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Columbia University facing criticism over handling of protests

Demonstrators in support of Palestinians are still camped on the Columbia University campus in New York, a week after police arrested over 100 of them. The action has attracted international attention, sympathy demonstrations across the ...

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Eurovision host Sweden braces for anti-Israel protests

Sweden said it plans to host a dazzling Eurovision Song Contest, watched by 200 million people worldwide, but visitors face heightened security amid planned protests over Israel's participation and a new geo-political backdrop since Swed...

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Anger spikes at U.S. universities as Gaza protests intensify

Students at a growing number of colleges in the United States are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that empower its ongoing war in Gaza.

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Columbia extends talks to clear pro-Palestinian encampment

Columbia University will continue negotiations to clear the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Safety concerns and disruptions to campus life prompted a reevaluation of the university's approach, with tensions simmering among students...

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Thousands in Argentina rally against education cuts

Tens of thousands have been rallying across Argentina against government budget cuts to education. President Javier Milei has been slashing state spending as the country struggles with a cost-of-living crisis and high inflation.

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Armenia villagers protest territorial concessions to Azerbaijan

Protesters have staged a rally in northern Armenia against government plans to cede villages to Azerbaijan as part of efforts to reach a peace deal, local media reported. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said his country would ret...

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Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more U.S. schools

Pro-Palestinian students have set up tent encampments at more campuses across the U.S. to protest Israel's war in Gaza, after mass arrests at similar demonstrations at a handful of mostly East Coast colleges in recent days.

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Indigenous tribes march for justice in Brazil

Thousands of Indigenous people have gathered in the Brazilian capital, for a five-day protest defending their land and cultural rights. It's against what they say are unfulfilled promises by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to protec...

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Huge protests march against Argentina's education cuts

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Milei's painful austerity measures.

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Arrests follow swell of anti-war protests on U.S. campuses

The swell of anti-war protests and encampments on U.S. campuses has lead to multiple arrests as police and institutions crack down fearing for student safety.

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Protests rage at U.S. universities over Israel’s war on Gaza

Protests in support of Palestine continue at university campuses across the United States, despite a crackdown by police. Hundreds of students and teachers have been arrested over the past week.

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Indigenous tribes march for justice in Brasilia

Thousands of Indigenous people have gathered in the Brazilian capital for a five-day protest defending their land and cultural rights. It's against what they say are unfulfilled promises by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to create r...

Al Jazeera

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Barricades installed at N.Y.U. following protests

Safety concerns have forced Columbia University to extend remote classes through the end of the semester. Meantime, pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police at New York University and dozens were arrested. Barricades are now being ...

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Dozens arrested at U.S. universities as Gaza protests grow

Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on Monday, as the war in Gaza continued to reverberate through U.S. university campuses.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at NYU as tensions flare

Tensions flared between pro-Palestinian student protesters and school administrators at several US universities, as in-person classes were cancelled and demonstrators arrested. The protests, which began last week at Columbia University w...

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Dozens arrested at Yale pro-Palestinian rally

Police say they have arrested at least 45 pro-Palestinian protesters near the Yale University campus. Student protesters are asking the university to divest funds from Israel that are going toward the war in Gaza.

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Columbia cancels in-person classes amid pro-Palestinian protests

Columbia University has cancelled in-person classes on Monday (April 22) in response to protests at its New York City campus over Israel's war in Gaza.

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Hundreds of thousands turn out in Colombia to protest Petro

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Colombia's main cities on Sunday to protest against the left-wing government of Gustavo Petro, whose popularity is at an all-time low.

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Biden denounces campus anti-Semitism amid protests

U.S. President Joe Biden has condemned any anti-Semitism on college campuses, as pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University spent their fifth day demanding the school sever financial ties with key U.S. ally Israel.

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Mass protests in Canary Islands decry overtourism

Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Spain's Canary Islands to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago.

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Thousands of Colombians protest president Petro's reforms

Colombia's opposition has held the largest protest yet, against President Gustavo Petro's government. They're rallying against wide-ranging social and economic reforms by the left-wing administration. Petro wants to reform the healthcare...

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Thousands rally in Spain's Canary Islands against mass tourism

Tens of thousands of people in Spain's Canary Islands have rallied against a model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. The protesters want limits on tourist numbers and curbs on what they describe as uncont...

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Demonstrators protest Israel aid bill outside US Capitol

Anti-war protesters gathered outside the American Capitol building in a last-ditch effort to convince lawmakers to abandon sending more military aid to Israel. Despite their efforts, the US House of Representatives passed the bill which ...

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South Korea government to compromise on medical reforms

South Korea's government has announced a compromise in its medical reform plans in a bid to end a two-month walkout by doctors, and also said President Yoon Suk Yeol would meet the opposition leader for the first time after two years in ...

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Google fires 28 workers protesting Israeli contract

Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon to provide the Israeli government and military with AI and cloud services.

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Israel's ultra-Orthodox resist potential military draft

A long-brewing battle over conscription exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews is coming to a head. Facing a deadline set by the Supreme Court, the government has until the end of April to agree to a new military draft plan. Israel's ultra-O...

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Accusations of anti-Semitism at Columbia University

Students at New York's Columbia University have staged a pro-Palestinian sit-in. The protest came as the University's president appeared before Congress, to testify on allegations the campus has become rife with anti-Semitism.

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Georgia's parliament proceeds with 'foreign agents' bill

Georgian lawmakers gave a first green light to a controversial "foreign influence" law that has sparked mass street protests over concerns it would undermine the nation's European aspirations. Opposition deputies boycotted the vote and t...

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Hundreds of Kenya doctors protest in support of strike

Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a demonstration in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week. Members of the 7,000-strong Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists U...

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Georgia's parliament presses on with 'foreign agent' bill

Georgia's parliament has begun debating the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" as opponents called for a second day of protests against a measure they see as Russian-inspired and authoritarian. Critics have also warned the bill ...

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