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Tens of thousands of Colombians protest against leftist president's agenda

Thousands of Colombians took to the streets Sunday in the latest rebuke of leftist President Gustavo Petro’s reform agenda. The demonstrations took place in several cities, including the capital. Protesters filled Bolivar Plaza outside the presidential palace in Bogotá. UN NEWSLETTER EXPOSED FOR SHARING WAYS TO PROTEST IN US AGAINST ISRAEL ON TAX DAY While protests have been constant since …

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Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rallied on Thursday denying that genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995 despite rulings to the contrary by two United Nations courts. More than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were executed by Bosnian Serb troops in the eastern Bosnian enclave in July 1995. The victims’ remains were dumped in mass …

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Left-wing dark money group funds bail, legal support for anti-Israel agitators blocking traffic

A left-wing dark money group funded by billionaire George Soros will provide bail and legal support for the anti-Israel activists arrested after blocking major roads and highways nationwide this week, according to an online fundraiser. The traffic-snarling stunts, which took place in several major cities Monday, were said by protesters to be a response to the United States’ continued support …

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A political prisoner in Belarus smuggles out account of beatings after writing on toilet paper

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A political prisoner in Belarus has shed light on the country’s brutal prison system by smuggling out her story written on pieces of toilet paper. Katsiaryna Novikava, 38, described being repeatedly beaten by security forces after she was detained in June 2023 wearing only a nightshirt. She became one of hundreds of political prisoners in the …

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Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional labor

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted a famous dissident rock band, designating the band and its three members as extremist and sentencing them to two years of correctional labor. It was the latest in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed this country of 9.5 million people. Nizkiz band members — Alyaksandr Ilyin, Siarhei Kulsha and …

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Man accused of insulting Lukashenko online dies in Belarus jail

A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. Aliaksandr Kulinich, 51, died Tuesday in a detention center in the western city of Brest that is notorious for harsh treatment of opposition activists, the Viasna human rights center said. NOBEL LAUREATE …

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Steelworkers at the UK's largest production plant vote to strike over job losses

LONDON (AP) — Steelworkers at Britain’s largest steel production plant voted to strike for the first time in around 40 years to protest the planned loss of 2,800 jobs by Indian owner Tata Steel, union officials said Thursday. The Unite trade union said 1,500 of its members at the south Wales plant and the nearby smaller Newport Llanwern processing plant …

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Police crack down on leftist anti-Milei protests in Argentina

A confrontation between Argentine authorities and anti-government protesters angered by President Javier Milei’s spending cuts escalated on Wednesday, as protesters blocking the capital’s key thoroughfare were forcibly dispersed and eight of the movement’s participants arrested. In a rare move, riot police officers deployed powerful water cannons, drenching demonstrators. Argentines demanding more food for soup kitchens hurled sticks and stones, set …

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Kenyan hospital lays off 100 striking doctors as nationwide strike nears a month

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A public hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi has laid off 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike that has been ongoing for almost a month, its management said Tuesday. The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital said new doctors had been hired in place of those striking. KENYA AND HAITI SIGN AGREEMENTS TO REVIVE ANTI-GANG …

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Protesters in southern Mexico set state government building afire and torch a dozen vehicles

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Protesters in southern Mexico set the state government building afire Monday and torched at least a dozen cars in the parking lot. The protests occurred in the violence-wracked city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the Pacific coast state of Guerrero. PROTESTERS USE PICKUP TRUCK TO RAM DOWN DOORS OF MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE The protesters are demanding …

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