Alaa Abd el-Fattah: family of activist jailed in Egypt say he is alive
‘Proof of life’ note says writer, who has been on hunger strike, is drinking water again The family of the jailed British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa...
Category : Protest
Chaos in Chad as security forces violently put down protests
Demonstrators accused of setting fire to new prime minister’s HQ, as anger rises over delays to democratic transition Chad has been plunged into chaos after...
Cop27: Egyptian hosts urge leaders to set aside tensions over Ukraine
Organisers call on nations to carry on crucial climate negotiations despite differences on geopolitical issues The Egyptian hosts of the next UN climate summit have...
Campaigners call for climate crisis global day of action during Cop27
Groups urge action during the talks in Egypt to demand climate justice for Africa and the global south Civil society groups around the world are...
At least 15 killed in second day of anti-UN violence in DRC
Protesters and United Nations personnel among dead after incidents that left about 50 injured At least 15 people were killed and about 50 wounded during...
Ecuador deal reached to end weeks of deadly protests and strikes
Agreement between government and Indigenous leaders includes fuel price cut and mining restrictions Ecuador’s government and the country’s main Indigenous group have reached an agreement...
‘Our friends didn’t die in vain’: Sudan’s activists aim to topple military regime
Three years after protests toppled Omar al-Bashir, activists hope to bring down another government with little more than phones, placards and motorbikes A small house...
Ottawa truck convoy cost the city more than C$36m – mainly in police expenses
The costs were more than twice the amount the city budgeted for affordable and supportive housing The truck convoy that paralyzed much of downtown Ottawa...
National guard troops to be deployed in DC as trucker convoy protests loom
US protest to follow Canadian truckers’ demonstration against pandemic restrictions The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed national guard...
Violent extremists ‘likely’ infiltrated Ottawa protests, anti-terror agency warned
Exclusive: report shows that Canada’s main intelligence service flagged involvement of extremist groups in official briefing How conspiracy theorists steered Canada’s trucker protest Days before...
