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Fines for trespassing on farms would double to $115,000 under Victorian biosecurity bill
New biosecurity laws being debated in Victorian parliament could see fines double for animal activists found trespassing on farms, in…
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Tens of thousands march in Paris against antisemitism
Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday against rising antisemitism witnessed in France since October 7, when the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel, killing…
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Inside the chaos on Capitol Hill as hundreds of pro-Palestinian Jews arrested: ‘A moral catastrophe’
Protesters from across the country descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, with…
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Mass protests, judicial reforms and danger for democracy. What’s happening in Israel?
The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, has ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after…
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Court overturns ban to allow far-right monarchist group to march through Paris
French monarchist movement Action Francaise was cleared to hold a demonstration in Paris on Sunday after the courts reversed a…
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Detained Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz goes on protest hunger strike
Detained Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz on Thursday morning went on a protest hunger strike following a district court decision last…
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Iran executions surged in 2022 to ‘spread fear’ – report
2022 Iran protests The figure was the highest since 2015, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and France’s Together…
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Is There a Way Out of Peru’s Strife?
Mass protest has rocked Peru for two months, leading to 60 deaths. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Glaeldys González…
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Peru protests: President calls for ‘truce’ after clashes
Following her speech, thousands of people marched in the capital, Lima, demanding she resign. Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC Ms Boluarte was…
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Brazil: The Mob Leaves Its Mark
As in the aftermath of that event, the job of law enforcement overlaps with the more delicate task of identifying…
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‘Adopt’ an Iranian Political Prisoner to Save a Life
Three months into the latest round of protests in Iran, at least 100 protesters are at risk of execution. Saeed Ghasseminejad and…
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White Supremacy and January 6: What’s Missing from the Congressional Report
In the run-up to the two-year anniversary of January 6th (J6), the United States House Select Committee on the January 6…
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Kazakhstan: No Justice for January Protest Abuses
The failure of the Kazakh authorities to effectively investigate the serious loss of life and other grave human rights violations during and immediately…
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There’s fresh pressure on the US to release Julian Assange. Here’s the situation
Just weeks after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared “enough is enough” on the Julian Assange saga, Australian activists are turning…
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Kosovo police exchange gunfire with local Serbs blocking roads to protest officer’s arrest
Earlier in the day, Serbs from Kosovo’s north blocked main roads in the region to protest against the arrest of…
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Human Rights Day protesters accuse Philippines president of extrajudicial killings, injustices
The protesters, led by a Philippines-based rights group, gathered at a public square in Manila before marching toward the presidential…
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