News of protests

Bolsonaro's Brazil

Bolsonaro pension reform passes first vote in Congress

11-07-2019 12:34 Lower House of Congress votes 379 to 131 to approve base text, as protesters take to streets in opposition.

Hong Kong Protests

China backs Hong Kong chief, slams protesters for violence

02-07-2019 14:08 Several hundred demonstrators smashed through glass and steel barriers to enter the city legislature on Monday night, defacing portraits of lawmakers and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans in the chamber.

Tension in Nicaragua

Nicaragua says released all considered political prisoners

18-06-2019 17:59 The opposition maintains that more than 80 people it considers political prisoners are still in custody. Protests erupted in April 2018 calling for President Daniel Ortega to step down.

Anger as 'dreamers' cut loose by Trump administration

US cities erupt in protest as young migrant protection plan faces end

06-09-2017 10:21 President Trump’s controversial decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme brings demonstrators onto streets.