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Oil protesters appear in court after throwing soup at Van Gogh painting
Activists of "Just Stop Oil" glue their hands to the wall after throwing soup at a van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London, [...]
Tory conference: Moment Truss speech interrupted by protesters
Greenpeace campaigners heckled the prime minister a few minutes in to her party conference speech. With a banner asking who voted for her policies, th [...]
Biden’s Support for Iran Protesters Comes After Bitter Lessons of 2009
President Biden has quickly backed demonstrators in Iran. When the country faced similar unrest 13 years ago, U.S. officials feared such a strong appr [...]
How the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has galvanized Iran’s protesters
It was not an isolated incident of police violence in Iran. But the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody last week has captured the c [...]
Keir Starmer urges protesters to respect those mourning Queen
"I think if people have spent a long time waiting to come forward to have that moment as the coffin goes past, or whatever it may be, I think: respect [...]
Protesters who 'intimidated' BBC journalist sentenced
The anti-lockdown activists were found guilty of verbally abusing Newsnight journalist Nick Watt.
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Protesters interrupt Liz Truss speech
A group of protesters have interrupted a speech made by foreign secretary Liz Truss at a Tory leadership hustings event in Eastbourne. In footage film [...]
Nadhim Zahawi heckled at University of Warwick by trans rights protesters
They protest about comments by Nadhim Zahawi in support of an academic critical of gender identity.
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GOP governors call on DOJ to ‘enforce the law’ as protesters gather outside justices’ homes
The debate over protests at justices’ homes is just one of the murky political fault lines emerging from the disclosure of a draft majority opinion l [...]
GOP hopeful sold tear gas used on Black Lives Matter protesters
Anti-riot bullets sold by what later became a PACEM subsidiary, ALS Less Lethal, were photographed in 2019 after being used against protesters by Hon [...]
P&O Ferries: Natalie Elphicke heckled by protesters in Dover
Chants of "shame on you" are directed at Natalie Elphicke at a protest against the firm's mass sacking.
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How Tax Protesters Set Off the Bitcoin Revolution
The group is following in a proud American tradition of tax-based political activism. The Boston Tea Party, which helped spark the American Revolution [...]
Canada police start to clear protesters blocking U.S.-Canada bridge
By Kayla Tarnowski and Ismail Shakil
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) -Canadian police started clearing protesters blocking a bridge linking Canada and the [...]
Judge grants injunction to end Canadian bridge blockade, remove protesters
Vehicles clog downtown streets as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Can [...]
Speaker Hoyle on Starmer and Lammy facing street protesters
The Speaker has addressed the "intimidating and threatening” behaviour outside Parliament towards Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy.Lindsay Hoyle said [...]