Tag: protests
At least 37 killed in Uganda protests after presidential candidate Wine’s...
At least 37 people have died and hundreds have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop...
Senekal: social cohesion hinges on addressing socio-economic inequalities
Deputy President David Mabuza says the recent political instability in Senekal that led to polarised protests can only be resolved by addressing the underlying...
Nigerian army says it intervened in protests at Lagos government’s request
Nigeria’s Lagos state government asked the army to intervene to restore order amidst anti-police brutality protests, but soldiers did not shoot civilians, the military...
Anti-police protests continue in Nigeria
Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality returned to the streets on Wednesday, saying they were unconvinced by a new police unit and...
Police, protesters clash in Tunisia
Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town after authorities bulldozed an unlicensed cigarette kiosk, killing its owner, witnesses said.
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Civil unrest on the rise globally
Global civil unrest is on the rise, as every region of the world has experienced hundreds of civil unrest events over the last decade,...
Military deployed in Ethiopian capital after more than 80 killed in...
The military was deployed in the Ethiopian capital on Wednesday, as armed gangs roamed neighbourhoods in a second day of unrest that has claimed...
Rights groups urge UN to investigate US “police violence”
Relatives of victims and activist groups called on Monday for the top United Nations human rights body to launch an investigation into “police violence...
Protests over George Floyd’s death expose raw race relations worldwide
Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd, who then died, have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi,...
Four police shot in violent protests after Trump vows to bring...
Four St Louis police officers were hit by gunfire late on Monday during violent protests over the death of a black man in police...