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  • Unrest racks French Pacific territory of New Caledonia 2024-05-14 15:12

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    Unrest racks French Pacific territory of New Caledonia

    Authorities impose an overnight curfew and ban gatherings after violent unrest in the capital, Noumea. The French authorities imposed the curfew in the capital, Noumea, and other areas, closed New Caledonia’s international airport, and sent for police reinforcements after protests by independence campaigners over changes to the territory’s voting system turned to unrest.

  • Dutch 2024-05-13 19:42

    Pro-Palestine protesters take over university buildings in Dutch cities

    Demonstrators have taken over university buildings in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Groningen and Eindhoven, slamming Israel’s war in Gaza, the Dutch protest group behind the action says in a statement.

  • Israel demo 2024-05-12 20:01

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Doomed to failure

    Protesters call for ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu’s resignation as the Israeli army fails to defeat Hamas

    TEHRAN- A growing number of people inside Israel are joining anti-war protests as the regime’s brutal onslaught on the Gaza Strip rages on. Thousands of people demonstrated in several cities including in Tel Aviv at the weekend calling for an end to the Gaza war.

  • Student protests against Israel’s war on Gaza spread across Europe 2024-05-09 16:18

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    Student protests against Israel’s war on Gaza spread across Europe

    Students at various European universities, inspired by the continuing pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses in the United States, have been occupying halls and facilities, demanding an end to partnerships with Israeli institutions because of Israel’s war on Gaza.

  • Netanyahu ICC 2024-05-07 22:55

    Israeli protesters: Netanyahu has blood on his hands

    Hundreds of Israelis staged rallies calling for the cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to the terms of a ceasefire deal that Hamas accepted earlier on Monday, according to the Guardian.

  • Belgian and Dutch students protest against Israel’s war on Gaza 2024-05-06 21:58

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    Belgian and Dutch students protest against Israel’s war on Gaza

    Students in Belgium and the Netherlands occupied Ghent and Amsterdam universities to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza.

  • Police clash with students opposing the Gaza war 2024-05-06 21:42

    EXCLUSIVE:

    Protests for justice in Palestine are also protests against political authoritarianism: professor

    'Crackdown on students at Columbia and elsewhere is outrageous'

    TEHRAN – Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies at SOAS University of London, says student protests in the U.S. against the Israeli war in Gaza “are also a protest against political authoritarianism”.

  • Bibi in self-made swamp 2024-05-05 22:56

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Bibi in self-made swamp

    Israeli PM fails in the Gaza battlefield, faces immense domestic pressure

    TEHRA– Israel is sinking deeper into the quagmire of the Gaza war as calls grow for ending the seven-month-long onslaught and returning the remaining captives.

  • U.S Police clashes with university students 2024-05-04 21:30

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    U.S. police trained in Tel Aviv, served in Iraq

    GU Professor says U.S. police background fuels violence against anti-Zionist protesters

    TEHRAN - The scenes unfolding at American universities in the past two weeks have appalled people around the world who have been watching peaceful student protesters get violently arrested, beaten, and demonized by armed police.

  • Ireland protest 2024-05-04 21:18

    Students in Ireland and Switzerland join Gaza protest wave

    Students at Trinity College Dublin and Lausanne University in Switzerland have staged protests against Israel's war in Gaza, joining a wave of demonstrations sweeping U.S. campuses.

  • US protest 2024-04-29 21:39

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Undeterred by clampdowns, mass arrests 

    US college protests continue as the number of arrests tops 900

    TEHRAN - Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities show no sign of abating despite police crackdown and growing threats made by college administrators.

  • Student protesters disrupt Paris’s Sorbonne University over Gaza war 2024-04-29 14:53

    photo: Reuters

    Student protesters disrupt Paris’s Sorbonne University over Gaza war

    Protesters angry over Israel’s war on Gaza have gathered at Sorbonne University in Paris, chanting “Free Palestine” at the university’s gates while some students set up tents in the courtyard.

  • Israel protest 2024-04-28 21:26

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Calls grow in Israel to end Gaza onslaught

    Protesters accuse PM Netanyahu of committing crimes against captives

    TEHRAN- Political rifts are considerably widening in Israel in the wake of widespread domestic protests over the continuation of the regime’s onslaught in Gaza.

  • London demo 2024-04-27 22:32

    London protesters: Stop Gaza genocide

    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have marched through central London calling for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and an immediate ceasefire.

  • US protests 2024-04-24 21:57

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Behind the facade of American democracy

    Clampdown on pro-Palestine protests violates U.S. Constitution

    TEHRAN- Violent police clampdown on pro-Palestine protesters at American universities and colleges has pushed U.S. double standards towards free speech and democracy to the forefront of media debate.

  • US university 2024-04-22 22:01

    Dozens of pro-Palestinians arrested on Yale University campus

    At least 40 protesters were arrested during a pro-Palestinian rally at Yale University in Connecticut, the school’s police chief told the Yale Daily News.

  • Madrid protest 2024-04-21 21:51

    Madrid march: Protesters condemn Israeli genocide in Gaza

    People have rallied in the Spanish capital to express their anger at Israel’s brutalities in the Gaza Strip.

  • Google 2024-04-19 21:04

    Google fires more workers for protesting Israel contract

    Google has fired more than two dozen employees for protesting its $1.2 billion contract to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud and artificial intelligence services.

  • Israel protest 2024-04-14 21:32

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Israeli protesters accuse Netanyahu of torpedoing, sabotaging Gaza truce deal and stifling rallies

    TEHRAN- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have been left up the creek without a paddle amid rising public anger over his handling of the Gaza war.

  • Israel protest 2024-04-07 22:17

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Israel rocked by largest protests since launching Gaza onslaught

    Violence flares in Israel, gaps widen among regime officials

    TEHRAN - The Israeli cabinet is struggling to cope with unrelenting domestic pressure over its handling of the Gaza war, as the regime’s brutal onslaught on the besieged Palestinian territory enters its seventh month.

  • Israel protest 2024-04-01 18:42

    By Ali Karbalaei

    Domestic pressure mounts on Netanyahu

    Largest Israeli protests since the war on Gaza started

    TEHRAN- Tens of thousands of protesters have poured into the streets in Israel demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, holding an immediate election, and agreeing on a deal with Hamas to free captives.

  • Berlin protest 2024-03-27 20:15

    German protesters call for ending Gaza war

    People in the German capital have participated in a demonstration calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

  • Gaza protest 2024-02-25 22:14

    U.S. activists call for global day of action in solidarity with Gaza

    Pro-Palestine activists in the United States have launched a campaign on social media urging people to join nationwide rallies set to take place in most U.S. cities on March 2.

  • Netanyahu 2024-02-25 21:58

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Netanyahu narcissism

    Israeli PM defies calls to resign, end Gaza war

    TEHRAN- Divisions continue to grow in Israel over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war on Gaza.

  • Chile protest 2024-02-14 23:18

    Chileans urge govt. to cut Israel ties over Gaza war

    Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a rally in the Chilean capital Santiago calling on their government to sever ties with the Israeli regime over the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

  • US Senator 2024-02-14 23:17

    Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Democrat’s congressional victory

    Protesters waving Palestinian flags attempted to crash the stage as Democrat Tom Suozzi started his victory speech after winning the New York congressional seat vacated by disgraced Republican George Santos.

  • Supporters of Pakistan’s PTI protest for fair election results 2024-02-09 13:52

    photo: AFA, EPA, Reuters

    Supporters of Pakistan’s PTI protest for fair election results

    Discrepancies with early election results in some districts are causing concern and confusion a day after the vote. Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party have protested in several parts of the country as vote counting continues a day after the polls.

  • London 2024-02-04 17:40

    Thousands gather for pro-Palestine protest in London

    Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters descended on London, with hundreds of police officers on duty.

  • Thousands rally across Israel calling for Netanyahu’s resignation 2024-01-28 22:03

    photo: AFA, Anadolu, AP

    Thousands rally across Israel calling for Netanyahu’s resignation

    Scuffle broke out between Israeli protesters and the police in Tel Aviv as Israel’s war on Gaza continues. Israeli police have arrested several protesters in Tel Aviv, who called for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and early elections amid Israel’s continued war on Gaza.

  • Israel protest 2024-01-28 21:51

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Israeli premier in hot water 

    Can Netanyahu’s career survive Gaza war?

    TEHRAN-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains under immense pressure from officials and the public in Israel over his responsibility for the regime’s security apparatus fiasco on October 7.