Anti Government Protests

25 deaths in one month: 17-year-old Abolfazl Adinezadeh becomes latest victim of Iran’s anger

Abolfazl Adinezadeh’s decision to skip school and attend an anti-hijab protest in the Iranian city of Mashhad turned fatal after security forces shot at him from close range. Adinezadeh’s death is another name to the growing list of teens being killed in the country

'A time bomb': Anger rising in a hot spot of Iran protests

The anti-government protests in Sanandaj, 300 miles (500 kilometers) from the capital, are a microcosm of the leaderless protests that have roiled Iran

Anti-government protesters block bridges, roads in Serbia against new laws 'favouring foreign investors'

Skirmishes erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who were protesting against new laws they say favor interests of foreign investors devastating the environment

Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties sweep district council elections following 6 months of anti-government protests

Hong Kong’s democrats romped to a landslide and symbolic majority in district council elections after residents turned out in record numbers on Sunday to vote following six months of anti-government protests in the embattled city

Hong Kong votes in election amid heavy police deployment; ruling camp, Beijing hope for support following disruption caused by anti-govt stir

Long lines formed outside Hong Kong polling stations Sunday in elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests

Iraq protests: 18 killed, hundreds injured as masked security forces open fire on protesters in Shiite holy city of Karbala

Iraqi security forces wearing masks and black plainclothes opened fire at protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala in Iraq on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds

Cathay Pacific Airways freezes new hiring, to focus on cost cuts; airline battles slump in demand from fliers

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has put a freeze on new hiring, according to an internal memo, as the airline battles a slump in demand from fliers avoiding Hong Kong amid massive anti-government protests in the city

Iran witnesses large pro-government rallies as govt declares end of unrest, promises to address economic issues

Iran saw another day of large pro-regime rallies Thursday after authorities declared the end of deadly unrest and turned attention to addressing economic concerns that fuelled protests.

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite constitution opposed by 85 percent of countrymen

President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution is opposed by 85 percent of Venezuelans, according to a survey by polling company Datanalisis carried out as protests calling for presidential elections intensified.

Venezuela crisis: Unrest continues as police fire tear gas to halt anti-government protesters

Riot police in Venezuela fired tear gas and water cannon to stop anti-government protesters from marching on a key military installation during the latest violence in nearly two months of unrest.