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Protesters torch Christmas tree outside interior ministry in Albanian capital amid riots over the death of man ‘shot by police during coronavirus curfew’ Police fired teargas at hundreds of Albanians tonight who flocked to Tirana They are demonstrating against the ‘fatal police shooting’ of Klodian Rasha, 25 Rasha was allegedly killed on Tuesday by a … Read more
Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s royal barracks last night holding inflatable rubber ducks – a symbol used by the peaceful pro-democracy movement to ridicule the police. Heavily-armoured officers defended by shields and banks of barbed wire kept the demonstrators from getting close to the King’s Guard headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday. Protesters are demanding … Read more
Central London descended into anarchy today as riot police broke up anti-lockdown rallies and arrested mask-less demonstrators to boos and chants of ‘shame on you’ in an aggressive clampdown. Met Police officers detained protesters led by Piers Corbyn chanting ‘freedom’ and carrying placards reading ‘stop controlling us’ and ‘no more lockdowns’ at Marble Arch for … Read more
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
Anti-lockdown protesters have clashed with police at marches today as hundreds took to the streets in a fight against coronavirus restrictions. Rallies were held in Bournemouth and Liverpool, where a growing crowd chanted ‘freedom’ as they marched through the city in the rain this afternoon. The group in Merseyside have been shepherded by police, who … Read more
A HS2 worker has been filmed kneeling on the neck of a protester who was allegedly catapulting carrots into a work site of the high-speed rail scheme. Footage shows the worker with his knee on the neck of the hooded man, whose head is pinned against the floor, during the incident at the site in … 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
Protesters who damage poppy wreaths and deface memorials will face prison under new sentencing guidelines after Extinction Rebellion activists hijacked Cenotaph on Remembrance Day Ministers looking at tougher punishments for those defacing war monuments Plans could include a three-month jail term if the damage is less than £5,000 But more serious incidents could carry a ten-year … Read more
Clashes between anti-Trump protesters and the president’s supporters continue into Saturday night in Washington DC after the ‘Million MAGA March’ invaded the Capitol to support Trump’s longshot legal challenges to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory. Violent scenes erupted as night fell with one Black Lives Matter protester knocked the ground where she was left lying … Read more
This is the moment a group of protesters drove around a school in Liverpool and shout at students through a megaphone not to get tested for Covid or they will be locked down for Christmas, before confronting the headteacher and the army. The video that was uploaded to Youtube, was recorded outside Calderstones School in south … Read more