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Protests around the world

Protests around the world
Protests in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020 made headlines around the world. Here’s the latest news and updates from street protests happening elsewhere.
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after then South Korea president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law on December 3, 2024. Photo: AFP
South Korea

Yoon’s ex-aides express ‘disbelief’ over South Korean martial law plan

The two aides’ testimonies give a rare insight into the thinking of the former president, who is charged with leading the ‘insurrection’.

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Donald Trump

US Supreme Court blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago

Britain

Greta Thunberg arrested in London at pro-Palestinian protest

Albania

Corruption charges spark violent protests against Albanian government

Demonstrators in Tirana demand prime minister’s resignation as his deputy and other officials are embroiled in a massive infrastructure scandal.

Police officers react to a Molotov cocktail as supporters of the opposition attend an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Video | Protests turn violent in Bangladesh after uprising leader killed

Protesters set fire to multiple buildings in the capital, Dhaka, including the offices of newspapers accused of pro-India bias.

Bangladesh

Violence erupts in Bangladesh after shot leader of youth uprising dies

Sharif Osman Hadi was attacked by assailants in Dhaka and airlifted to a hospital in the city state, where he succumbed to his injuries.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill slashing Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term

The proposed law could see the ex-president spend just over two years behind bars for an attempted coup.

Protesters rally against the sentence-reduction bill in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. Photo: EPA
South Korea martial law 2024

South Korea’s police chief removed for supporting martial law plot

Cho Ji-ho was removed for sending officers to disrupt parliament and undermine the election commission’s independence, the Constitutional Court ruled.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh to airlift injured uprising leader to Singapore after shooting

Attackers shot student leader Sharif Osman Hadi shortly after a date was announced for elections, following on from last year’s uprising.

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France

French farmers spray manure, block roads over cow ‘mass slaughter’ policy

Farmers in southern France are incensed by the government’s mandatory slaughter of herds to contain ‘lumpy skin disease’.

A tractor sprays liquid manure on the facade of Millau’s local government building during a farmers’ protest in the central France town on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Britain

‘Make Christmas Great Again’: hundreds join far-right Robinson’s London rally

UK bishops express grave concern over the use of Christian symbols to ‘justify racism and anti-migrant rhetoric’.

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson addresses supporters in central London on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
European Union

Bulgaria’s government falls amid mass anti-corruption protests

Fresh elections loom after government’s resignation, coming just weeks before the country is set to adopt the euro.

United States

US judge says Trump must end National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

The ruling represents the latest legal setback to the US president’s efforts to deploy US troops to Democratic-controlled cities.

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The Philippines

Philippines ‘flood control queen’ faces arrest over corruption scandal

Prosecutors accuse Cezarah ‘Sarah’ Discaya of pocketing millions for a government-funded flood control project that was never built.

Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya (right) appears at a Senate committee hearing with her husband Pacifico in September. Photo: AP
Bangladesh

Bangladesh mass grave from 2024 uprising exhumed with UN support

The UN says up to 1,400 people were killed in the crackdowns, forming the basis for the former prime minister’s conviction for crimes against humanity.

Family members of Sohel Rana, who disappeared during Bangladesh’s July mass uprising, react as they stand outside the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Britain

4 arrested after protesters throw dessert at Britain’s Crown Jewels

Take Back Power, which describes itself as a new non-violent civil-resistance group, claims it was behind the act at the Tower of London.

The Philippines

Why the Philippines’ anti-flood control corruption movement could be receding

Analysts warn the government’s anti-corruption drive could stall if public mobilisation continues to thin.

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Spain

Mass rally in Spain demands prime minister resign over corruption cases

Tens of thousands protest in central Madrid as Spain’s opposition leader calls for snap elections.

People at demonstration in Madrid on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

17,000 police deployed as protests erupt in Philippines over flood control scam

‘Put them in jail now,’ protesters chant even as Marcos promises more arrests to come from investigations into the scandal.

Germany

Thousands protest in Germany as far-right AfD party starts youth convention

The new youth organisation of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany is due to be set up in a meeting in the town of Giessen.

Bangladesh

‘Utmost inspiration’: Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia in ‘very critical’ condition

Zia was jailed for corruption in 2018 under Sheikh Hasina’s government, which also barred her from travelling abroad for medical treatment.

Nobel laureate and chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus speaks with former prime minister Khaleda Zia at a reception to mark the country’s Armed Forces Day in Dhaka last November. Photo: AFP/Press Wing of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser
Bangladesh

Bangladesh authorities uncover fugitive ex-PM Hasina’s gold stash

Authorities seized gold worth US$1.3 million from Hasina, who is under investigation for not depositing gifts into the treasury as required.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro’s arrested amid escape plot fears

Supreme Court Justice orders arrest, confirming Bolsonaro showed intent to ‘break his ankle monitor’ in clear attempt to escape and flee Brazil.

Bangladesh

Can a single vote save Bangladesh from a return to authoritarianism?

Analysts question if the July Charter championed by Muhammad Yunus can overcome Dhaka’s ‘winner-takes-all’ political culture.

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The Philippines

Show of force? How mass rally put Philippine church in power spotlight

The Iglesia ni Cristo is seeking to use the corruption scandal to assert its relevance amid the warring factions in government, analysts say.

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Members of the religious sect Iglesia ni Cristo listen to speeches during an anti-corruption protest at a park in Manila on Monday. The rally drew more than half a million church members. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Philippine flood corruption scandal deepens with first charges over ghost projects

Former congressman Elizaldy Co and public works officials were charged for a ‘grossly’ substandard road dyke project in Oriental Mindoro province.

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A car is seen partially submerged in floodwater in Quezon City, Philippines, in August. Photo: Xinhua
The Philippines

2 top Philippine officials in Marcos’ cabinet quit amid flood control scandal

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman quit on Monday after being implicated in the controversy.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Chile votes in pivotal election amid crime and immigration debate

Analysts say the election will be hard to predict based on polls, with voters thinking in terms of material improvements, not left, right or centre.

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