Protest

A large group of people walking in a demonstration, many with raised arms and hands clasped together, on a street lined with trees and buildings.
US-Israel-Iran War
Muslims in Kashmir mourn the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader
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A woman wearing a face mask and black coat stands outside a building with a group of people, some talking, in a public space.
Protest
Iranians crossing the border to Turkey say they can’t stop thinking of the family they left behind
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A waterway scene in a densely populated area with people in wooden canoes navigating between makeshift structures on stilts. The canoes carry various goods, and several people are visible standing or sitting around the area.
Development
Protests in Nigeria over demolition of Makoko — the ‘Venice of Africa’
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A woman wearing a colorful scarf and striped gloves holds up a peace sign with both hands during a night protest. She stands in front of a crowd holding signs and flags, including one reading "Women Life Freedom."
Protest
Witnesses describe escalating unrest over past week in Iran as opposition figures speak out
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A group of people standing on steps holding signs and photos, advocating for the release of political prisoners, with various posters and names displayed on the ground.
Global Politics
Venezuela begins releasing political prisoners — but slowly
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Women & Gender
From Turkey to France: Iranian women’s rights activist continues her work despite ongoing threats from Iranian regime
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Ukraine
Ukrainians protest new law weakening anti-graft agencies in the country
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Music
Natalia Lafourcade talks US tour, immigration protests and new album
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The World's Global Classroom
College campuses across the UK fight for free speech as protests come under scrutiny
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Syria
For this photographer, the fall of Assad means a rediscovery of his home country
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Aerial view of a densely packed urban area with numerous colorful buildings and terracotta-tiled roofs, intersected by a narrow street lined with trees.
Migration
Portugal tells undocumented migrants to leave or be deported
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The World's Global Classroom
Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses
Conflict & Justice
It’s been 1 year since Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died
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Politics
Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders
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Ukraine
Russian opposition leaders and thousands of supporters rally in Berlin against Putin
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The World's Global Classroom
Despite new campus rules, Columbia University students vow to continue protests against Gaza war
Protest
Chileans grapple with legacy of 2019 protests 5 years later 
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Global Politics
The rise of an Armenian church opposition leader
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Migration
Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says
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Sexual violence
Protesters in India call for safer working conditions after rape and murder of female doctor
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Protest
Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns amid violent protests
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Israel-Hamas war
Israeli PM Netanyahu defends the war in Gaza on Capitol Hill 
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Protest
Students in Bangladesh call for leadership change as protests against quota system turn violent
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Israel-Hamas war
US army official resigns over ‘unqualified’ US support for Israel’s war in Gaza
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Israel-Hamas war
What does the halting of a recent shipment of US weapons to Israel mean for the war in Gaza?
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Israel-Hamas war
University students across the globe protest the Israel-Hamas war 
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Israelis demonstrate outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to call for new elections, Jerusalem, April 1, 2024.
Israel-Hamas war
Israelis set up a tent city in Jerusalem to protest Netanyahu and call for new elections
Students cheer on speakers during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of student groups stormed the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
Protest
10 years ago, the Sunflower Movement pushed Taiwan away from China
Speaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
LGBTQ
‘What crime have we committed?’ Ghana’s LGBTQ community braces as anti-LGBTQ bill may turn into law
Bernardo Arévalo ran on an anti-corruption campaign to become president.
Politics
‘We want to eradicate corruption’: Guatemala’s new president makes promises that stir hope — and impatience
Vendors sell images of President Nayib Bukele during El Salvador's election campaign.
Elections
Nayib Bukele’s popularity steers him toward an unprecedented second term as president of El Salvador
Tens of thousands of demonstrators fill Munich’s Ludwigstraße, one of the cities main boulevards, in protest against recent revelations about a meeting between members of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Protest
‘I’m here to fight for democracy’: Tens of thousands protest against the far-right in Germany
Pussy Riot feminist activist collective, from left to right, Alina Petrova, Diana Burkot, Masha Alyokhina, Olga Borisova.
Protest
A conversation with Russian protest group Pussy Riot
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shake hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 13, 2023.
Israel-Hamas war
The Palestinian political system needs to be rebuilt on ‘national consensus,’ says political activist
There's a great deal of concern among civil society groups over how ethnic tensions may influence Sierra Leone’s June 24 elections.
Elections
Sierra Leone elections: Familiar faces vie for voter trust as economy stagnates
Nelson Mandela, left, and his wife Winnie, raise clenched fists as they walk hand-in-hand from the Victor Verster prison near Cape Town, South Africa on Feb. 11, 1990.
Conflict & Justice
‘Winnie and Nelson’: A new book explores a fraught political partnership
Belongings of Halima Ali Maiyanga and Maryam Ali Maiyanga, two of the young women kidnapped by Boko Haram in a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria, in April 2014.
Conflict & Justice
‘The Stolen Daughters of Chibok’: the impact of the abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls 9 years on
Raising the street protest to art form: synchronized megaphone barkers sang and chanted in unison to fire up the crowds.
Protest
In France, students prove an unlikely ally in protests against pension reform
Protesters wave a Georgian national and EU flags as they rally against a draft law
Foreign policy
Georgia faces a rocky road to EU membership
Attendees at the 228 Memorial eat squid porridge, the traditional meal eaten every year at the Lee family to remember Lee Ruei-Han.
Conflict & Justice
‘Kneel and apologize!’: 76 years after island-wide massacre, Taiwan continues to commemorate — and debate — the tragedy
Supporters of Nigeria's Labour Party's Presidential Candidate Peter Obi, chants during an election campaign rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. 
Elections
‘This is my only hope’: Young Nigerians gear up for presidential election
Indigenous activists run through the streets of Lima during a recent protest against Dina Boluarte's goverment. 
Protest
‘Our people have always struggled:’ Peru’s Indigenous groups aim for more power in Congress
The Inca temple of Sacsayhuamán gets only a handful of visitors per day now, as tourists cancel their trips to Cusco amid protests taking place in Peru.
Protest
Protests across Peru are keeping tourists away from the country’s top travel destinations
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, President of the Supreme Court Rosa Weber, center right, are accompanied by governors and ministers for an inspection visit and support for the Supreme Court headquarters.
Global Politics
Brazilians rally behind Lula after violent rampage in Brasília 
"Anastasia" screenshot of a woman looking out of a window.
Arts, Culture & Media
She spoke out against Putin. It came at a cost.
Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, clash with the police after they stormed the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023.
Protest
Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters
An ambulance is parked outside Portcullis House, backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
Jobs
‘Winter of discontent’ for UK as nurses begin strike action
people at gas pump
Protest
Renewed calls in Syria to overthrow Assad regime
In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. 
Protest
Amid ongoing protests, Iran’s morality police ‘lies in ruins,’ analyst says
Downtown Oaxaca city in southern Mexico. 
Environment
Oaxaca trash dump closure wreaks environmental havoc
A woman in Tehran climbs onto a car and sets her hijab ablaze.
Protest
‘The hijab will never be the same,’ protester in Iran says
Russian opposition figure and former owner of the Yukos Oil Company Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks during a press conference with Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs at the "Esperanza" hotel in Paunguriai village
Leaders
Russia must change its power structure to get back on a democratic path, opposition figure says
In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, protesters make fire and block the street during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality
Technology
‘We’re done’: A new generation of Iranians are using this app to track the country’s morality police
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.
Global Politics
No contradiction in supporting protesters while pursuing nuclear deal with Iran, US special envoy says
A Lebanese policeman stands guard next to a bank window that was broken by depositors to exit the bank after attacking it trying to get their money, in Beirut, Lebanon
Economics
‘We are forced to be bank robbers,’ desperate Lebanese citizens say amid financial crisis
Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2022.
Human rights
Qatar treatment of migrant workers under spotlight again ahead of World Cup
Most of those killed have been rookie officers in their twenties who were patrolling towns in the north of Colombia.
Police
Colombia’s police come under fire from drug trafficking groups
Iraqi protesters breach Baghdad's parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. 
Protest
Iraqi protesters loyal to Sadr storm Parliament building to send message to political rivals, analyst says
Sri Lankan fans take a selfie during a cricket match with Australia in Colombo.
Sports
‘An air of hope’: Sri Lankans see cricket as a welcome distraction from the country’s economic, political woes
People stand holding a national flag at President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office on the second day after it was stormed in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Protest
Sri Lanka in political vacuum as talks go on amid crisis