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British prison officers protest against violence in jails
World
September 14, 2018
British prison officers protest against violence in jails
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of British prison officers walked out of their jobs on Friday, gathering outside jails to…
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
Middle East
August 14, 2018
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people objecting…
Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan
World
August 10, 2018
Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan
BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition…
Israeli soldiers kill seven Palestinians in Gaza protests: Gaza health officials
Middle East
May 14, 2018
Israeli soldiers kill seven Palestinians in Gaza protests: Gaza health officials
Israeli forces shot and killed at least seven Palestinians during protests on Monday along the Gaza border, Palestinian health officials…
Group of soldiers joins anti-government protests in Armenia
World
April 23, 2018
Group of soldiers joins anti-government protests in Armenia
A group of Armenian soldiers joined an illegal anti-government protest in the capital Yerevan on Monday, the Armenian Defense Ministry…
Egypt condemns use of excessive force against Palestinians
Egypt
April 7, 2018
Egypt condemns use of excessive force against Palestinians
Egypt condemned the continued use of violence and excessive force by the Israeli authorities against unarmed civilians who took part…
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
Egypt
February 25, 2018
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
The Maadi Court of Misdemeanors ruled on Saturday to reduce activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence for insulting the judiciary to a…
Greek police fire teargas at protesters after Athens march
World
January 12, 2018
Greek police fire teargas at protesters after Athens march
Greek police fired teargas at protesters in Athens on Friday after a march of about 20,000 people against reforms parliament…
11 Saudi Princes arrested for objecting recent austerity measures in Kingdom
Middle East
January 7, 2018
11 Saudi Princes arrested for objecting recent austerity measures in Kingdom
Eleven Saudi princes were arrested on Saturday for staging a protest in the Saudi capital of Riyadh against the recent…
Strength of Iran protests uncertain after a week of unrest
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Strength of Iran protests uncertain after a week of unrest
The strength of protests shaking Iran was unclear on Thursday after a week of unrest that killed at least 21…