Iran called on the French government Sunday to "end the violent treatment of its people" following a wave of rioting triggered by the police killing of a teenager.Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani on Twitter also urged Iranian citizens to "ref...

By AFPMore than 200 children in Thailand are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in largely peaceful pro-democracy protests that shook the kingdom in 2020, Amnesty International said Wednesday.Youth-led demonstrations...

More than 500 politicians, heads of state and government, and human rights organizations, as well as journalists and Nobel Prize laureates, have signed a petition to support the Iranian protesters against the “dictatorship” in Tehran.The petition, wh...

By AFPFrench President Emmanuel Macron's government faces a crunch week of defending its contested pension reform, with fireworks expected in parliament and mass strikes and demonstrations planned on the streets.Walkouts and marches are planned for T...

By AFPThousands of Israelis demonstrated in central Tel Aviv Saturday for the fifth consecutive weekagainst controversial legal reforms touted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government.Crowds carrying blue and white Israeli flags b...

By AFPDespite a slackening of street activity in the face of a brutal crackdown, Iranian protesters are still challenging the Islamic theocratic regime four months into their movement, observers say.There have been fewer daily street protests nationw...

By AFPA day of strikes and protests kicked off in France Thursday, set to disrupt transport and schooling across the country in a trial for the government as workers oppose a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul.The changes presented by President Emman...

By AFPTens of thousands of teachers from across Portugal joined a protest in Lisbon Saturday, after several days of industrial action for better working conditions and higher pay.Police said more than 20,000 people joined the march, called by the Uni...

By AFPTens of thousands of people protested in central Tel Aviv Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new hard-right government, which critics say threatens Israeli democracy.Protesters braved the rain for the rally, brandishing signs...

By AFPPeru's prosecutor's office on Tuesday said it was opening an inquiry against President Dina Boluarte and others for their role in the repression of anti-government protests that have seen at least 40 killed since December.The government announc...

By AFPIran's Islamic clerical regime is divided in its response to months of unprecedented protests, wavering between repression and what it views as conciliatory gestures trying to quell the discontent, analysts say."The conflicting messages we are...