Hamas is facing biggest demonstrations against its 12-year rule of the Gaza Strip, hundreds of Palestinians taking to the streets in recent days to protest.
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Political protests are a human right, political right and civil liberty to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interest. Today, pro-democracy protests are under threat. Also take a look at our articles on the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Turkey, and the Tea Party.
Fresh Rallies Against al-Bashir as Sudan Secures $300M Loans
Government securing $300 million loans to address an economic crisis that has shaken Sudan makes Hundreds of Sudanese took part in anti-government .
Algerian Doctors and Students Protest Despite New Deputy PM
Algeria’s new Deputy Prime Minister Ramtane Lamamra says that President Abdel Aziz has vowed to hand over power to whoever is elected to succeed him.
Hundreds Protest in Sudan to Keep Pressure on Bashir
Hundreds protest, mostly students, took to the streets in and near Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Monday, keeping pressure on al-Bashir’s three-decade rule .
Algerians Hold Biggest Anti-Bouteflika Protests
Hundreds of thousands of people crammed into central Algiers on Friday, Reuters witnesses said, in the biggest protests against Bouteflika’s 20-year rule.
Opposition Grows to Sudan’s Government Crackdown on Protests
Rights groups are voicing concerns about Sudan’s crackdown on anti-government protests, which have been sweeping the African nation since last December.
Mozambique Children’s March for Free Speech Broken up by Police
Authorities in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, shut down one march and initially blocked another in the latest onslaught against free expression in country.
UN Report Criticizes Crackdown on Protesters in Iran
Report critical of Iran’s human rights situation and its crackdown on people protesting declining living standards under review at UN Human Rights Council.
Algeria’s Protesters Want Change – Will They Get It?
Algeria is buffeted by serious winds of change, massive protests morphing into the biggest challenge facing its aging government in nearly three decades.
Nicaragua Vows to Free Protesters and Begin Reforms
Nicaragua’s government said Saturday that it would release prisoners rounded up in months of protests and implement electoral reforms.