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Greenpeace USA climbers rappelled off and formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge near Baytown, Texas, shutting down the Houston Ship Channel, the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States.

National

Activists Say New Laws To Protect Critical Infrastructure Aim To Silence Them

4:44pm September 27, 2019

by Mose Buchele

Climate activists protesting oil and gas are the first charged under a new critical infrastructure law in Texas. Supporters say the laws protect ports, pipelines and other sensitive places.

Protesters flash their smartphone lights as they stage a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on Friday. This weekend marks five years since the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement formed.

World News

Hong Kong Braces For Massive Weekend Protests

1:51pm September 27, 2019

Saturday marks five years since the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement formed and leads up to the 70^th anniversary of the People's Republic of China next week.

Demonstrators gather during a protest at Hong Kong International Airport, Friday, with the goal of alerting travelers to their call for democratic reforms and the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill.

World News

Hong Kong Protesters Occupy The City's Airport In 'Summer Of Discontent'

9:03pm July 26, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Demonstrators flooded the arrivals terminal, taking their demands for protection of Hong Kong's freedoms to an international audience.

Education

UNC Protest Leads To Damage At Campus Building

2:52pm April 25, 2019

by Associated Press and Keri Brown

A rally at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the issue of how police have handled disputes between groups for and against the Condederate Silent Sam monument ended with the b

Demonstrators stage a protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, in Marseille, France.

World News

Thousands Protest Against Algerian President's Bid For Fifth Term

5:57pm March 03, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been in power since 1999 and has changed the constitution in order to stay in office multiple terms.

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, center, stands Tuesday with Ana Ignacia Rodríguez Marquez, a former leader of the student movement of 1968, at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, at the Tres Cultu

World News

What's Changed Since Mexico's Bloody Crackdown On 1968 Student Protests?

11:56pm October 02, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Fifty years ago, government forces opened fire on a student-led protest in Mexico City. Some say the repression opened a path for democratic change; others say a legacy of impunity has endured.

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Demonstrators clashed with police on Inauguration Day last year, resulting in more than 200 arrests. The last of those cases have now been dismissed by prosecutors.

National

Prosecutors Will Drop Remaining Cases From Inauguration Day Riots

9:23pm July 06, 2018

by Maggie Penman

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has moved to dismiss all of the remaining cases related to demonstrations on Inauguration Day in January 2017.

Politics & Government

13 Protesters Arrested At North Carolina Legislative Building

1:51pm May 22, 2018

by Associated Press

Hours after the funeral for Stephon Clark on March 29, dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters staged a demonstration outside of the offices of the Sacramento district attorney to demand justice for Clark who was shot and killed by Sacramento police.

National

Many Protests, Few Arrests In Sacramento

1:56pm April 04, 2018

by Ben Adler

After two weeks of protests following the killing of Stephon Clark, there have been just two arrests and little if any violence. It's a deliberate effort from both sides to keep the peace.

Joseph "Violent J" Bruce (left) and Joseph "Shaggy 2 Dope" Utsler are members of the Insane Clown Posse. Fans of the band call themselves Juggalos.

Who Are The Juggalos And Why Are They Marching In Washington, D.C.?

1:40pm September 15, 2017

by Tanya Ballard Brown

A year ago, fans of the band Insane Clown Posse announced they would stage a march in Washington, D.C. The protest is set for Saturday, and here's what you need to know.