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Taliban response to Afghan protests increasingly violent, UN says

REUTERS The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons and whips and causing the deaths of at least four protesters. ..
Afghan protests persist, posing a problem for new Taliban government

REUTERS A group of Afghan women crouched on the side of a Kabul street and took cover after armed members of the Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters. One of them spoke rapidly at the camera filming them. "..
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest

Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and frightening end to the latest protest march in the capital by Afghan women demanding equal rights from the new rulers. Also on Saturday, the chi..
Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters

BBC Police in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney have clashed with thousands of people protesting against Covid lockdowns. In Melbourne, mounted officers used pepper spray when elements of a 4,000-strong rally broke through police ....
Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters

BBC Police in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney have clashed with thousands of people protesting against Covid lockdowns. In Melbourne, mounted officers used pepper spray when elements of a 4,000-strong rally broke through police ....
National flag protesters in Jalalabad appear to be disrupted by gunshots

Afghanistan Crisis: The Taliban firing on Jalalabad protesters comes as unprecedented talks started in Kabul with former president Hamid Karzai and other leaders amid speculation of a "unity government." The first pushback against the Ta..
Deadly street protests over Iran water shortages

Security forces in Iran's southwest Khuzestan province have been firing bullets at people protesting due to severe water shortages.
Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests

Tunisia's president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday.
Greek police, protesters clash in protest against COVID vaccines

Police fired tear gas and water canon to disperse crowds protesting against coronavirus vaccinations in Athens on Wednesday. About 1,500 people took part in the protest outside parliament, the second in a week against Greece's COVID-19 inocula..

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