am, 16th April, 2019

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Head of Algeria's constitutional council resigns as students protest

The chairman of Algeria's Constitutional Council Tayib Belaiz quit his post on Tuesday, state news agency APS said, following calls for his resignation by pro-democracy protesters who say he is part of a ruling elite they want abolished.

Iranians march to protest at Revolutionary Guards blacklisting by U.S.

6:38am, 12th April, 2019

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Iranians march to protest at Revolutionary Guards blacklisting by U.S.

Thousands of Iranians carrying signs reading "I'm a Guard too" and "Down with USA" marched on Friday to protest against the U.S. designation of the elite Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.

Heavy gunfire heard at protest in Sudan's capital: live TV

11:15pm, 8th April, 2019

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Heavy gunfire heard at protest in Sudan's capital: live TV

Heavy gunfire was heard at a protest outside the Defence Ministry in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Tuesday, live broadcast by al-Hadath TV showed, and activists said in a statement that security forces were trying to break up the protest by force.

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Russian opposition plans new protest despite over 1,000 arrests

Russian police detain prominent opposition activist before protest

Sudan's protest coalition calls for civil disobedience campaign

Czechs protest for second week against new justice minister over meddling fears

Hundreds of thousands protest against ruling elite in Algeria

Huge crowds join protest sit-in against Sudan's military leaders

Cubans protest U.S. sanctions as Trump raises pressure on Venezuela

Sudanese protest group says military 'not serious' about civilian handover

Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws

Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

Algerian protest leader calls for six-month transition period

Tens of thousands protest against Algeria's ruling elite

Thousands protest against Algeria's ruling elite

Morocco police use water cannon to disperse teacher protest

Thousands protest in Morocco demanding release of jailed activists

Emma Thompson, weeping teenagers join peaceful climate protest in London

London climate-change street protest arrests reach 290 on second day

Head of Algeria's constitutional council resigns as students protest

Iranians march to protest at Revolutionary Guards blacklisting by U.S.

Heavy gunfire heard at protest in Sudan's capital: live TV

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