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UK Green member behind anti-Zionism motion ‘receives death threats’
Lubna Speitan, who has Palestinian roots, believes messages and emails are part of an effort to intimidate her.
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French teen charged in school shooting cites revenge for bullying
Anti-terrorism prosecutors said a 14-year-old involved in a shooting that wounded teaching staff at a school in the south of France earlier this week was acting out of revenge for bullying. The teenager was charged with attempted murder and remanded in custody Wednesday.
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Albania protests turn violent as protestors demand PM Rama's resignation
Anti-government protests in Albania’s capital Tirana turned violent for a second consecutive night on Wednesday, leaving several government buildings damaged and at least one ablaze. Thousands demanded Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation and improved university conditions. Police fired tear gas and deployed water cannons as protesters smashed windows and attacked buildings.
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French anti-terror investigators probe True Crime Community link to school shooting
The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has taken over the investigation into a school shooting near Marseille, after an initial probe found the 14-year-old suspect appeared to belong to a group called the True Crime Community. Two teachers were shot and wounded, after a student opened fire with a hunting rifle that had been hidden inside a guitar case. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Alexandre Rodde, security consultant, researcher and author of the report "Understanding nihilistic violent extremism and the True Crime Community in France".
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Millwall's Neil criticised over racial abuse stoppage comments
Anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out calls on managers to "set the tone" after Millwall boss Alex Neil criticises halting a game following an accusation of abuse.
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Hungary's parliament votes to reverse anti-LGBTQ legislation from Orban era
Hungary's parliament passed a bill amending the 2021 "child protection law." The move is considered the first significant reversal of Orban's curbs targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
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Hungarian MPs scrap Orbán's anti-LGBTQ measures
LGBTQ and human rights activists warmly welcomed the move, but call for changes to other Orbán-era laws.
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Anti-ICE protests in New York after man shot in car with child
Protesters in New York City are demanding the abolition of ICE after officers shot Oscar Belgal in the Bronx.
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Anti-migrant violence resumes in South Africa
New anti-migrant demonstrations are taking place in South Africa. The government announced the withdrawal of a circular on asylum applications, but the announcement did not appease the anger of the protesters.
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South Africa: Anti-migrant unrest flares in Durban
Police in Durban were battling a fresh wave of anti-migrant unrest. Shops were looted, homes were torched and foreign nationals were targeted as crowds took to the streets for a second day. The violence has revived fears of rising xenophobic tensions over immigration.
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Brussels: Rioters clash with police at anti-austerity rally
Violent rioters, many of whom were masked, confronted police at the edge of an anti-austerity march in Brussels. Police responded with water cannons and tear gas.
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Thousands rally for anti-austerity protest in Brussels amid clashes
Belgian police respond to 'troublemakers' on sidelines of main rally with tear gas, water cannon and baton charges.
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South Africa: New anti-migrant violence in several cities
In South Africa, anti-migrant violence broke out in Soweto, Johannesburg and Durban. Cars were burned down and shops looted, in the midst of tensions around asylum applications.
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Glauber Rocha’s Long-Forgotten 1970 Anti-Fascist Work ‘Cabezas Cortadas,’ Undergoing 6K Restoration, Set to be Presented at Lyon’s Classic Film Market
Glauber Rocha’s 1970 work “Cabezas Cortadas” (“Cutting Heads”) will be among the anticpated restorations in progress presented at this year’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC), taking place during the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon. The MIFC’s Re>Birth Programme showcases five ongoing or upcoming restoration projects as well as five recently restored films, selected for the […]
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Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa
South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries.
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South Africa: Anti-migrant protests turn violent
A court order requiring the government to resume processing asylum applications reignited violent protests against immigration in South Africa.
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Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death
Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician's death; US demands 'transparency' as WHO monitors situation.
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Russia denies anti-plague measures after pneumonia death
The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to be transparent about its findings.
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‘South Park’ Goes After Billionaires, Data Centers, Anti-Vaxxers and Trump in Phallic-Filled New Episode
In the second episode of “South Park” (or, rather, “South America”) Season 29, an impassioned Butters sets out to rid South Park of “billionaire weenies” — which, as it turns out, are literal penises — when their data centers start getting in the way of him and his favorite thing: Dr. Pimple Popper. Because of […]
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Is Spain’s anti-eviction decree a fix for its housing crisis?
The government blames 'savage speculation' as critics say new measures leave small landlords 'out in the cold'.