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7/2/2022 10:04:18 PM
Libya's rival leaders were under growing street pressure Saturday after protesters stormed parliament as anger exploded over deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock.
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7/2/2022 2:50:05 PM
A senior U.N. official for Libya on Saturday condemned the storming of the parliament's headquarters by angry demonstrators as part of protests in several cities against the political class and deteriorating economic conditions.
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6/27/2022 3:50:29 PM
The increase of prices for fuel and other basic commodities has sparked protests around the world as global inflation begins to bite, with protesters crying that pay is not enough to keep up with soaring prices.
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6/11/2022 10:50:54 AM
Indian police shot dead two protesters and arrested more than 130 others during street rallies sparked by a ruling party official's remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, authorities told AFP Saturday.
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6/4/2022 1:32:43 PM
A UN human rights expert on Sudan called on Saturday for accelerated investigations into killings of protesters and other atrocities, as the death toll since last year's power grab nears 100.
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Africa
6/2/2022 7:54:34 PM
A demonstration in Kenya against the threats posed by wildlife turned deadly when security forces killed four protesters, police said Thursday.
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5/29/2022 10:34:16 PM
Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of students trying to storm the Sri Lankan president's home Sunday as the government offered an olive branch to demonstrators demanding his resignation.
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5/29/2022 1:06:51 PM
The UN envoy for Sudan on Sunday decried the killing of two people in a violent crackdown against pro-democracy protesters who once again took to the streets of the capital to denounce an October military takeover .
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5/9/2022 1:54:51 PM
Protesters threw red paint on the Russian ambassador on Monday as he arrived at a cemetery in Warsaw to pay respects to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II.
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5/9/2022 10:05:04 AM
Authorities deployed armed troops in the capital Colombo on Monday hours after government supporters attacked protesters outside the offices of the president and prime minister of Sri Lanka.
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5/4/2022 9:45:05 PM
Tens of thousands of protesters blocked streets and gathered around government buildings in Armenia's capital on Wednesday to demand the prime minister's resignation over his calls for a formal peace agreement with neighboring Azerbaijan.
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5/3/2022 4:27:33 PM
Police in Armenia on Tuesday detained more than 200 anti-government protesters as opposition parties up pressure on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his handling of a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan.
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Africa
4/30/2022 4:10:06 PM
Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in front of the national assembly in Bangui, calling for a constitutional change which critics fear is a push to keep the president of the Central African Republic in power, an AFP correspondent said.
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4/22/2022 6:11:45 PM
Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters on Friday in the latest violence at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as the United Nations voiced deep concern at spiralling unrest.
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4/18/2022 1:49:12 PM
Sweden has arrested 26 people after weekend clashes between police and protesters rallying against plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Quran, police said on Monday.
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4/18/2022 1:16:40 PM
Swedish police said they fired warning shots during a riot in an eastern city to disperse protesters angry about demonstrations over the past several days by a Danish anti-Islam group in Sweden. Three people were slightly injured during the clashes.
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4/11/2022 3:01:42 PM
Indonesian police deployed tear gas and water cannon against thousands of students protesting Monday against extending the presidential term limit, after rumours swirled for weeks about a potential change to the country's constitution.
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Humanitarian
4/10/2022 5:46:40 PM
Pro-Russia protesters rallied in Germany on Sunday, with the country's significant Russian-speaking population demanding an end to the discrimination it says it has suffered since the war began in Ukraine.
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4/10/2022 5:20:36 PM
Sri Lankan protesters occupied the entrance to the president's office for a second day on Sunday, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country's worst economic crisis in memory.
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4/2/2022 5:58:58 PM
Russian police detained 176 people Saturday at protests against Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, an NGO said.
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