Posts Tagged: protests
Sporadic Protests Continue in Iran as Mahsa Amini Anniversary Passes
Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Sunday amid a widespread crackdown by security forces a year after a young Kurdish woman's death in custody set...
Israeli Protests Flare Up as Likud Rejects Latest Compromise Proposal
i24 News - Protests engulfing Israel flared on Sunday after the party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a compromise outline, put forth by a...
‘Day of Disruption’ Israeli Judicial Reform Protestors Block Main Highway
i24 News - After almost 18 weeks of regular demonstrations, the judicial reform protesters set out to block Israel's main highway at the height of...
Netanyahu Minister Says Judicial Reform Behind White House Snub
i24 News - Israel's National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said on Friday that the government's proposed judicial overhaul is the reason that Prime Minister Benjamin...
Israelis Protest Against Judicial Overhaul for 15th Weekend
i24 News - Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets throughout Israel on Saturday evening, with widespread protests scheduled nationwide. This is the...
Protests Grip Iran as Rights Group Says 19 Children Killed
Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities,...
Why Are Iranian Protestors Being Silenced in the West?
Iran's brave protesters have taken to the streets once again, and although they risk bullets, imprisonment, torture, and execution from the Islamic Republic's repressive forces,...
Iran Caught Off Guard by Surging Economic Protests
Iran's rulers are alarmed at the prospect of nationwide mass protests, as the hot summer months approach. Prices of some basic goods like bread, dairy...
Rising Antisemitism at German Pandemic Protests as Lawmakers Debate Vaccine Mandate
Antisemitic incidents at protests against measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have seen another rise in Germany in recent months, amid a debate to make...
German Police to Act Against Use of Nazi-Era ‘Jewish Stars’ at Berlin COVID Protests
Police authorities in the city of Berlin will have the authority to crack down on protesters wearing the so-called yellow “Judenstern” (“Jews’ Star”) badges and...
Jewish Community Leader Urges Action Against Antisemitism as Germany Considers Vaccine Mandate
The head of the Jewish community in Germany on Monday expressed support for a general vaccine mandate to contain COVID-19, but warned that compulsory inoculation...
How to Deal With Racism
I want to look at the current debate about racism from the point of view and the premise that prejudice or discrimination simply on the...
Hezbollah Played With the Lives of the Lebanese People
The dramatic, massive explosions at Beirut's port on August 4 damaged 50% of the city's buildings, killing nearly 180 people and injuring 6,000 more. Within...
Amid George Floyd Killing, Iran Suddenly Cares About Human Rights
Protests following the police killing of George Floyd have spread from the United States to other Western democracies -- and Iran is loving it. In 2011,...