2 h. ago Madagascar president who took power in coup accuses protesters of trying to trigger another one

Young people take to streets to voice anger at water and power cuts, and corruption in political systemMadagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, who first came to power in a coup in 2009, has condemned protests calling for his resignation, saying that demonstrators were trying to trigger a coup and were funded by unspecified foreign governments and organisations.Youth-led demonstrations on the Indian Ocean island started on 25 September, initially driven by outrage over water and power cuts, but have grown into demands for action against corruption and reform of the political system. At least 22 people have been killed by security forces, according to the UN, which officials denied. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses Keir Starmer of 'emboldening' hate marchers who 'celebrated Manchester synagogue attack' after recognising Palestine

Farage took to social media on Friday to accuse the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, of 'emboldening' protesters by recognising the state of Palestine last month.

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30 h. ago ‘We are the last hope’: Gen Z Madagascar vows to fight on until president resigns

Protesting young people reject dissolution of government as insufficient and demand list of reforms Young protesters in Madagascar have said they will continue their fight until the president, Andry Rajoelina, resigns, rejecting his dissolution of the government on Monday as insufficient.Twenty-two people were killed and 100 injured at the demonstrations, according to the UN. The unrest broke out on 25 September when local councillors were arrested for protesting against water and electricity outages in the capital, Antananarivo. The youth-led protests quickly spread to other towns and cities, fuelled by social media and other “Gen Z protests in Indonesia and Nepal, where the government was toppled. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Deadly Ice shooting comes as violence spikes amid Trump immigration crackdown

Trump officials seek to tie attacks to ‘radical left’ as agencies accused of violent tactics against migrants and protestersWednesday’s deadly shooting at an Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (Ice) facility in Dallas comes as the agency has heightened its crusade against undocumented people and bolstered its self-image of being under siege from violent enemies.Little is known of the motives of the gunman who opened fire on the detention center near Love Field airport from a nearby roof, killing a detainee and wounding two others before killing himself. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent

Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incidentA Los Angeles protester charged with assaulting a border patrol agent in June was acquitted on Wednesday after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident.The not guilty verdict for Brayan Ramos-Brito is a major setback for the Donald Trump-appointed US attorney in southern California and for Gregory Bovino, a border patrol chief who has become a key figure in Trump’s immigration crackdown. The 29-year-old defendant, who is a US citizen, was facing a misdemeanor and was the first protester to go to trial since demonstrations against immigration raids erupted in LA earlier this summer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Political row erupts in Spain after Vuelta cycle race abandoned amid Gaza protests

PM Pedro Sánchez accused of ‘embarrassing’ Spain after praising protesters who forced final stage to be abandonedThe premature and chaotic end of the Vuelta a España cycle race has triggered a bitter political row in Spain, with opposition politicians accusing the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, of causing the country “international embarrassment” by encouraging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disrupt the event.The race’s final stage was abandoned after groups protesting against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says George Soros ‘should be in jail’ for supporting progressive causes: ‘He’s a bad guy’

The president baselessly accuses Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor of funding protesters against his administration

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3 w. ago Palestine Action protest: 17 accused of assaulting police at London rally

Palestine Action protest: 17 accused of assaulting police at London rally  The Independent

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3 w. ago Climate protesters removed from Reform conference after heckling Nigel Farage

The protesters from Climate Resistance targeted the Reform leader to accuse him of working for super-rich donors.

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4 w. ago Tennessee Rep accused of shoving protester with ‘bad breath’ as the two clashed on DC street

Rep. Tim Burchett was accosted by a protester in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

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4 w. ago Ellie Goulding says migrant hotel protesters make her 'embarrassed to be British' and accuses demonstrators of 'using immigration as an excuse to be appalling'

The singer, 38, took to Instagram on Wednesday and shared a photo of one protest, adding the caption: 'Embarrassed to be a Brit right now.'

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