January 11, 2024 Former Guatemalan interior minister arrested for not forcibly removing protesters Former Guatemalan Interior Minister Napoléon Barrientos has been arrested for allegedly failing to use force to remove road-blocking supporters of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo.
December 23, 2023 China had busy 2023 in race to usurp US as dominant world power Chinese President Xi Jinping started 2023 by consolidating power, beginning what would become an aggressive year in China's bid to become the globe's premier superpower.
December 19, 2023 Over 2,000 South African miners remain underground as union protest enters second day Over 2,000 South African mineworkers remained underground Tuesday, as a protest over pay and benefits at a Rustenburg-area platinum mine continues.
December 19, 2023 Protests rage on over Slovak government's plan to amend penal code Protesters returned to Slovakia's streets in droves Tuesday to protest amendments to the country's penal code, championed by the populist government of Prime Minister Robert Fico.
December 18, 2023 Albanian lawmakers look to strip embattled ex-PM Berisha of prosecutorial immunity Albania's Parliament was swarmed by protesters Monday as the nation's Socialist government weighed stripping center-right opposition politician Sali Berisha of legal immunity.
December 6, 2023 Protest by Polish truckers holding up military aid, supplies to Ukraine A protest by truckers in Poland has led to a backup of military aid and supplies to Ukraine's armed forces. The protesters want to end Ukrainian truckers' permit-free access to the EU.
December 6, 2023 Bus company leaves pro-Israel supporters stranded en route to rally: 'it’s obvious what happened here' The United Jewish Appeal had booked 70 buses to carry supporters, many of them Jewish, from Toronto to Ottawa, but 17 of the buses failed to turn up.
November 30, 2023 Dutch court orders Greenpeace to disband protest aboard deep-sea mining ship A Dutch court ruled Thursday that Greenpeace demonstrators must disembark from a deep-sea mining vessel, aboard which they staged a protest.
November 29, 2023 5 arrested in Kosovo's capital as protests against war crimes official escalate Opposition protesters in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, deployed flares and tear gas Wednesday during demonstrations against a senior war crimes court official.
November 29, 2023 World seemingly silent as China expands crackdown on Muslims and the mosques where they worship The policy of "Sinicization" started in 2018, when the Chinese Communist Party circulated documents outlining how to further cement loyalty in the country.