World news about “Protest” published by euronews.
St Peter’s Basilica protester blasts Italy’s social ‘massacre’ An Italian beach resort manager has been spending a second day perched on a ledge of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican demanding the end to what he calls… 21/05/2013
Chicago protest against school closures Hundreds of parents, students and teachers have marched against school closures in Chicago. The local education authority in US President Barack Obama’s… 19/05/2013
Anti-government anger in Turkey after Syria border bombings Authorities in southern Turkey say they have detained four more suspects in connection with twin car bomb attacks last weekend. It means the total number of… 18/05/2013
Old divisions resurface in Ukraine as government supporters and opponents clash Supporters and opponents of the Ukrainian government have clashed in Kiev as both sides held rival demonstrations. Police intervened as scuffles broke out… 18/05/2013
Protestors and police clash in Turkey-Syria border town Protestors have clashed with police in Reyhanli during an anti-government demonstration following the deadly twin car bombings which struck the Turkish town… 18/05/2013
Bulgarian truckers block road into Turkey Truckers have blocked the main passage from Bulgaria into Turkey for a second day in protest at what they claim is unfair competition from the Turkish side of… 17/05/2013
Ultra-orthodox Jews protest at enlistment Tens of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews have surrounded the Israeli military draft office to protest at their members being added to enlistment for the first… 17/05/2013
Casablanca bombings remembered in Morocco Morocco’s 21st century day of terror is remembered every May 16. It is 10 years since Casablanca was rocked by five explosions in twenty minutes. They killed… 17/05/2013
Chinese protest against chemical plant in south More than two thousand people have held a rally protesting against a planned chemical plant in southern China. It is the second demonstration this month… 16/05/2013
Barbie’s dream house splits opinion Ballerina Barbie, Vet Barbie, Mermaid Barbie, Tribal Beauty Barbie – since she was first introduced in 1959, the long-legged blond has been everywhere and… 16/05/2013
Protests disrupt the opening of Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin – nocomment Protesters staged a demonstration against a bright pink life-sized plastic Barbie house near Alexanderplatz in Berlin. They criticise the city’s latest… 16/05/2013
Libya: The government has got to go, say protesters After hearing news of a deadly car bombing at a hospital in Benghazi, Libyans took to the streets in the capital of Tripoli. They had one simple message… 14/05/2013
Demonstrators demand Brussels outlaws fish discards A coalition of NGOs has organised a demonstration in Brussels calling for the practice of discarding dead fish to be banned as part of the new EU Common… 13/05/2013
Environmental activists protest fishing policy – nocomment Environmental activists protested outside the EU Council in Brussels, calling for sustainable fishing. Inside, ministers were meeting to reach a compromise on… 13/05/2013
Spain’s Indignados movement holds anniversary march A silent protest has been held in Madrid to mark the second anniversary of Los Indignados – or “the indignant ones.” Spain’s grassroots protest movement… 13/05/2013
Bulgaria to vote in election beset by fraud fears Bulgaria goes to the polls today amid voter apathy and claims of fraud. On the eve of the election protesters gathered outside the country’s parliament after… 12/05/2013
Protests in Shanghai against pollution Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Shanghai to protest against plans to open a lithium battery factory in the city. There is growing social tension… 11/05/2013
Spanish education strikes block cost-cutting plan – nocomment Spain’s teachers went on strike to protest against a cost-cutting education reform plan. The approval of the bill by parliament was delayed following the… 10/05/2013
Spain Education Strike Thousands of students and teachers came together, outside the classroom, in protest against education cuts and reforms in Spain. Instead they took to the… 09/05/2013
Campaign highlights UK’s leading tax haven role UK Finance Minister George Osborne hosted the Global Investment Conference in London on Thursday, while the “Enough food for everyone if” campaign was… 09/05/2013
Jerusalem scuffles – nocomment Scuffles erupted when Jews marched through the old city to celebrate Jerusalem day. Tens of thousands of Israelis marched through East Jerusalem on Wednesday… 09/05/2013
Student protester: hungry for free educationA student protester bites a riot policeman while being detained during a riot at a rally demanding Chile’s government reform the education system in… 09/05/2013
Tensions high on Jerusalem Day On Jerusalem Day, a national holiday in Israel, there were scuffles between Israelis and Palestinians at the city’s Damascus Gate. Tens of thousands of… 08/05/2013
Malaysia opposition holds rally against vote result Packed inside a stadium on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur , 40,000 Malaysian opposition supporters held a rally against last weekend’s election… 08/05/2013
IMF`s Lagarde Interrupted by Student Protesters The International Monetary Fund leader, Christine Lagarde has been interrupted by student protesters during her appearance at the University of… 07/05/2013
Russian activists rally for political change A demonstration was held in Moscow on the one-year anniversary of an anti-Putin protest that ended in violent clashes with police and mass arrests. The… 06/05/2013
Moscow protests mark anniversary of violent anti-Putin rally Russian activists gathered at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square – on the anniversary of an anti-Putin protest that ended in violent clashes with police and several… 06/05/2013
Political protest in Russia – nocomment Russian opposition protesters mark the anniversary of a mass rally against Russian President Vladimir Putin which ended in clashes and arrests. 06/05/2013
Dozens killed in Bangladesh protest over blasphemy law More than 20 people have been killed in the Bangladeshi capital after police clashed with protesters demanding a new blasphemy law. Authorities estimate… 06/05/2013
Anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow Hundreds of Russian opposition protesters have staged a rally in Moscow. The demonstrators, who are against President Vladimir Putin, took part in a short… 06/05/2013
French far-left protest on eve of Hollande anniversary Tens of thousands of far-left protesters have marched through Paris, to vent their anger over economic austerity. Sunday’s demonstration came on the eve of… 06/05/2013
Record unemployment adds extra potency to Spain May Day protests International Workers’ Day in Spain came the week after the revelation that record numbers of Spaniards are out of work. Some 80 towns and cities in Spain… 01/05/2013
Workers’ struggle will revive economy, Tsipras tells Greek May Day protesters Thousands of people have marched through Athens in a May Day protest against austerity. It coincided with a 24-hour general strike in Greece. Communist… 01/05/2013
The dark origins of May Day‘God bless America.’ I mean that ironically. Not because the US has nothing to praise; on the contrary. Ironically because we generalists or we, the… 01/05/2013
Festive atmosphere marks Russian May Day parades In Russia a traditionally festive May Day dates from Soviet times. However the number of people expected to turn out for workers’ solidarity was only a… 01/05/2013
A sombre May Day in Bangladesh after building collapse In Bangladesh the May Day march took place in the shadow of the nation’s worst industrial disaster. The Rana Plaza complex which housed a textile factory… 01/05/2013
Gunmen surround Justice Ministry in Libya Gunmen have surrounded Libya’s justice ministry in the capital of Tripoli. Men in pick-up trucks with anti-aircraft guns asked officials to leave the… 30/04/2013
Mexican journalists protest violence against reporters – nocomment Hundreds of protesters gathered in the centre of Veracruz’s state capital, Xalapa, for a march to demand justice for Reporter Regina Martinez they claim was… 29/04/2013
Mexican journalists call for justice for one of their own Hundreds of protesters in the Mexican state of Veracruz have marked the anniversary of the death of a journalist they claim was murdered because of her… 29/04/2013
Armed protest at foreign ministry targets new Libya administration Gunmen surrounded Libya’s foreign ministry in a protest against officials who worked for former leader Muammar Gaddafi’s. The protesters were demanding a… 28/04/2013
Anti-drone protesters demonstrate at RAF base Anti-War protesters have been demonstrating outside a British air base which is being used as a control point for drones used in Afghanistan. All British… 28/04/2013
West Bank settlement protest – nocomment Israeli soldiers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse around 500 Palestinian villagers on Friday as they marched toward a Jewish settlement in the… 27/04/2013
British campaigners call for ban on bee harming pesticides A busy group of bee campaigners were joined by British fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett outside the houses of parliament on… 27/04/2013
Greece: Civil servants protest ahead of vote on job cuts Public sector workers in Greece protested against planned job cuts the government has agreed to make in order to get much-needed bailout money. Some 15,000… 26/04/2013
Bangladeshi textile workers protest over safety conditions Protests have erupted in Bangladesh in the wake of the building collapse that has so far claimed the lives of close to 300 people. Resentment over working… 26/04/2013
Yarnbombers get prepared for the next G8 summitA woman known as Purl 6, 31, originally part of a group of ‘yarnbombers’ poses in Northern Ireland. The group is planning to target the June 17-18 G8 summit… 26/04/2013
South African teachers call for education minister to resign – nocomment More than 15,000 teachers in South Africa marched peacefully through the streets of the capital Pretoria, demanding the resignation of education minister… 25/04/2013
School children march in support of child rape victim – nocomment In continuing protests following the rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, nearly 500 school pupils rallied in the capital demanding justice for the… 24/04/2013
Hardline Serbs denounce government as ‘traitors’ over Kosovo deal As news of the Serbian government’s acceptance of the EU-brokered deal to normalise relations with breakaway Kososvo filtered through. Thousands of Kosovo… 22/04/2013
Protests against child rape in India – nocomment For the second consecutive day, hundreds of people protested outside state buildings in Delhi, angry at the conduct of police dealing with the kidnapping and… 21/04/2013
Bahrain: protesters clash with police on the eve of Grand Prix One day before the eyes of the world are on Bahrain, protesters there are using the opportunity to draw attention to their demands for political… 21/04/2013
Bahrain Grand Prix protestors: ‘Don’t race on our blood’ Thousands of protesters have blocked a motorway in Bahrain ahead of the Grand Prix on Sunday. Carrying banners that say ‘don’t race on our blood’, they are… 19/04/2013
Indigenous people occupy Brazil’s Congress – nocomment About 700 indigenous Brazilian tribes-people occupied part of the lower house of Congress in Brazil to protest against a proposed amendment that would give… 18/04/2013
Palestinian Prisoners DayPalestinian activists cut a part of a fence near Israel’s Ofer military prison and the West Bank city of Ramallah. The activists cut part of the fence on… 17/04/2013
Rival presidential candidate supporters clash in Caracas In Venezuela, there have been clashes over the outcome of the country’s presidential election. Supporters of Nicolas Maduro, the declared winner by just two… 17/04/2013
Venezuelan students protest against election results – nocomment Venezuelan police fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators chanting “fraud” and “recount” in an upscale district of Caracas to protest against Nicolas… 16/04/2013
Street protesters clash with police in Caracas There were street protests marked with defiant words in Venezuela on Monday night. Hundreds of opposition supporters clashed with police in one of the wealthy… 16/04/2013
Maduro faces tough task to revive Venezuela A new political era is about to be born in Venezuela with the election of Nicolas Maduro. The new king’s rule is certain to be overshadowed, or compared at… 16/04/2013
Clashes in Venezuela after Maduro’s contested victory After the tightest of presidential election outcomes hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in the Venezuelan capital. Violence erupted after the… 16/04/2013
Ukraine: Police break up protest outside president’s private residence Members of Ukraine’s Democratic Party have staged a demonstration outside the residence of President Viktor Yanukovych in a Kiev suburb. They were… 15/04/2013
South Korea demonstrates against nuclear threat from Kim Jong-un Around 300 protesters converged on Seoul to burn effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the nation’s founder Kim Il-sung on the 101st anniversary of… 15/04/2013
Injuries in French airport protest Protesters at a planned airport site in the western French city of Nantes have clashed with police. Three officers and one demonstrator were reported to have… 15/04/2013
Marchers call for new Spanish republic With Spanish royal family scandals currently tarnishing the image of the King there was a high turnout at this year’s Republic Day march, held annually to… 14/04/2013
Thatcher opponents await ‘Ding Dong!’ fate in UK music chart A bizarre subplot has been growing alongside the past week’s many tributes, condemnations and memories following the death of the former British Prime… 14/04/2013
South Korea protest against Kerry’s visit – nocomment A small group of activists gathered in front of South Korea’s foreign ministry building protesting against US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to South… 13/04/2013
3300 Crosses in front of the CapitolWith the U.S. Capitol in the background, crosses symbolising grave markers were placed on the National Mall in Washington yesterday. The PICO National… 12/04/2013
US Senate clears way for debate on gun control The US Senate has cleared the way for a debate on gun control proposals. The majority backed a move to consider legislation that would expand background… 12/04/2013
Women arrested for praying out loud at Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall Five Jewish women have been arrested at Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall for wearing prayer shawls and praying out loud in defiance of a court order forbidding… 11/04/2013
Electric anti-rape underwear developed to protect women in India The gang rape and death of a medical student on a bus in New Delhi sparked outrage across India and highlighted the growing number of crimes against women in… 11/04/2013
Thousands show support for US immigration bill Thousands of immigrants across the United States have held coordinated demonstrations to pressure Congress to approve immigration measures that would give… 11/04/2013
India: EU free trade pact protest – nocomment Hundreds of people led by activists and health industry workers marched through the streets of New Delhi protesting against some aspects of the proposed… 10/04/2013
Denmark teachers form human chain to protest lockout Teachers in Denmark, where schools have been closed for a week, have formed a 35-kilometre human chain in protest. Nine hundred thousand kids have been… 09/04/2013
Armenia: big protest as president is sworn in again Thousands of people packed into Yerevan’s Freedom Square to protest against the inauguration of Serzh Sarksyan for his second term as Armenia’s… 09/04/2013
Thousands protest Putin’s Amsterdam visit Thousands of people in Amsterdam turned out to demonstrate against a proposed anti-gay propaganda law in Russia, as President Vladimir Putin visited the Dutch… 09/04/2013
Secularists and Islamists clash at Bangladesh blasphemy protest Islamist protesters demanding Bangladesh have a blasphemy law clashed with secularists and students, who organised their own protest in response. The… 06/04/2013
Romanian anger at Chevron shale gas plans Thousands of Romanians across the country have protested against Chevron’s plans to explore for shale gas. The U.S. oil and gas giant wants to begin… 05/04/2013
Femen bares its breasts in support of Tunisian woman Five women have staged a topless protest in front of an Islamic cultural centre and mosque in Brussels. The Femen demonstration was in support of a woman in… 04/04/2013
Cyprus: New Finance Minister Harris Georgiades has been appointed as the new finance minister of Cyprus. He has replaced Michael Sarris who resigned on April 2 as a formal investigation… 03/04/2013
Jobless Portuguese man stops paying taxes A Portuguese computer technician who has been unemployed for the last two years, has presented a letter of complaint to the Portuguese ombudsman. He is… 03/04/2013
Ukrainian oppositions calls for mayoral elections Ukraine’s opposition party has rallied outside parliament demanding mayoral elections for Kiev and for the city council. The capital has had no mayor since… 03/04/2013
Russian superheroes fight the fat Protesters dressed as superheroes took to the Moscow streets to take on an enemy they want to quash: unhealthy, fatty food. A group of masked and caped… 01/04/2013
Bahrain police disperse women’s protest with stun grenades Tensions are once again high in Bahrain after police dispersed anti-government protesters with stun grenades and tear gas. The police intervention came after… 01/04/2013
Moroccans protest – nocomment Thousands of people took to the streets in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to protest against the country’s high unemployment rate and cost of living. 01/04/2013
Russian opposition leader held at freedom rally Russian opposition leader Eduard Limonov was detained along with three other supporters at an unsanctioned rally held in Moscow. Similar protests have been… 01/04/2013
Morocco: union anger over govt that does not listen Thousands of trade unionists in Morocco have demonstrated on the streets of the capital Rabat, furious at levels of unemployment and inflation. The… 31/03/2013
Egypt’s TV joker explains presidential jibes to prosecutor A prominent satirical TV presenter has appeared before Egypt’s public prosecutor, accused of insulting Islam, the president Mohamed Mursi and the ruling… 31/03/2013
Egyptian elections delayed until October With almost daily clashes in Egypt the country’s president has announced parliamentary elections could now be delayed until October. Opposition parties and… 28/03/2013
Government, banks and EU taste Cypriot wrath Anger in Cyprus is on the rise, despite a deal being reached on a bailout package for the island. As measures come into force to prevent funds leaving the… 27/03/2013
Lisbon littered with anti-austerity protest Hundreds of Portugal’s unemployed have taken to the streets of the capital Lisbon to protest against high unemployment and job insecurity. The march comes as… 27/03/2013
Cypriot cash controls spark protests Cypriots have congregated outside the presidential palace in Nicosia in protest, after a Greek newspaper published the draft proposals on the island’s capital… 27/03/2013
Wedding March marks day one of USA gay marriage hearing In an unconventional Wedding March, protesters for and against gay marriage have been making their voices heard outside a historic hearing at the US Supreme… 26/03/2013
‘Troika Go Home’: angry students protest Cyprus bailout Answering a call put out on social networking site Facebook, thousands of young people in Cyprus took to the streets to protest against the bailout accepted… 26/03/2013
Massive anti-gay marriage protest turns ugly in Paris Riot police in Paris clashed violently with anti-gay marriage protesters on Sunday, March 24. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over France gathered… 25/03/2013
Protest amid Cyprus/Brussels talks As Cypriot politicians held talks in Brussels trying to secure a last minute bailout dozens of people in Cyprus marched in protest. The Mediterranean… 25/03/2013
Panic protests outside the Cypriot parliament Panic, anger and fear surround the Cypriot parliament – as protesters took to the streets to keep up the pressure on their politicians. The government has… 21/03/2013
Palestinian protests as Obama visits Middle East As US President Barack Obama kicked off his Middle East visit, dozens of protesters hit the streets in the divided city of Hebron. Wearing Martin Luther… 20/03/2013
George Osborne dummy protest demands action on tax and hunger Campaigners for change to the world’s food system to reduce hunger and poverty have demonstrated outside the British parliament – all dressed as the country’s… 19/03/2013
Work continues to shield Cypriot small savers Popular protests are now a regular occurrence on the streets of Greece and Spain. But there are now demonstrations outside the parliament buidling in… 19/03/2013
Latvia: Waffen SS veterans’ commemorative march in Riga The annual march to honour Latvia’s World War II Waffen SS divisions, part of the armed wing of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party, always attracts some… 16/03/2013
Nepal: Maoist protestIn Nepal, Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi’s appointment as head of a new administration to oversee the upcoming election has sparked protest. This Maoist… 16/03/2013
