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Music
Protest music thrives in Iran, three years after young woman’s death sparked grassroots uprising
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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
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
A man points his finger at a yellow billboard with black writing in Vietnamese and English
Protest
Backlash over anti-racist billboard challenges Houston’s Vietnamese American community
Tsitsi Dangerembga, left, prominent Zimbabwean author and Fadzayi Mahere, right, spokeswoman for the main opposition party, appear at the magistrates courts with others in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1, 2020.
Justice
Citizens are challenging repression with #ZimbabweanLivesMatter, says author Tsitsi Dangarembga
A nurse talks with police.
Mass arrests in Zimbabwe over coronavirus regulation violations
A huge crowd of protesters in Mali with one person raises his arms high in the air
Protest
Protesters in Mali call for president to step down
A woman and a man hold signs and candles lit up in the dark outside
Protest
How violent protests in South Korea became a thing of the past
Gen. Milley and Sec. Esper sit at a table
Military
Americans have ‘fundamental right’ to hear from military leaders, frmr NATO commander says
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen
Top of The World
Symbols of ‘racist past’ topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases
President Trump holds up a Bible.
US politics
Never before have threats to US democracy been so grave, says political scientist
People protest, one woman with a sign "for my future kids my life matters"
Top of The World
Protests raise concerns of COVID-19 spread; Researchers retract hydroxycholorquine study
A close up photograph of a woman wearing a white protective face mask with the words, "I can't breathe" written on it.
Protest
Citing COVID-19, Australian court bans George Floyd protests in Sydney
Politics with Amy Walter: The Future of the Democratic Party
Full Episode
Men in personal protective gear stand in a line in front of vans.
COVID-19
Hezbollah’s latest front line? The fight against coronavirus.
Will Radical Resistance Movements Shaking up the Globe Reach the U.S.? 2020-02-10
Full Episode
A demonstrator wearing a red shirt and shorts is shown with a makeshift shield held up protecting themselves from a police water canon.
Conflict & Justice
Amid unrest and rights abuses, Chile protesters say ‘there’s no turning back’
A student leans over a candle at a memorial with lots of photos and paintings
Protest
How one protester’s death by Colombian riot police polarized the movement
A protester is shown in mid-air kicking a police vehicle with their face fully covered in a mask.
Global Politics
PHOTOS: The masks of the Hong Kong protests
Shiyes police
Protest
Eco-protesters fight Moscow’s attempt to ‘trash’ Russia’s north
Overhead view of congregation in pews, while woman stands at podium speaking
In Trump's America
In New York, volunteers engage in a quiet form of advocacy for immigrants facing deportation
Men and women are walking in the streets of Kampala holding placards with messages in support of women's rights.
Women activists take to the streets of Kampala to demand more police action
Arts, Culture & Media
Design for the Real World: Protest Posters
Arts, Culture & Media
Questlove Wants Your Protest Songs
Arts, Culture & Media
Unrest in Baton Rouge: Anatomy of a Photo
Protests led by DACA recipients
Justice
Behind the scenes of a protest, young undocumented immigrants display tactical skills
A pink sign reading, "The future is female" is hoisted above the crowds of marchers, some of whom are wearing the signature pink pussy hats.
Conflict
Marchers: ‘I want to stand with my sisters’
Hong Kong fans turn their backs during Chinese national anthem before the Hong Kong v Malaysia - AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
Global Politics
In China, ‘disrespecting’ the national anthem now gets you 15 days in jail
A group of people heading to a demonstration are going up a stairway in downtown Chicago.
Conflict
Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: ‘Help our people’
protest in st louis
Justice
Tensions remain high between protesters and police in St. Louis
Protest
Culture
The potential — and possible pitfalls — of modern protests
Members of the Chinese community shout slogans during a protest at Place de la Bastille in Paris, France, March 30, 2017.
Conflict
Chinese-French millennials protest police shooting — and the ‘model minority’ myth
Hand holding pen taking notes that read "civil disobedience"
Conflict
How to shut down an immigration raid — even if it means getting arrested
Trump Visits Mexico, Veterans for Kaepernick, Hip-Hop Brexit
Full Episode
An aerial view of freeway, with rows of police and protesters in front of an off-ramp
Justice
Leaders of this protest against police violence gave unusual instructions: Form a circle around people of color.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo enters the room before the arrival of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at her New York presidential primary night rally in the Manhattan borough of New York City
Business
New York’s governor is lining up against the boycott Israel movement
Rev Chris Antal
Conflict
The ‘Empire Chaplain’: This Army clergyman quit over the US drone program
Thousands of people protest outside 10 Downing Street in London calling for the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron.
Global Politics
After revelations from the Panama Papers, protesters call for David Cameron’s resignation
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera reads from Hannah Arendt's book "The Origins of Totalitarianism" as part of a 100-hour collective reading in Havana May 20, 2015.
Justice
Cubans ‘don’t understand … things like freedom of expression are things that belong to them’
A taxi in a suburb of Lima
Lifestyle
Public transport? That’s something to protest outside Peru’s capital
An artist ties himself with a rope that spells out "Kidnap" during a protest over the disappearance of booksellers in Hong Kong, Jan. 10, 2016.
Global Politics
China is expanding its pursuit of fleeing dissidents worldwide
President Putin has used the Night Wolves in public appearances. In 2011 he rode with the group in the Russian city of Novorossiisk.
Conflict
Visiting the Night Wolves: Russia’s ultra-nationalist biker gang
Culture
Pussy Riot’s new music video takes on Russian prosecutor
Climate activists demonstrating in Paris
Environment
Activists keen to keep momentum on climate change, post-Paris
William Thomas (L), Concepcion Picciotto (C) and Ellen Thomas (R) sit in front of the White House.
Culture
The story behind Concepcion Picciotto, Washington’s most resolute protester
An anti-government protester gestures during clashes with police in Cairo January 26, 2011.
Global Politics
The Egyptian regime is afraid because the revolution isn’t over
A patch on the sleeve of a militiaman is seen at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon on January 4, 2016. The leaders of a group of self-styled militiamen who took over a US wildlife refuge headquarters over the weekend said on Monday t
Justice
Is that militia in Oregon similar to radical Jewish settler groups in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
Protesters carry placards as they take part in a 'Zuma must fall' demonstration in Pretoria, South Africa December 16, 2015.
Justice
The real results of South Africa’s hashtag campaigns
Pyotr Pavlensky is arrested after setting fire to the wooden doors of the FSB security service building in Lubyanov Square, Moscow.
Justice
Russian political artist creates a fiery menace, but it’s quickly extinguished
South Africa Fees Must Fall
Education
UPDATE: After massive protests, South Africa freezes tuition hikes
Sanja Golubovic (r) and her friend Branka Saric (l) at a rally demanding the Danish government accept more refugees and migrants. Both came to Denmark as refugees from Bosnia.
Conflict
A former refugee in Denmark says she’s embarrassed by her adopted country’s stance on refugees
Syrian women and children at a Budapest train station in Hungary on September 4th, 2015. (Photo: Mstyslav Chernov, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Environment
Is global warming contributing to the current refugee crisis?
A woman carrying a baby, both wearing masks, make their way down a street and away from the site of explosions, in Tianjin, China.
Environment
Chinese residents hurt by the chemical blasts in Tianjin stand up to the government
Watts riot burning buildings
Global Politics
The Watts Riots 50 years ago were ‘a rebellion, a protest against the system’
The Poetry of Grief and The Music of Protest
Full Episode
After almost four hours of protest on May 13, students sit down while they await to hear the results of the conversation between student representatives and government officials.
Global Politics
For student protesters, a rare, decisive — and little-noticed — victory
A protester hits a pot during a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day in downtown Guatemala City, May 1, 2015. International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, commemorates the struggle of workers in industrialised countrie
Justice
A Guatemalan spring? Youth-driven protests demand resignation of leaders
Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW 2015.
Justice
‘Power in numbers’ is more than a phrase — it’s a vital part of social change
SafeMode conversation with Zeynep
Conflict
8 things we learned about activism in Marco Werman’s conversation with Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW
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Justice
Thousands march in memory of boy killed by police; Turkey expands police powers