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Thousands protest across Poland for access to free and legal abortions
Demonstrators gathered on the sixth anniversary of a near-total abortion ban imposed by Poland's highest court.
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Poland: Thousands protest for more abortion rights
Thousands rallied across Poland to demand abortion rights six years after a landmark court ruling tightened restrictions. The country has one of the strictest abortion rules in all of Europe.
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Venezuela faces a deepening energy crisis as protests grow
Venezuela’s worsening electricity crisis is disrupting daily life, pushing frustrated residents into the streets as prolonged blackouts expose the fragility of the country’s power grid.
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Italian truckers block roads to protest against soaring diesel prices
Italian truck drivers have been blocking refineries and key roads to protest against soaring diesel prices. Italy’s government has warned truckers blocking roads could face criminal penalties, as authorities move to clear demonstrations. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent in Rome, Seema Gupta.
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Why a student protest movement is challenging 12 years of Vučić rule in Serbia
After two years of student protests, Serbians vote on Sunday in elections that could bring down the ruling party.
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Protest as a pillar of democracy
This spotlight is, then, a form of protest in its own right: a way of reasserting that protest is legitimate, important for democracy, and everywhere.
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Portugal police clear demonstrators from protest camps against cost of housing
Portuguese demonstrators have been protesting against the cost of housing in the country. They are opposed to recent measures announced by the government and are calling for a new gathering in the coming days, despite police clearing protest camps.
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Indonesians protest over land-clearing fires
Students and activists protested across Indonesia over forest fires linked to land clearing for palm oil plantations.
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French protest violence: A ‘Christmas present’ for Le Pen’s far right?
Le Pen is positioning her party as more capable than centrist or left-wing forces before the 2027 presidential election.
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Emmanuel Macron slams 'failures' over protest unrest in France but refuses his interior minister's resignation
France's president has refused the resignation of his interior minister, who says police "lost control" during protests that turned violent at the weekend. France's PM has called for limited curfews around the country.
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Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots
Violence broke out across France, with more than half a million people taking to the streets over the weekend.
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Thousands rally for biggest protest in years against Tunisia’s Saied
Unions, opposition groups unite to demonstrate against poor living conditions and restrictions on political freedoms.
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Women protest in New Delhi against police brutality
Women protest in New Delhi against police brutality
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Indian protest leaders detained ahead of flag march in New Delhi
India's Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and student leader Neha Bora were detained ahead of a flag march.
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Argentine students protest on campus over Milei’s austerity
Judge fines the government for failing to fund universities as protests over Milei's cuts turn violent.
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Clashes erupt at protest over university funding law in Argentina
Protesters in Buenos Aires demanded the government implement a law to boost university funding.
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Thousands of Colombians march against new right-wing president's policies
Thousands of Colombians protested peacefully across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August. Former leftist president Gustavo Petro led a rally in Bogota joined by trade unionists, Indigenous groups, students and feminist activists.
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Photos: Student protest in Albania prompts violent clashes with police
Protesters in Tirana throw bricks at the Education Ministry building as police respond with tear gas and water cannon.
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Indian opposition protesters in New Delhi call on election chief to quit
Thousands of police officers and security personnel deployed across central New Delhi for third straight day.
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India updates: Opposition marches to Supreme Court against election chief
Main opposition Congress party leads rally to the top court to demand the removal of the chief election commissioner.