no comment Tensions rise in South Africa over farm killing A tense standoff between white farmers and black activists gripped the South African town of Senekal on Friday. 16/10/2020
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan: President resigns amid protests over election results The embattled president is the third to be toppled by popular uprisings in the former Soviet country since 2005. 15/10/2020
Thailand Thailand: Police disperse pro-democracy protesters outside PM's office Police said they arrested more than 20 people for violating the state of emergency. They have not been officially charged. 15/10/2020
Israel Israel: Tens of thousands call for PM Benjamin Netanyahu to resign Protesters say the prime minister is unfit to rule while on trial for corruption charges and accusing him of mismanaging the nation’s coronavirus crisis. 10/10/2020
no comment Image of Spain's king set alight as monarch visits Barcelona The visit comes less than two weeks after Catalonia's regional chief, Quim Torra, was removed from office by Spain's Supreme Court. 09/10/2020
no comment Chile: Protesters face off against police ahead of referendum Chilean police used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse protesters gathered at Santiago's iconic Plaza Italia square. 03/10/2020
View Authorities are using COVID-19 as a smokescreen to stifle the legitimate right to protest ǀ View Measures that are rightly being put in place by governments to restrict the spread of COVID-19 are now being used as a means to put an end to our right to protest when they make poor decisions. 03/10/2020
no comment French chef leads noisy protest against COVID-19 restrictions The closure of bars and restaurants in Marseille amid a surge of COVID-19 cases has prompted fears of similar measures elsewhere in France. 02/10/2020
no comment Chinese artist Ai Weiwei holds protest against Assange extradition Weiwei claimed that the treatment of Assange bore similarities to the way Chinese authorities suppress dissidents. 28/09/2020
no comment Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in abduction probe Mexico has ordered 25 arrest warrants for those suspected to have been involved in the disappearance of 43 students six years ago including soldiers and police. 27/09/2020
Bulgaria Bulgaria: Independence Day protesters urge PM Borissov to resign On the day the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence, thousands took to the streets of Bulgaria to continue to demand the government's resignation. 22/09/2020
Germany Police put end to march against coronavirus restrictions in Munich Police had tried to ban the march but the city court allowed it to go ahead with a limit of 1,000 participants — authorities estimated 3,000 turned up. 12/09/2020
France Yellow Vests stage comeback with protests across France In Paris, where police used tear gas after some protesters left an authorised route, a car and rubbish bins were also set on fire. 12/09/2020
Colombia 13 killed in clashes in Bogota after a man dies in police custody Three nights of unrest in Bogota began after a video went viral on social media showing a man, Javier Ordonez, being repeatedly tasered by police as he's arrested. 12/09/2020
no comment Thousands of migrants, still living on the streets, protest in Lesbos Thousands of protesting migrants left homeless on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp gathered on a road leading to the island's main town Friday, demanding to be allowed to leave. 11/09/2020
Spain Catalan separatists hold annual demonstration on region's National Day An estimated 50,000 pro-independence protesters attended the main demonstration in Barcelona to mark the Catalan National Day. It was a muted affair compared to previous years because of local coronavirus restrictions. 11/09/2020
Bulgaria Bulgaria: Borissov 'pouring oil in the fire' over constitution plans Opposition leader Hristo Ivanov tells Euronews that the prime minister's plans to amend the constitution have already "reached a dead end". 03/09/2020
no comment London stages 'die-in' protest against police brutality and racism Dozens of protesters staged a "die-in" protest in central London on Sunday, against police brutality and anti-black racism. 30/08/2020
View Montenegro is heading the same way as Belarus. Not enough is being done to avoid disaster ǀ View 29/08/2020
Bulgaria Bulgaria: Justice minister resigns as protests pass 50 day mark Justice minister Danail Kirilov is the fifth minister to resign from the government since protests started in July as the public anger shows no signs of abating. 27/08/2020
