Tag: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
Body Camera Footage of Jayland Walker Shooting Raises Questions
AKRON, Ohio — A 25-year-old Black man who was killed last week by police officers in Akron, Ohio,…
Supreme Court Marshal Asks Officials to End Protests at Justices’ Homes
WASHINGTON — The chief security officer of the Supreme Court has asked that Virginia and Maryland officials enforce…
Bracing for the End of Roe v. Wade, the White House Weighs Executive Actions
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s top aides are weighing whether he can or should take a series of executive…
Dozens of White Supremacists Arrested in Idaho Had Planned to Riot, Authorities Say
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Dozens of members of a white supremacist group were arrested on Saturday in Idaho…
On the Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre, Victims Remembered
TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, a large candlelight vigil was held in Hong Kong each June 4, to…
A Battle Over How to Battle Over Roe: Protests at Justices’ Homes Fuel Rancor
But critics say the protesters should not be there at all. Some Republicans have pointed to a 1950…
India’s Hindu-Muslim Tensions Reveal a Worrisome New Pattern
KHARGONE, India — The authorities sent bulldozers to the small city in central India within 24 hours of…
Shireen Abu Akleh of Al Jazeera Is Killed in West Bank
JERUSALEM — A journalist for Al Jazeera was fatally shot in the West Bank city of Jenin early…
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Maria V. Alyokhina first came to the attention of the Russian authorities — and the…
Philippines Election: Marcos Win Draws Protests
MANILA — Angry young voters gathered in the Philippines on Tuesday to protest against Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the…
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Resigns in Face of Unrest
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday with his country in economic…
Oath Keepers Leader Sought to Ask Trump to Unleash His Militia
“Rigged,” he wrote. And then, “I’m ready to go coyote hunting.”On Dec. 14, 2020 — the day that…