The coronavirus continues its devastating impact on many fronts worldwide, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, leaving millions jobless, and now threatening to cause starvation too, claims a new report by Oxfam.
Demo turns violent | Spain’s anti-VOX protesters clash with police
The right-wing party’s election campaign rally in the Spanish city of Vitoria-Gasteiz ended up in scuffles between Basque police and a group of anti-VOX protesters. Meanwhile, dozens of anti-riot vans protected the...
You shall not pass | Bulgarian protesters clash with police who blocked access to shore
Several people were detained after clashes broke out between the police and protesters trying to reach the beach in Burgas. Bulgaria’s coastal territory is public property, and access to it can’t be denied.
Fury in France as protesters slam Macron’s choice of interior minister accused of rape
Chanting “Impunity is Over!” or dancing against sexual violence, women’s rights activists protested Friday in multiple cities in France and abroad against President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of a new interior...
25 years since the Srebrenica genocide
Bosnians are set to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica, which left more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys dead. #Srebrenica #BosnianWar #25thAnniversary
Clashes go on | Another day of unrest in the Serbian capital, Belgrade
Protesters and riot police clashed outside the Serbian parliament building for a fourth consecutive night, prompted by President Vucic’s announcement that the lockdown will be reimposed, following a recent spike in...
Back into a mosque | Turkey’s Hagia Sophia to reopen for Muslim prayers
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia museum has been converted back into a mosque, after a court annulled a 1934 decision to turn it into a museum. Once a cathedral, then a mosque and, until yesterday, a museum, Istanbul’s famous...