#streets

4:19am, 28th April, 2019

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...

Hundreds of thousands back on Algeria's streets, demanding radical reform

12:55pm, 19th April, 2019

World

Hundreds of thousands back on Algeria's streets, demanding radical reform

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria's streets on Friday to press demands for wholesale democratic change well beyond former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's resignation, chanting "we do what we want", witnesses said.

Portuguese nurses' 'white march' protest takes over Lisbon streets

8:00pm, 8th March, 2019

World

Portuguese nurses' 'white march' protest takes over Lisbon streets

Dressed in white and holding white flowers, thousands of nurses marched through Lisbon on Friday in a show of unity to demand better pay and working conditions and protest the Portuguese government's poor handling of the long-running dispute.

Thousands of Algerians take to streets to demand Bouteflika quit

7:26am, 5th March, 2019

World

Thousands of Algerians take to streets to demand Bouteflika quit

Thousands of Algerians took part in renewed protests in the capital and other cities on Tuesday, calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down and rejecting his offer to not serve a full term after elections in April.

Hundreds of thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote

11:50am, 20th October, 2018

World

Hundreds of thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the European Union marched through London on Saturday in the biggest demonstration so far to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit.

8:39am, 20th October, 2018

UK

Thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote

Tens of thousands of supporters of the European Union began marching through London on Saturday as part of what organisers say will be the largest ever demonstration to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit.

Venezuelan streets quieter than usual after opposition strike call

12:04pm, 21st August, 2018

World

Venezuelan streets quieter than usual after opposition strike call

Venezuela's streets were quieter than normal on Tuesday, but some businesses remained open despite an opposition call for a national strike to protest economic measures announced by socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Hundreds take to Charlottesville streets a year after far-right rally

9:27pm, 11th August, 2018

US

Hundreds take to Charlottesville streets a year after far-right rally

Hundreds of students and left-wing activists took to the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, as a rally to mark the anniversary of last year's white nationalist gathering turned largely into an anti-police protest.

Steam pipe blasts show dangers lurking under New York streets

7:25pm, 20th July, 2018

US

Steam pipe blasts show dangers lurking under New York streets

Under the crowded streets of New York City, a network of pipes, cables and tunnels contains hidden dangers that burst to the surface this week, spraying the Flatiron district with debris containing asbestos, a toxic chemical that can lead to respirat...