A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed after authorities said the 26-year-old activist shot a state trooper.

Protest turns violent in Atlanta, activists question official version in the latest shooting

The Turkish government on Saturday cancelled the upcoming visit of the Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson in the wake of right-wing extremist planning a demonstration in Stockholm.

Turkiye cancels Swedish defence minister’s visit over protest planned by right-wing leader

Thousands gathered in Spain's capital Madrid to protest against the leftist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday in a rally supported by the far-right party Vox.

Thousands of people stage protest against PM Sanchez's government in Spain

Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country’s heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, angered by a mounting death toll since unrest erupted last month and calling for sweeping change.

BREAKING: Thousands march on Peru’s capital as violence grows, building set ablaze

Amid the ongoing World Economic Forum Summit 2023 in Davos, tackling the climate crisis is one of the top priorities. Watch this report to know all the latest developments.

WION Climate Tracker: Climate Change on the agenda at the WEF Summit 2023

France is preparing for a "hellish Thursday", as officials say most trains will be cancelled, with flights also being affected and Paris' subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against a wildly unpopular pension reform plan.

France prepares for 'hellish Thursday' as nationwide pension strikes loom

#WIONFineprint | Human rights groups say Iran is conducting sham trials and speedy executions to strike fear in the hearts of protesters. there are allegations of torture, forced convictions and 15-minute trials.

WION Fineprint | Iran giving just 15 minutes to defend against death penalty?

Tamils were protesting across Jaffna as Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe visits the peninsula for Thai Pongal. The protesters were demanding the release of student leader. Watch further to know more.

Sri Lankans protest in Jaffna, demanding release of student leader

Thousands of teachers from across Portugal joined a protest in Lisbon demanding better working conditions and higher pay. Reports quoted police saying that more than 20,000 people joined the March that was called by the Union of all education professionals.

Portugal: Thousands of teachers from across the country protest in Lisbon

Scores of climate activists have gathered in Davos to protest against the role of big oil firms at this week's World Economic Forum (WEF) saying they were hijacking the climate debate.

World Business Watch: Climate activist protest in Davos over role of oil firms in WEF

Thousands of citizens staged a protest in Israel's capital Tel Aviv against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which is being called a threat to Israeli democracy by critics.

Thousands protest in Israel against Netanyahu, decry ‘government of shame’

Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in three major cities against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plans. The organisers are accusing him of undermining democratic rule weeks after his reelection.

Israel: People hold protest against proposed judicial reforms

According to a police estimate, over 6,000 protestors, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, marched through mud and rain on Saturday to the German village of Luetzerath to voice their opposition to the expansion of an opencast lignite mine.

Germany: Protest at village to block coal min expansion

In order to honour the anniversary of a crucial day in the 2011 revolution that brought democracy, thousands of demonstrators marched through central Tunis against the president of Tunisia, Kais Saied, seizing nearly all of the country's power and demanding that he resign.

Tunisia: Protesters rally against President Kais Saied, people demand for his step down

Kurds hit streets in France demanding justice for the 2013 killings. Protesters claim 'Turkiye-sponsored terror' against Kurds.

The West Asia Post: A decade of 2013 Kurds murder

Police in riot gear are arresting climate activists from a condemned village in western Germany that is due to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine.

WION Climate Tracker: German coal mine standoff escalates as police move on protesters

Along with growing tensions between climate activists and police in Germany over the expansion of a coal mine, police clashed on Tuesday with climate change activists occupying a tiny town in Germany that's set to be engulfed by a large coal mine.

Climate Activists clashes with police over coal mine expansion in Germany

Jair Bolsonaro has used every trick in his sleeve to discredit the recent general elections where he lost to his rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He has frequently raised doubts on the efficacy of Brazil's institutions—accusing the Supreme Court of being politically against him, and the voting system of being prone to fraud—and has successfully managed to trick his supporters into believing that the entire system was against him.

Jair Bolsonaro’s Twitter bio unchanged, still shows Brazil's ‘president’

Scores of people holding a demonstration at a factory producing COVID-19 antigen kits clashed with the police, several videos that went viral on social media on Sunday showed.

Watch: Workers clash with police amidst massive protest at Covid antigen factory in China

Sudan witnessed another chapter in its political turmoil when hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the capital Khartoum demanding the ouster of Sudan's military rulers who came to power through a coup.

Sudan: Protesters demand ouster of military rulers

The Iranian supreme court upheld two death sentences for the killing of a paramilitary during the protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. The court also ordered retrials for three other convicts who were given death sentences for similar offences.

Iran's Supreme Court upholds two death sentences, issues another over protests

Protesters set off fireworks at police on Monday (January 2) night in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz during the sixth day of protests following the arrest of local governor Luis Camacho.

Bolivian police targeted with fireworks as protests enter sixth day

Following nationwide protests in the aftermath of the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, Iranian authorities have said that the decades-long mandatory hijab law would be reviewed.

Protest-hit Iran says hijab law under review

The United Kingdom arm of the environmental group Extinction Rebellion on Sunday said it would change its protest tactics and would no longer stage its infamous blockades of transport networks.

No more 'public disruptions' or fake blood: Environment activists Extinction Rebellion to change tactics

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