Protests
Teacher doused in petrol as students set fire to schools in protests raging across France
The demonstrations and blockades, which began last week, have become a political flashpoint at a sensitive moment for the government, which announced a series of deeply unpopular spending cuts.
WATCH: Soldier given 20-day sentence after protesting outside of IDF Central Command HQ
Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police, locals in Jerusalem's Old City, 11 arrested
Iranian students protest compulsory hijab, university costs as campus unrest returns
Israel tore itself apart on Yom Kippur - then October 7 reminded us of our collective 'we'
On Yom Kippur of 2023, Jews were pitted against Jews across the country. Thirteen days later, October 7 would remind Israelis that beneath their deepest divisions, there was still a collective “we.”
‘Death sentence for traitors’: Stormy protest held outside of ‘NAZA’ director’s parents’ home
Culture Minister Miki Zohar accused the directors of treason this week and called for their citizenship to the revoked.
Mahsa Amini's legacy, four years after her murder by Iran's morality police - editorial
“Women’s problems are not limited to the hijab,” Fattahi said. “Freedom does not simply mean having the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a hijab. This is the most basic of women’s rights.”
‘Last Breath’: The campaign giving Iran’s condemned a face and a name
This year, more than 950 people have been executed in Iran, including at least 29 people arrested in connection with January’s protests. Months later, scores are still at risk of execution.
Syria rocked by largest protests since fall of Assad regime after fuel prices surge
The United Nations Development Program estimates that 90% of Syrians live below the poverty line, compared with about a third before the Syrian civil war began in 2011.
Phuket Chabad House cancels Rosh Hashanah meal following anti-Israel protest
The protest organizers tried to justify their actions by calling the protest “an important step in protecting the traditions and customs of the Thai people from disturbances by foreigners.”
Sara Netanyahu rejects apology demand from Jerusalem protest-fire defendant, seeks NIS 5m.
The defendant is accused of pouring flammable liquid into a recycling bin, adding fuel-soaked material, and setting it alight.
‘Death to Zionism’ protest in Switzerland, demonstrators praise Hamas call for Israel’s destruction
One demonstrator stated, “Zionism is like fascism. A very genocidal ideology.”
'Don't show your face': 9/11 victims' families demand Mamdani skip World Trade Center ceremony
"My focus will be on attending events that memorialize that incredible courage, and I will be there on Friday at the memorial just as I was last year,” said the NYC mayor.
Serbia’s Vucic dissolves parliament, calls snap elections amid anti-corruption protests
Serbia will hold snap elections on October 25 after President Vucic dissolved parliament, with the longtime leader seeking a new path back to the premiership.
