Tens of thousands of Belarusian opposition supporters have gathered in Minsk this afternoon to join a ‘March for Freedom’ over President Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed re-election. Chanting ‘Leave!’, the protesters marched down Independence Avenue following an opposition call for the biggest rally yet in a week of demonstrations since the vote. Columns of demonstrators raised victory … Read more
Rise of the anti-maskers: How protests against face coverings are gathering pace across Britain as activists linked to Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers use social media to spread ‘resist the new world order’ message StandUp X is leading UK anti-mask protest group and is linked to Piers Corbyn The group stormed a London Morrison’s yesterday to … Read more
Crowds of protesters demanding an end to the rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’ clashed with police on the streets of Belarus last night. The clashes came after state-approved exits polls claimed Alexander Lukashenko had won a landslide victory to retain the presidency he has held since 1994. Outraged opposition supporters came out in their thousands … Read more
Channel 4 star Ant Middleton has ‘quit’ as the Royal Navy’s Chief Cadet after just nine months, after his controversial ‘scum’ tweet about Black Lives Matter protesters. The TV tough guy, who took on the role in November, is said to have left his bosses furious after posting the since-deleted tweet, amid protests over racial injustice. … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters have doused the steps at Trafalgar Square in fake blood to stand in solidarity with indigenous people dying of Covid-19 in Brazil. The group – also known as XR – dyed London’s iconic fountains bright yellow and red using food dye in their protest to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Protesters … Read more
‘Prepare the gallows because our anger doesn’t end in one day’: Furious Lebanese protesters threaten more violence – as it’s revealed Beirut blast crater is 140ft deep Protesters in Beirut have threatened further violence after a night of clashes Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad has resigned, apologising for failing the people of Lebanon French experts working … Read more
Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators who gathered in central Beirut today to protest the government’s handling of a deadly explosion which has turned the city into a disaster zone. Around 5,000 people have gathered in Martyrs’ Square in the city centre to vent their fury at Lebanon’s political elite, with some … Read more
Dozens of demonstrators brought Brixton to a halt as they marched through London to mark Afrikan Emancipation Day. The coalition of action groups – led by Stop The Maangamizi: We Charge Genocide/Ecocide and the Afrikan Emancipation Day reparations march committee – took the drastic action to ‘make themselves heard’ in a bid for reparations from the UK … Read more
Thousands of people protested Germany’s coronavirus restrictions Saturday in a Berlin demonstration that insisted ‘the end of the pandemic’ has arrived. The declaration comes as authorities voice increasing concerns about an uptick in new infections. With few masks in sight, a dense crowd marched through downtown Berlin from the Brandenburg Gate ahead of a rally … Read more
Missouri Governor Mike Parson called it ‘outrageous’ after the top prosecutor in St. Louis filed charges against a white couple who displayed weapons as a crowd marched past their mansion in protest of racial injustice. As Parson tweeted his disapproval over Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s decision, State Attorney General Elliott Shim announced the charges Monday against … Read more