A renowned Iranian lawyer raised concern on Monday over the fate of a woman she said was arrested for posing without a headscarf in Tehran in an image that went viral around the world. The woman has not been seen in public since she stood on a pillar box on one of the city’s busiest […]
Protests articles on Democracy Chronicles
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 and freedom of speech remain under threat. Also take a look at our articles on the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Turkey, and the Tea Party.
Honduras protesters block roads as election crisis escalates
Activists blocked roads and clashed with police in Honduras on Saturday as part of nationwide protests against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds jailed since Hernandez was declared the winner of the November 26 run-off election — but only after a three week stretch of […]
DR Congo protesters killed in anti-dictatorship protests
At least five people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo as authorities cracked down on banned protests
Women’s march in multiple cities focuses on electoral politics
Women and their allies again took to the streets this weekend in dozens of cities across the country
PHOTOS: The 1804 Movement organized ‘All Immigrants March’
Organizers lead a few hundred demonstrators of mostly Haitian descent in chants like, “No Justice, No Peace” and “Impeach, Donald Trump”, in call and response fashion as they marched from Brooklyn to Manhattan’s Trump building.
Sudan Holding Journalists Arrested While Covering Protests
Authorities in Sudan were holding an Agence France-Presse journalist after he was arrested a day earlier
Has Venezuela become a totalitarian regime?
A single-party monopoly on power, lack of competitive opposition and debilitated political institutions are symptoms of a dangerous illness in a democracy
On Organizing the Women’s March, the Largest US Protest in History
Tamika Mallory organizes national Women’s March events alongside co-chairs Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez and Bob Bland
Tunisian protesters refuse to back down as government challenged
It remains to be seen whether the protests in Tunisia are a stumbling block or a turning point in the future of the country
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for protest
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was jailed for three months Wednesday for obstructing clearance of a major encampment during mass pro-democracy protests in 2014, the second time he has been imprisoned over the rallies. Wong, 21, who had pleaded guilty to the contempt charge, was already on bail pending an appeal over a six- month […]