Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: Climate activist Thunberg joins hundreds of teens at UN protest AFP•August 30, 2019 New York (AFP) – Swedish climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of other teenagers protesting outside the United Nations Friday in her first demonstration on US soil since arriving by […]
Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: Pakistan PM Khan leads nationwide protests over Kashmir Sajjad TARAKZAI. AFP•August 30, 2019 Thousands rallied across Pakistan Friday in mass demonstrations against New Delhi’s actions in disputed Kashmir, with Prime Minister Imran Khan leading the most ambitious public protests targeting India in years. The […]
Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: Turkish guards fire in air, stop protesting Syrians crossing border AFP•August 30, 2019 Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing (Syria) (AFP) – Turkish border guards Friday fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Syrian protesters demanding Ankara help stop a deadly Damascus regime […]
Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: Thousands of protesters to bring chaos to Britain’s streets in mass protests against Parliament shutdown Brittany Vonow 31 Aug 2019, 16:40 Updated: 31 Aug 2019, 20:35. TheSun.co.uk THOUSANDS of placard-waving, Corbyn-backed Remainers have brought chaos to Britain’s streets today in mass protests against the Parliament shutdown. […]
Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: US police fire pepper spray after pro-Trump ‘Straight Pride’ parade Patrice Howard. AFP•September 1, 2019 Boston (AFP) – US police fired pepper spray Saturday after counter-demonstrators accused them of protecting “Straight Pride” advocates who support President Donald Trump, and refused to let officers re-open […]
Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: Violent protest erupts in capital of Indonesia’s Papua Reuters•August 29, 2019 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Protesters in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua set buildings ablaze in the provincial capital Jayapura on Thursday, forcing the state power firm to cut off electricity in some districts, state […]
Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: S.African truckers arrested for anti-foreigner protests AFP•September 2, 2019 Johannesburg (AFP) – South African police on Monday arrested several people following road blockades and violence by truckers protesting against the employment of foreign drivers. Police spokesman for the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Jay […]
Increasing Civil Unrest, Violence: Fire, tear gas and petrol bombs as Hong Kong engulfed by chaos Yan ZHAO, Elaine YU. AFP•August 31, 2019 Chaos engulfed the heart of Hong Kong late Saturday, as police fired tear gas and water cannon at pro-democracy protesters who defied a ban on […]
Kashmir protesters defy restrictions, clash with security forces. Indian and Pakistan ‘divided’ over Kashmir. By Devjyot Ghoshal and Fayaz Bukhari. Reuters•August 23, 2019 SRINAGAR, India, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Security forces used tear gas against stone-throwing local residents in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar on Friday, after […]
Civil Unrest, Lawlessness, Violence: Hong Kong police arrest 29 after overnight clashes, more protests planned. Divided, ‘one country, two systems.’ Reuters•August 24, 2019 * Police fire tear gas, arrest 29 protesters in overnight clashes * Some protesters threw Molotov cocktails and bricks * More demonstrations expected later on […]
