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Protesters Gather In Cities Nationwide To Denounce The Trump Administration

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Protesters unite against Trump in hundreds of rallies across the U.S.

7:01am April 19, 2025

A grassroots-led campaign organized hundreds of protests and events across the U.S. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.

Canada trucker protest organizers found guilty of mischief

12:59am April 04, 2025

The February 2022 protests, dubbed the Freedom Convoy, were sparked by a Canadian government vaccine mandate for truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used on protesters in Serbia?

1:20am March 26, 2025

The weapons, which are illegal in Serbia, emit sound waves which can trigger sharp ear pain, disorientation, eardrum ruptures or even irreversible hearing damage.

A 'silent' protest? Haydn and a bunch of chorus girls got there first

8:42am March 01, 2025

by Chloe Veltman

A new album by artists including Kate Bush and Imogen Heap protesting proposed changes to AI copyright laws is the latest in a history of musicians using silence to protest unfair economic treatment.

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Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here's why

8:00am February 16, 2025

Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, ending 15 years in power, as thousands protest

6:50am August 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

At least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, died in clashes in the capital on Sunday. Broadband internet and mobile data services were cut off for about three hours on Monday.

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Chants of 'intifada' ring out from pro-Palestinian protests. But what's it mean?

5:25pm June 04, 2024

by Adrian Florido

Chants calling for “intifada” have been a prominent feature of pro-Palestinian student protests. It’s a charged word whose use is perceived differently by people with opposing views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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(April 13, 2024) Alok Shukla walks across the Paturiyadand forest of Korba district in India's state of Chhattisgarh. Shukla has led a decade-long grassroots campaign against some of India's conglomerates, including one operated by Adani Group, helmed by Asia's second-richest man, seeking to tap one of the country's richest subterranean stores of fossil fuels.

He frolicked in forests as a kid. Now he's saving them from a coal mine plan

4:05pm May 30, 2024

by Anupama Chandrasekaran

Alok Shukla is one of the winners of the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize. He's cited for a campaign to keep a company from felling a forest in India to excavate the coal that lies beneath.

From left: Alexis Jones (Cornell University), Mei Lamison (New York University), Anaka Srinivas (Northwestern University).

A concentrated dose of history: The class of 2024 looks back

5:56pm May 22, 2024

Everyone says you live through history, but "I don't think anyone prepared us for this much history," say the students in the Class of 2024.

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Earlier this month, President Biden spoke about protests that have roiled many U.S. college campuses. Among their demands is for the Israeli military to leave Gaza. Biden said students have a right to protest but not to be disruptive. He is set to speak at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday.

Biden is set for the Morehouse graduation. Students are divided

1:00pm May 17, 2024

Ahead of Biden's address at Morehouse, students share their frustrations