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Protests, proscription and policing: London’s fraught weekend in the shadow of terror At least 355 people were held by London police over the weekend as pro-Palestine demonstrators deliberately defied a ban on activity linked to the group Palestine Action, in protests that intersected with a city still raw from a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue. The arrests stretched across central London with the largest concentration in Trafalgar Square, where organisers of a “silent vigil” said more than 1,000 people had…

In a decisive move, Dutch law enforcement rounded up numerous pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Amsterdam for violating a protest ban. This restriction was enacted following violent confrontations between Israeli football fans and local youths. The Amsterdam District Court upheld the mayor's order to prohibit demonstrations in the city. This decision came just days after disturbances erupted involving fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv and others on scooters throughout various neighborhoods. Despite the ban, hundreds of individuals…

Somalis protest in opposition to Al-Shabaab as military steps up offensive GALKAYO, Somalia - Sections of Galkayo residents have gathered within the streets to protest in opposition to Al-Shabaab militants who've made forays into the world in central Somalia, a spot dominated by the Al-linked group. -Qaida. Al-Shabaab militants have stepped up their actions within the area, primarily…

On Thursday, July 1, South Africa and the United Kingdom criticized the violent repression of demonstrations against the monarchy in Eswatini, the government of this small country in southern Africa that accuses "foreign elements" and "terrorists" of sowing seeds. Africa's last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, has…

One hundred women were in front of the courthouse in Ndjamena this morning to protest against violence against women and the impunity that the perpetrators of these crimes enjoy. The protesters were furious after a new rape case. The message was sung by some thirty protesters dressed in black and a sign in their hand, describes…

The arrests took place on Thursday evening, two days before the early elections. A vote in which Algerian voters are called to elect 407 deputies for the future National Assembly. It is rejected by Hirak and by part of the opposition. One of the challenges will also be turnout, low during the 2019 presidential election and the referendum on the revision of the constitution at the end of last year.…

In Algeria, the schooling sector is on strike for 3 days after the 14 largest unions within the sector. Elementary faculty academics, highschool and highschool academics, central and technical administration employees have been laid off since Sunday, Might 9, in line with the president of the Nationwide Autonomous Union of Secondary and Technical Academics, who speaks of a "well-followed strike"…

No less than 5 individuals have been killed on Tuesday throughout protests in Ndjamena and southern Chad towards the junta that took energy after the dying of President Idriss Déby Itno per week in the past. Common Mahamat Idriss Déby, the regime's new strongman, has promised to prepare "an inclusive nationwide dialogue" whereas a brand new demand demonstrations begins on Wednesday in April.…

The investment of the elected Nigerian President, Mohamed Bazoum, will be held on Friday, April 2. The failed candidate, Mahamane Ousmane, continues to reject the result of the second round of the February 21 presidential election. On Monday, March 29, the leader of the opposition party RDR-Tchanji announced a new legal measure and called on his supporters to demonstrate peacefully from Tuesday.…

The government has ordered schools to close all this week following protests last week. Universities are also closed, especially UCAD, Cheikh-Anta Diop University of Dakar, one of the hotbeds in the dispute. At the level of education, there is a strange calm. This part of UCAD has been saved. It is on the other side of the…