Tag Archives: Protests and Riots

Thousands of supporters of the far-right British agitator known as Tommy Robinson marched through the streets of London on Saturday — many of them carrying flags or placards — before holding a rally in the city center. Mr. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is the highest-profile leader of …

Late in January, Katherine Franke, a prominent Columbia Law School professor and active supporter of the Palestinian cause, appeared on television to talk about a rally demanding divestment from Israel that had taken place on the steps of Low Library a few days before. What marked this protest from the …

On a sultry late summer night, in a horseshoe-shaped club cantilevered over the Mtkvari River that cuts Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, in two, the artist and drag performer Andro Dadiani was belting out the last bars of his aria act a cappella. Wearing a sweeping ball skirt the same shade of …

Daniel Chapo was declared the winner of Mozambique’s presidential election on Thursday after a process marred by violence and widespread accusations that his party, Frelimo, which has run the country for nearly five decades, committed fraud. The country’s electoral commission announced that Mr. Chapo won with nearly 71 percent of …

The words “emergency warning” galvanized protesters in Indonesia in August. It was a rallying cry to protect the world’s third-largest democracy, which broke free from dictatorship less than 30 years ago. Thousands of protesters took to the streets. Some stormed the gates of Parliament, tearing one down in fury. The …

Kenya’s Senate has voted to impeach the country’s deputy president, an unprecedented move that risks stirring a major political crisis and potential unrest in an East African nation widely viewed as a stable democracy in an increasingly volatile region. The deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, was impeached only months after widespread …

The biblical story of Esther, the Jewish orphan who became queen and bravely saved her people, has been a potent symbol for women and girls, a call to lead a life of courage, sacrifice and purpose. Sojourner Truth invoked Esther as she fought for women’s rights and civil rights. Hillary …

Brown University announced on Wednesday that its governing board had voted to reject a student proposal to divest from companies involved in Israeli military and security activities. The vote, on Tuesday, was the first of its kind in the Ivy League since the start of the Israel-Hamas war one year …

On the surface, the scene on Columbia University’s campus appeared to have returned to normal after a spring semester rocked by pro-Palestinian encampments and police crackdowns. Students ate lunch on green lawns last week and tapped a volleyball back and forth under sunny skies. But, “like a horror film,” said …

Brandeis University said on Wednesday that its president of eight years, Ronald D. Liebowitz, will step down. The announcement by the university’s board of trustees followed a vote of no confidence in Dr. Liebowitz by the faculty, which accused him of “damaging errors in judgment and poor leadership.” In taking …