2 h. ago Macron has defied the will of the people. He leaves the French public no choice but to Block Everything | Rokhaya Diallo

The president they call Jupiter has repeatedly shown utter disregard for the public voice at the ballot box. No wonder we are taking to the streetsThe protests that rocked France this week did not come out of the blue. For more than a year now, our country has been in a state of unprecedented political turmoil. You can date this crisis to June 2024, when Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly called a snap election that produced gridlock in the national assembly, rendering all subsequent governments unable to govern. This week’s events have added another historic chapter to the tumult.For the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, a government collapsed after a vote of confidence initiated by a prime minister. François Bayrou, in office for just nine months, chose to place his ministerial fate in the hands of an openly hostile hung parliament. The outcome was a foregone conclusion: even the right, though partly represented within his government, broke ranks – a third of the conserva...

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39 h. ago Attack on asylum hotel ‘absolutely despicable’, says Swinney

The Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk has been the subject of a number of protests in recent weeks.

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40 h. ago Brick hurled through Falkirk asylum hotel window after weeks of protests

Police Scotland said officers are investigating the broken window.

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41 h. ago Falkirk asylum hotel: Brick thrown through window following protests outside Scots asylum hotel

Officers say enquiries are ongoing into the incident.

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3 d. ago DHS launches ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ unveiling plans for mass deportation arrests in Chicago

Demonstrators gathered in Chicago over the weekend to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies

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5 d. ago ‘Reclaim our flag’: saltire becomes cultural battleground in Scotland as tensions rise over asylum housing

From Falkirk to Aberdeen, the Scottish flag has become a contested emblem in protests around migrationAfter Friday prayers last week, Mahmooda Syedain and her husband went shopping for flags, specifically the national flag of Scotland, the blue and white cross of St Andrew.The community activist lives in Falkirk, a former iron and steel town midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh where unemployment is rising, and where an anonymous two-floor building tucked behind the local Lidl store has become the focus of the largest asylum hotel protests in Scotland. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Photos of protests during fourth week of Trump DC's crime crackdown

Washingtonians are responding with protests during the fourth week of National Guard troops and federal agents patrolling D.C.'s streets.

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8 d. ago ‘We just want to race’: Riders demand tighter security after protesters halt Vuelta

Bilbao stage disruption latest in series of incidentsCPA says ‘unacceptable’ to put race competitors at riskThe Professional Cyclists’ Association (CPA) has demanded better security at the Vuelta a España after protesters disrupted stages in recent days, with one rider crashing when demonstrators ran on to the road.The CPA expressed concern about rider safety after incidents on Tuesday’s stage 10 and Wednesday’s stage 11, as well as last week’s team time trial when protesters holding Palestinian flags stopped the Israel-Premier Tech team. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Why women dressed in pink and armed with brooms are joining Jakarta protests

Protests, which began in Jakarta last week, have rocked the world's third-largest democracy

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9 d. ago Permission for council to appeal over Epping hotel decision refused

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

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9 d. ago Council leader urges calm in Epping protests as schools return

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

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1 week ago Indonesia protests explained: why did they start and how has the government responded?

Anger at perks for politicians spilled over into wider protests after the death of a 21-year-old delivery driver in JakartaAt least seven people have died, hundreds have been injured and public buildings have been burnt and looted after thousands of people took to the streets in anti-government protests across Indonesia over the past week.The clashes between riot police and rock-throwing protesters that began in the capital and quickly spread beyond Jakarta have been seen as a major test for President Prabowo Subianto, a former general who has been in office for less than a year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Confederate statue that residents protested every weekend for 3 years is removed in North Carolina

Local officials in Edenton plan to relocate statue as part of compromise between groups for and againt memorial

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1 week ago Labour in ‘complete denial’ over asylum crisis as Cooper unveils crackdown on refugee reunions

Another round of protests took place over the weekend against the housing of asylum seekers in The Bell Hotel in Epping

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1 week ago Asylum hotels latest: Cooper to unveil crackdown on asylum system after Epping ruling sparks fresh protests

Another round of protests took place over the weekend against the housing of asylum seekers in The Bell Hotel in Epping

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1 week ago Three arrests at Falkirk asylum hotel protests as groups faced off

The group Save Our Future and Our Kids Futures returned to the Cladhan Hotel on Saturday, where they held a similar protest two weeks ago.

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1 week ago Five arrests after masked men attempt to enter hotel as asylum protests continue

Most demonstrations appeared to be peaceful as police braced for further protests over the weekend after a Court of Appeal ruling on Friday.

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1 week ago Protesters face off outside asylum seeker hotel in Oldham for second weekend

There were around 150 people with police separating the two groups

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1 week ago Protest outside Falkirk asylum hotel as campaigners face off

The group Save Our Future and Our Kids Futures returned to the Cladhan Hotel, where they held a similar protest two weeks ago.

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1 week ago Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex

Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’A former Labour justice secretary has warned that Reform UK will continue to rise in opinion polls unless the government moves faster to close hotels housing people seeking asylum.On Friday, the government won a court of appeal challenge against an injunction by Epping Forest district council that would have resulted in 130 asylum seekers being moved out of the Bell hotel. In recent weeks the hotel has become the focus of repeated protests, some of which have been orchestrated by far-right extremists and have turned violent. Continue reading...

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