Two protesters were killed and more than a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence between anti-government demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, activists and officials said. The deaths follow weeks of calm. CBC | World News
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Police, protesters clash in New Year’s Day rally in Hong Kong
A huge crowd gathered in Hong Kong on Wednesday for an annual New Year’s Day protest march as the months-long pro-democracy movement extends into 2020. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq
U.S. troops fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered for a second day outside the American Embassy compound in Baghdad. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protesters ring in 2020 with pro-democracy chants, human chains
Thousands of Hong Kong revelers welcome 2020 on neon-lit promenades along the picturesque Victoria Harbour, breaking into pro-democracy chants as the clocks strike midnight after more than half a year of often violent unrest. CBC | World News
Read More »Iraqi protesters storm and set fire to US Embassy in Baghdad following deadly air strikes
IRAQI protesters have stormed the US Embassy in Baghdad following American air strikes which killed 25 fighters from an Iranian-backed Shia militia. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Macron crisis: Police fire tear gas at protesters in violent clashes over pension plans
EMMANUEL MACRON has come under increased pressure after violence broke out on the streets of Paris over his Government’s planned pension reforms, with police forced to fire tear gas at protesters as the clashes turned ugly. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hong Kong protesters demand mainland Chinese traders leave
Police fought with protesters who marched through a Hong Kong shopping mall Saturday demanding mainland Chinese traders leave the territory in a fresh weekend of anti-government tension. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong police scuffle with protesters at shopping mall
Protesters and bystanders were hit with pepper spray fired by police as they moved in to make arrests during a protest Sunday at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. CBC | World News
Read More »Protesters angry over India’s new citizenship law torch vehicles
Indian police fired tear gas and resorted to baton charges to disperse thousands of demonstrators who were torching vehicles in New Delhi on Sunday, as protests against a new citizenship law continued for a fifth straight day across the country. CBC | World News
Read More »UN accuses Chile security forces of ‘serious human rights violations’ against protesters
A UN human rights report released Friday accused Chilean security forces of serious human rights violations against protesters over the past two months, including deaths, torture, sexual abuse and the use of excessive force. CBC | World News
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