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Indian opposition defies lockdown, marches to demand election chief sacking
Opposition parties joined by student groups have petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking the election chief's ouster.
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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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Delhi sees more protests as freed 'cockroach' group's leaders vow to fight on
Hundreds of people who came out on the streets despite the police's restrictions were detained on Sunday.
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Global pro-Palestinian protests one year after Gaza ‘ceasefire’
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been held worldwide to mark one year since the so-called Gaza ‘ceasefire'.
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India protests: New 'cockroach' movement leader named
Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that prompted strict security measures. "They seem to have seen that coming," notes France 24's Andrew Hilliar. In a prerecorded video, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Party, names an interim leader to take over.
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Severe injuries at French student protests draw scrutiny to police tactics
Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. The police response has reignited calls to scrap rubber bullets and launcher-fired riot-control weapons, long denounced by rights groups and UN experts as dangerous and excessive.
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French students vow to keep up protests as UN voices 'concern' over violence
French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up the fight even as the government registered a "marked slowdown" in a protest movement that has rattled the country for over a week. The UN human rights agency called for de-escalation, voicing concern over violent clashes with police that have caused severe injuries among teenage protesters.
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France Protests, Israel's 'politically charged' remembrance, Ethopia, Ukraine
It’s been a week of vigils, protests and political upheaval – from Israel, where three years after the Hamas-led attacks, former hostages and mourners called for accountability over the failures of October 7th, as questions grow over the stalled path to peace in Gaza; to France, where mass demonstrations over chronic underfunding and poor conditions have drawn students, unions and hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets, just months ahead of a presidential election. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has made the housing crisis the centrepiece of a high-stakes electoral gamble
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Watch: 'I am Jane Doe' protests across US call for end to sexual violence
Protests against sexual violence took place across more than 40 US states on 8 October.
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India protests grow over Election Commission mistrust
In this edition of Access Asia, we find out why multiple protests have broken out in India after an investigation by The Indian Express raised concerns about the integrity of the country's Election Commission. Journalist Faye D'Souza joins us to unpack how Narendra Modi's government is facing mounting pressure from the political opposition and the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party. She also discusses the wider sense of discontent in India.
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As protests continue, half of France reportedly backs high school student movement
French teenagers blockaded several high schools and took to the streets in cities across the country on Thursday in the latest wave of protests over conditions in schools. With demonstrations showing no sign of slowing down, around half of the French population reportedly supports the movement.
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French student protests: Police impunity ‘below' the standards of a 'well-functioning democracy’
Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Dr. Antoine Marie, postdoctoral researcher, fellow and lecturer at Sciences Po / CEVIPOF, to explore the political psychology behind France’s student protests. Why do people witness the same events yet reach radically different conclusions about violence? Dr Marie examines how media echo chambers, partisan thinking and the politicization of empathy deepen polarization, making it easier to overlook the suffering of those perceived as political opponents. He also examines France’s increasingly offensive police doctrine, questions surrounding accountability, and the institu
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Protests, debate follow death of Maricarmen, 87, Spain protest symbol
Thousands of protesters honour Maricarmen Abascal's life, while tributes in Spanish parliament spark debate.
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Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests
Protests and anger have grown across Spain after the death of an 87-year-old woman in the wake of her eviction from her home. Maricarmen Abascal was thrown out of her home of seven decades in what became the "cause celebre" of Spain's housing crisis. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.
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South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling
Several cars torched and foreign-run businesses forced to shut in Johannesburg's Soweto and coastal city of Durban.
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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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High school student protests continue in France
#France: high school students continue to protest Thursday in the face of what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their demands. Follow the fourth day of protests on FRANCE 24
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France student protests: What measures is the government taking?
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere". He denied that security forces have "orders to confront" the young people, and promised the government would present a plan to respond to the crisis at the end of October. But what measures could the French government introduce and will it be enough to calm the protests? France 24’s Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi takes a look.
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School protests, blockades resume in France despite PM’s promise to act
Dozens of people have been injured in the protests, including students, teachers, and police officers.
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Photos: Protests erupt after 87-year-old evicted woman dies in Madrid
Nationwide outrage grows after the death of woman whose eviction sparked protests and political tensions.