(Reuters) – Fireworks and firefighters were set up by Protestants in the U.S. federal courthouse in Portland on Wednesday, police said in a tweet, declaring the assembly an uprising. Protests against anti-racism in cities, including Portland, Oregon, are sometimes erupting and arson, and federal officers sent into the Northwestern city …
Read More »Thai Prime Minister ‘concerned’ after student protests new demands to monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he was worried about a growing student protest movement after another group of students gave an unusual frank 10-point call for monarchy reform. Pro-democracy protesters salute with three fingers as they attend a rally to ask the government to …
Read More »Belarussian protest, reportedly dead, says he survived beating police
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Belarussian protester reportedly died in clashes with police after Sunday’s presidential election told Reuters he had survived a brutal police battle and was expected to be arrested shortly. PHILO PHOTO: A law enforcement officer sends next to a man lying on the ground during clashes with …
Read More »Fort Hood Sergeant says he shot and killed an armed Black Lives Matter protester
An active duty Army sergeant at Fort Hood says he was the one who shot and killed a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin, Texas last weekend, according to the sergeant’s attorney. Sergeant Daniel Perry said he shot Garrett Foster in self-defense after Foster allegedly raised an …
Read More »Representative Jim Jordan questions Dr. Fauci about the protests and COVID-19
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan engaged in a heated exchange with Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday while questioning the nation’s leading coronavirus expert to determine whether the protests should be limited as the pandemic continues. “Should the government limit the protest?” the Republican first asked Fauci, as he testified in the …
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