Police in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana clashed with crowds demonstrating against Covid restrictions, deploying horse-mounted officers, tear gas and water cannon to disperse people on the eve of today’s European Union summit there. Hundreds of demonstrators on Tuesday took to the streets of Ljubljana to oppose the government’s pandemic measures, with a video on Twitter showing seas of people... 

Amid unrest that has left dozens of officers wounded this week, Philadelphia police may lose much of their crowd-control weaponry, as the city council voted to ban use of tear gas and rubber bullets against “peaceful protesters.” The council reportedly voted 14-3 on Thursday to prohibit use of the crowd-control tools during protests. The legislation will be enacted once it’s signed by Democratic... 

Clashes erupted and police fired tear gas as a large crowd of migrants protested on the Greek island of Lesbos after Moria (or better said Mordor) rapefugee center, the largest in Europe, burnt down earlier this week. The blaze at the severely overcrowded camp, which was initially designed to accommodate about 2,200, left more than 12,000 people, mainly Africans and Afghans, without shelter. Greek... 

Athens vowed to turn back invaders coming in droves from Turkey, announcing maximum “deterrence” at the border. Thousands are trying get into the EU after Ankara declared its border “open,” but were met with tear gas. For the second day in a row, the Greek border is being besieged by thousands of Muslim conquerors trying to get into the EU. While some braved the waters in small dinghies to... 

Clashes have broken out overnight on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios, where residents tried to prevent the arrival of riot police and excavating machines to be used to build migrant detention camps. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds that gathered early Tuesday to try and prevent the ships from docking. The government says it will move ahead with plans to build the new facilities on... 

French President Emmanuel Macron has scrapped plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, as tens of thousands of anti-government activists – many donning yellow vests – returned to the streets of Paris and elsewhere on Saturday to protest the proposed pension reforms, according to the New York Times. The mood was militant, and the more violent demonstrators once again clashed with the police,... 

Riot police and demonstrators have clashed in France amid the ongoing general strike by labor unions against proposed pension reforms. Dozens have been arrested in Paris alone as over a million people marched across the country. Footage from Paris shows protesters hurling objects at police, and riot-geared officers charging in response. As flares light up the night, stun grenades can be heard exploding.... 

Once billed as peaceful activists, Hong Kong’s masked, armed anarchist protesters are no longer camera-shy as they destroy property and clash with police, video footage from the semi-autonomous Chinese city shows. In video filmed by Ruptly, black-clad demonstrators are seen preparing for yet another confrontation with police. Wielding metal rods, the protesters tear up the city’s sidewalks,... 

Tens of thousands of people once again took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest an unpopular extradition bill. A Chinese government office was targeted in the rallies, which ended in clashes with police. About 400,000 people turned out for yet another protest in Hong Kong, according to the organizers’ estimates, while police put the number at 138,000. The people continue to voice their anger... 

Yellow Vest protesters have taken to the streets of Paris for the 16th consecutive week. While some enjoyed a friendly chat with police officers, others faced tear gas after trying to break off from a pre-approved marching route. Unlike previous demonstrations, Paris officials authorized a designated route for Saturday’s “Act 16” anti-government marchers – a span of road beginning at the Arc... 

Police have fired tear gas at protesters on the Greek island of Kos, where several thousand people rallied against the construction of a refugee facility. Kos is a tourist hub that found itself on the frontline of Europe’s migrant crisis last year. Locals fear that migrants will deter holiday makers from visiting the island. “Some 2,000 people have turned up to the protest on Sunday,” RT’s... 

Unrest broke out at a migrant reception center in Hungary on Wednesday as police struggled to deal with an influx of refugees arriving from Serbia. Local television showed tear gas being fired. Police rounded up 300-400 migrants at the border area of Roszke and addressed them through megaphones, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene. A police spokesman said that some 200 migrants at the reception... 

Students march to protest against the education reform, in the Chilean capital, Santiago, on May 28, 2015. Chilean riot police have clashed with thousands of students protesting against the government’s education policies. Police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse the masked protesters, who were attacking them with stones and sticks during a demonstration in the capital, Santiago, on... 

Police used tear gas against protesters in Tel Aviv on Sunday after a rally against police brutality toward Ethiopian Jews turned violent, local media reported. Thousands of people took to the streets of the Israeli city to protest alleged police discrimination after a video emerged earlier in the week showing policemen beating a black soldier of Ethiopian origin. Police used stun grenades and tear... 

A man holds a burnt US flag in front of the US embassy on November 17, 2014 in the center of Athens at a march commemorating the 1973 students uprising against the military junta. Thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of the capital, Athens, to commemorate the 1973 student uprising against the country’s US-backed military dictatorship. Over 20,000 demonstrators took part in the peaceful...