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Hundreds Join Rare Protests Against Syria's Jihadist Rebels

Hundreds took to the streets across Syria's rebel-held northwest on Friday in rare protests against its jihadist rulers, as anger simmered a week after a man died in their custody. About half of Idlib province and parts of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia provinces are controlled by former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The ...

Tens of Thousands Rally in Georgia against 'Foreign Influence' Bill

Tens of thousands of Georgians rallied on Wednesday against a controversial "foreign influence" bill after parliament pushed forward with legislation that Brussels warns could undermine Tbilisi's long-standing aspirations for European integration. Mass anti-government protests have gripped the Black Sea nation since April 9, when the ruling ...

Venezuela Opposition Calls Mass Protests over Disputed Election

Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, called Thursday for protests "in every city" in the nation on Saturday to denounce the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. The oil-rich Latin American nation was plunged into political crisis after Maduro was announced the victor of Sunday's election, a result that defied ...

Thousands Protest Macron's PM Appointment

Thousands of left-wing demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets across France to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab". Protests took place in Paris as well as other cities including Nantes in the west, Nice and Marseille in the south and ...

Iran Two Years After Mahsa Amini: Persecution and Defiance

Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. Two years after the eruption of a protest movement that opponents of Iran's clerical authorities hoped would mark a turning point in the Islamic Republic's 45-year history, a bleak picture now confronts them. Activists and exiles ...