Police Shooting Leads to Tension, Protests in Raleigh
A police shooting that wounded a suspect during a foot chase in Raleigh, North Carolina, sparked...
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Protests
Pro-Gun Rally by Thousands in Virginia Ends Peacefully
Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists from around the country rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol on Monday to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation — a move that has...
Read MoreIraqis Worry U.S.-Iran Tensions are Eclipsing Their Protests
Young Iraqis who drove mass protests demanding sweeping political reforms are worried that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, which is playing out in part on Iraqi soil, is killing their momentum. Even before the U.S. drone...
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Anti-Establishment Views Unite, Divide Hong Kong Protesters
Trump signs, Pepe the Frog graffiti and British and American flags have become a common sight at...
Read MoreIndian Police Ban Protests Amid Citizenship Law Outrage
Police detained several hundred protesters in some of India’s biggest cities Thursday as they defied bans on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against a new citizenship law that opponents say...
Read MoreAcross India, Opposition Building Against Citizenship Law
Thousands of university students flooded the streets of India’s capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the northeast on Monday against a new law giving citizenship to...
Read MoreProtests Turn Violent for 2nd Day in Lebanon Capital
Lebanese security forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters for a second straight day, ending what started as a peaceful rally in defiance of the toughest crackdown on...
Read MoreNational Poor People’s Campaign Meets in DC for Moral Revival Rally on Saturday
The sixth and final week of rallies in North Carolina and around the country for Poor People’s Campaign has come to a close and has led to thousands of arrests of protesters at state capitol buildings. The campaign, which has...
Read MoreProtesters Once Again Shut Down UNC Board of Governors Meeting
The UNC Board of Governors meeting on Friday was once again brought to a halt by protesters. The meeting was being held in Chapel Hill at the Center for School Leadership Development on the campus of the Friday Center after it...
Read MoreCampus Protests: Too Far? Not Far Enough?
Protests at UNC are part of a larger wave of demonstrations on campuses nationwide.
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