Georgian police fired water cannon and tear gas at thousands of protesters Wednesday, ordering them to disperse, as they rallied against a planned "foreign agent" law reminiscent of Russian legislation used to silence critics.

Thousands Protest Over 'Foreign Agent' Bill In Georgia

Thousands of women, dressed in red, formed human chains on Wednesday to protest against the planned judicial overhaul of the right-wing Israeli government that would strictly limit the powers of the judiciary.

Women dressed in red form human chains to protest judicial overhaul in Israel

More than 250 protests have been staged in the French capital Paris and around the country against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms with rubbish collectors, utility workers, train drivers and others walking off the job against the proposed legislation.

French workers stage massive strike against pension reform

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are protesting in Goma, North Kivu Province, March 6, to denounce the lack of humanitarian assistance, including the provision of food, amid the ongoing conflict against the M23 rebel group. Protesters marched from Kanyarutchinya, Nyiragongo territory, blocking part of the N2 highway. Reports indicate protesters are looting shops on their way to the governorate building in Goma.

Displaced Congolese protest against DRC government in Goma

On Monday, 23 protesters, who included a Canadian and a Frenchman, were charged with domestic terrorism in the US state of Georgia after forcefully entering a police training centre and throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails at officers.

23 protesters face terrorism charges over Atlanta ‘Cop City’ demonstration

Industrial action in France over the government's planned pensions overhaul will cause heavy disruption to public transport again on Tuesday, the transport minister and several public transport authorities said on Sunday.

France braces for Pension Reform strikes

At least two Peruvian soldiers lost their lives after jumping into a freezing river while trying to flee anti-government protesters, said the defence ministry. It added that four others who jumped were still missing.

Peruvian soldiers die after jumping in river to flee protesters

Greece's deadliest train accident on Feb 28 evoked massive public outrage. Protesters marched through the streets of Thessaloniki while holding banners.

Protest over deadly train crash in Greece I WION Shorts

Thousands of Israelis have gathered for evening protests across the country, capping a day of near-around-the-clock demonstrations against the government’s judicial overhaul plan. The two main evening protests are held in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

'Day of disruption' protests rock capital of Israel

There are protests outside schools in Tehran. People are protesting against their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over the reports of 'Poisoning' in multiple girls school.

Parents protest against supreme leader in Iran over reports of 'Poisoning'

Scores of Israeli protesters clashed with police outside a Tel Aviv Hair Salon, hosting PM Benjamin Netanyahu's wife. Sara Netanyahu was seen being led away and taken off and driven off from the scene as police attempted to disperse the protesters.

Israeli Protesters Confront Benjamin Netanyahu's Wife Outside Tel Aviv Hair Salon

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, along with dozens of indigenous Sami activists, expanded her protest against contested wind turbines in Norway on Tuesday (February 28).

Greta Thunberg expands wind farm protest in Norway

Mexicans take to streets to oppose government's electoral overhaul

Several dozen Lebanese protesters attacked banks in a Beirut neighborhood, while blocking roads protesting against informal restrictions on cash withdrawals in place for years and rapidly deteriorating economic conditions.

Beirut: Protest against cash withdrawal rule

Israeli protesters took to the streets in mass rallies. They protest against the government's bid to weaken the judiciary. Police blocked off the roads around the Knesset.

Thousands of Israelis flock to Jerusalem over Netanyahu's Judicial Reform

Watch: Thousands of Israelis flock to Jerusalem over Netanyahu's Judicial Reform

UK's Labour party has claimed it has unearthed evidence of a “scandalous catalogue of waste” by UK government departments involving the use of taxpayer-funded debit cards, including erroneous descriptions of spending, lavish gifts and end-of-year spending sprees.

UK: Uproar over government issued debit cards

While Iran continues its crackdown on anti-government protests, comedian Zeinab Mousavi has said that her two-year prison sentence was upheld by the court, according to reports. Mousavi was arrested in October last year and released on bail in November.

Iran crackdown on protesters

Iraqi activists protested Sunday (February 5) to demand a law against domestic violence, days after a YouTuber was strangled by her father in a killing that has outraged the conservative country.

Protests erupt in Iraq after outrage over YouTuber’s ‘honour killing’ by her dad

Bisexual and gay men, who are in monogamous relationships, won't be forced to abstain from sex any longer if they wish to donate blood as per the federal guidelines announced on Friday, bringing to an end a vestige of the AIDS crisis.

After years of protest, blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men eased by FDA

Civilian protesters and police marched through Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince to demonstrate against a slew of killings of police officers by armed gangs in worsening violence in the Caribbean nation.

Police protest in Haiti after six officers killed

Thousands of people rushed to the streets of Johannesburg to protest a prolonged energy crisis. The crisis has caused record power cuts in South Africa. Watch further to know more.

WION Dispatch: South Africa cripples with energy crisis, protests in Johannesburg

On Monday, the French government took a step ahead with the widely-debated pensions reform plan, which would increase the retirement age to 64, stating that the top priority must be balancing the system's books.

French government refuses to back down on pension reform

It is the fifth month of protest in Iran against the Islamic regime after the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini on the 16th of September following her arrest for allegedly violating Tehran's strict dress code. People have been flocking the streets in the country in huge numbers to show solidarity with Amini.

Iran: Thousands come out on the street in city of Zahedan

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