One of the worst crackdowns in decades underway in Iran
Iranians are no strangers to protests. Rarely, however, has the government's response seemed quite as brutal as this.
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Jane Fonda said it 'feels good' to be arrested for civil disobedience
Actress and environmental activist Jane Fonda says
Extinction Rebellion has race problem, critics say
Last month angry commuters dragged two Extinction Rebellion protesters off the top of trains at a tube station in a working class, historically poor district of east London during morning rush hour. The demonstrators were trying to force the British government to take action on the climate crisis.
River Plate stunned in Copa Libertadores final
The force was with Flamengo on Saturday as the Brazilian side stunned Argentina's River Plate with two late goals to win the Copa Libertadores final in Peruvian capital Lima.
Iran's 'largest internet shutdown ever' underway
Iran has gone almost entirely offline as authorities try to stem the spread of nationwide protests that have gripped the country since Friday.
After Mugabe's death, life more brutal than ever for Zimbabweans
It's been just over two months since Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died, and almost two years since he was ousted from office, but some Zimbabweans say life is tougher than ever.
Tuk-tuk becomes symbol of uprising for Iraq's protesters
Amnah Ali is carefully putting the gray into the body of a spaceship she's painting on a giant mural at the entrance to a tunnel under Baghdad's Tahrir Square. There's a whiff of smoke and a tart catch of tear gas in the air.
Lebanon's Hariri resigns after nationwide protests
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Tuesday he was resigning, succumbing to the demands of protesters who have staged nationwide demonstrations for nearly two weeks.
Catalonian president calls for negotiations with Spain
Catalonia president Quim Torra has called for talks with the Spanish government after a fifth consecutive night of violence in the streets of Barcelona, and other parts of the region, as anger over the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders continued.
Protesters set fires, clash with police in Barcelona
Fires and violence broke out in the streets of Barcelona on Friday, as more than half a million pro-independence protesters gathered in the Catalan capital, the local police said.
