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Farmers watch French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announcing new measures for farmers on a blocked highway on Thursday in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris.

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France's 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after new offers from the government

10:55am February 01, 2024

by The Associated Press

Farmers have blocked highways for days across the country to denounce low wages, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad. The unions said the new measures represented "tangible progress."

Jerome Guillem, mayor of Langon, and other French mayors, farmers and wine growers block highway entrances to the town of Langon, toward the A62 highway in Gironde, France, on Jan. 29.

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Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France

6:25pm January 30, 2024

by Rebecca Rosman

The farmers are protesting over low wages and foreign competition, among other things. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal tried to address their grievances in parliament but protests are expected to go on.

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People gather as they protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Sign reads "never again 1933".

Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the rise of the far right

3:18am January 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as "Never Again is Now," "Against Hate" and "Defend Democracy."

A person places flowers on Tuesday at a makeshift memorial marking the site of the altercation that led to Kessler's death.

An elderly Jewish man dies after an altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters

3:03pm November 07, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Paul Kessler, 69, died of a head injury a day after the altercation, which California authorities haven't ruled out as a hate crime. A suspect was identified but no arrests have been made.

People take part in a "March For Palestine" in London on Saturday.

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Protesters pack London streets demanding an end to the siege of Gaza

11:47am October 21, 2023

by Willem Marx

British police estimated that up to 100,000 marchers participated. The crowds, carrying Palestinian flags, also demanded that Israel discontinue deadly airstrikes in the enclave.

A protester sits in front of riot police during at Place de la Concorde in Paris on Friday, over the shooting of a teenage driver by French police in a Paris suburb on Tuesday.

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France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

5:49pm June 30, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests. As in the U.S. case, eyewitness video conflicted with the official narrative.

Georgian protesters rally outside the parliament as lawmakers vote to call off their controversial "foreign agent" bill in Tbilisi on Friday.

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Georgians have been protesting a controversial bill for days. Lawmakers scrapped it

10:54am March 10, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Lawmakers in the former Soviet republic voted Friday to drop their "foreign agents" bill, which critics view as a threat to democracy as well as the country's push to join the European Union.

Policemen try to stop activists during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Islamabad on March 8 — and demand equal rights for women in Pakistan. Thousands of women took part in rallies across the country despite efforts by authorities in several cities to block the marches.

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Police try to stop International Women's Day protests in Pakistan. Protesters persist

5:46pm March 08, 2023

Women marched on International Women's Day to demand equal rights in Pakistan. But their slogans, like "my body, my choice," are red meat for conservatives who see the protesters as un-Islamic.

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People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols on Thursday at the Tobey Skate Park in Memphis, Tenn.

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There's no way to prepare for the Tyre Nichols video, a Memphis pastor says

12:06pm January 27, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

As Memphis braces for video footage and protests, pastor and police reform advocate Earle Fisher says he's "seen far too much Black death as a spectacle." He shares his concerns and hopes in the case.

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An anti-government protester challenges police surrounding the San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Police evicted from the university grounds protesters who arrived from Andean regions seeking the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo and immediate elections.

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Peru has closed off Machu Picchu due to growing anti-government protests

3:56am January 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country's most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site "to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general."