I was arrested in January 2018 at an anti-fascist protest of an alt-right gala in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. Nearly a thousand people, many of whom were Proud Boys, were celebrating the one-year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration inside a venue there. Outside, roughly a hundred protesters milled around […]
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Women protest over online sexual harassment
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside North Macedonia’s Interior Ministry called on the government Wednesday to crack down on private messaging groups sharing unauthorized and often explicit photographs and videos of women and girls. The demonstration followed revelations that one chat group on the encrypted platform […]
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China blocks UN condemnation as protest grows
Aung Sand Suu Kyi remains detained by the military China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The military took power in the South East Asian nation on Monday after arresting political leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of other lawmakers. The coup […]
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Nearly 150 arrested at Paris protest over security bill
A demonstrator, center, holds a poster “I will never stop filming” during a protest, Saturday, Dec.12, 2020 in Paris. Protests are planned in France against a proposed bill that could make it more difficult for witnesses to film police officers. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) Lewis Joly AP PARIS Paris police took […]
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Millwall fans who booed Black Lives Matter protest condemned by their own players and FA
Colin Kazim-Richards, the Derby striker, branded the jeers an “absolute disgrace”, while the Football Association said it “strongly condemns” the scenes. Wayne Rooney, the Derby caretaker manager, added that he was “saddened” and it was “very disappointing and upsetting for a lot of people” Some other clubs have abandoned the […]
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Intruders crash Paris protest of law on use of police images
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people around France protested a proposed bill that could make it more difficult for witnesses to film police officers, with tensions quickly rising at the Paris march Saturday as intruders set fire to several cars, pillaged a bank and tossed objects at police. The protest-crashers, […]
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Condemnation after photojournalist wounded during Paris protest | France
Ameer Alhalbi was covering Saturday’s demonstrations opposing police violence and the French govt’s plans to restrict sharing images of officers. News organisations and media rights advocates have denounced and expressed shock at the injuries suffered by award-winning Syrian photojournalist Ameer Alhalbi during a protest in Paris against police brutality. Alhalbi, […]
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Belarus police fire stun grenades as 100,000 protest | Europe
The opposition has given Belarusian President Lukashenko an ultimatum: Resign by midnight or face a national strike. Belarusian police have used stun grenades against protesters as more than 100,000 people marched in the capital Minsk demanding President Alexander Lukashenko resign. The police action came hours before the expiration of an […]
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These Textile Designs Protest the Invisibility of Black Women in Western Art
Throughout August, VICE UK will be spotlighting projects from graduates across University of the Arts London. Every summer, University of the Arts London holds physical showcases for their graduates. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, everything for 2020 has been moved online, to UAL Graduate Showcase – a virtual platform created with […]
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After a repentant Trump voter’s one-man protest, what happened next?
Regrets, he’s had a few, but then again, there’s one he’d like to mention. James Walker voted for Donald Trump in 2016. That fateful decision, and a subsequent act of public of repentance, rippled through his family and friendships, his dating life, his career, where he makes his home and […]
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Belarus Opposition Candidate Flees as Protest Crackdown Deepens
(Bloomberg) — Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled Belarus as police cracked down on protesters across the country for the second night following President Alexander Lukashenko’s claim to a landslide election victory in Sunday’s elections. “I thought this campaign had hardened me a lot and given me enough strength to withstand […]