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International
6/29/2024 7:41:28 PM
The far-right AfD declared its ambition to rise to power in Germany as its party congress kicked off Saturday with clashes between hooded demonstrators and police, just weeks after it scored record EU election results.
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World
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Africa
6/29/2024 11:28:59 AM
At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
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Africa
6/27/2024 7:44:12 PM
Hundreds of people protested in the Kenyan capital on Thursday where isolated scuffles broke out with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas as turnout by demonstrators dropped sharply following deadly clashes earlier this week.
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World
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Africa
6/27/2024 2:52:10 PM
Kenyan police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi on Thursday, as protesters returned to the streets despite President William Ruto scrapping contentious tax hikes after deadly clashes.
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World
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Africa
6/27/2024 11:00:59 AM
Kenyan demonstrators prepared to resume protests Thursday, a day after President William Ruto made a dramatic U-turn and withdrew contentious tax hikes following deadly rallies earlier in the week.
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World
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Africa
6/26/2024 8:50:10 PM
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades.
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World
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Africa
6/26/2024 10:41:56 AM
Kenya was in a state of shock Wednesday following unprecedented scenes that left parts of parliament ablaze and gutted, as protests over proposed tax hikes turned deadly, prompting President William Ruto's government to deploy the military.
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World
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Africa
6/25/2024 9:23:37 PM
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Kenya on Tuesday in mounting anti-tax hike protests, NGOs said, after police clashed with demonstrators who stormed the parliament compound in Nairobi.
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World
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Africa
6/25/2024 11:54:13 AM
Kenyan police fired tear gas at crowds of young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, as demonstrators rallied across the country against the government's proposed tax hikes.
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World
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Region
6/22/2024 2:54:20 PM
Iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, his lawyer said Saturday.
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World
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International
6/13/2024 10:21:15 PM
Thousands of Armenians staged a new rally Thursday against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a day after clashes between anti-government protesters and police left more than 100 injured.
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World
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Region
6/13/2024 2:51:23 PM
French national Louis Arnaud arrived in France on Thursday after he was released by Iran where he was imprisoned for over 20 months for allegedly taking part in nationwide protests.
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World
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International
6/10/2024 1:08:51 PM
Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Armenia's parliament on Monday to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ouster over territory he handed over to neighbouring Azerbaijan to settle a decades-old dispute.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/9/2024 10:23:00 AM
Thousands of Gaza war protesters held a "red line" rally near the White House on Saturday, voicing anger at US President Joe Biden's tolerance of Israel's bloody war on Gaza.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/5/2024 8:00:32 PM
Student movements at prestigious elite universities in coastal American cities have dominated news coverage of protests against the Israeli war on Gaza. In contrast, according to a report published by The Intercept, working-class public universities in the Rust Belt and Appalachian cities did not receive coverage commensurate with the size of their protests and the harsher crackdown they faced.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/5/2024 10:49:58 AM
US student editors at the Columbia Law Review say they were pressured by the journal’s board of directors to halt publication of an academic article written by a Palestinian human rights lawyer that accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and upholding an apartheid regime.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/1/2024 9:24:26 PM
Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday to demand acceptance of a ceasefire and captive release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, with many fearing the premier would reject the proposal.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/25/2024 11:29:04 PM
Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand urgent government action to bring home captives held in Gaza, after the bodies of several were retrieved.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/23/2024 8:39:38 PM
Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, Free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus and a day after the school announced that 13 Harvard students who participated in a protest encampment would not be able to receive diplomas alongside their classmates.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/21/2024 12:57:00 PM
Drexel University in Philadelphia threatened to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday as arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the Israeli war on Gaza surpassed the 3,000 mark nationwide.
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