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Police today used water cannons to disperse crowds as they clashed with demonstrators who took to the streets in France to protest against a proposed security law which civil liberties campaigners say would impinge on freedom of information and media rights. The pending legislation would create a new criminal offence for publishing images of police officers … Read more
German police have fired water cannons to disperse thousands of unmasked protesters who had gathered in central Berlin to demonstrate against government measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. After repeated warnings for the crowd to put on their nose-and-mouth coverings went unheeded, police said they would take action to clear the protest and … Read more
Israeli police have used water cannons to disperse protesters in central Jerusalem. At least 55 were arrested as clashes broke out overnight after thousands staged a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israelis have held a series of demonstrations in recent weeks calling on Netanyahu to resign, citing his trial on corruption charges and his … Read more