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Protests around the world

Protests around the world
Protests in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020 made headlines around the world. Here’s the latest news and updates from street protests happening elsewhere.
Actor Susan Sarandon being detained in New York City. Photo: Reuters
Hannah Einbinder, centre, and other demonstrators being arrested. Photo: AP
Police arrest protesters. Photo: AP
Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier is detained alongside another protester. Photo: Reuters
A person displays a sign as demonstrators protest. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Actors, politicians among 100 arrested in New York anti-Netanyahu protest

Police detain Oscar winner and fellow activists blocking traffic near the UN ahead of diplomatic speech.

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United States

‘Fundamentally broken’: Amnesty urges US to abolish ICE

Spain

Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s opposition protests against contentious judicial reforms

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa says the legislation proposed will ‘annihilate’ judicial independence.

Protesters hold placards chant slogans as they protest against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the constitution at Polduwa Junction in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya party supporters protest near the parliament in Colombo on Thursday against a constitutional amendment proposed by the government to extend the retirement age of judges. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Sisters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan arrested in Lahore, jailed ex-PM’s party says

The purported arrests, ahead of ‌a protest planned for September 27, involved Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Khan.

United States

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas

Man in custody pending removal as Austin mayor demands local police be involved in shooting investigation.

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France

Thousands march in France against ‘licence to kill’ draft law

Protesters target legislation granting officers presumption of legality when using firearms.

Protesters in Paris on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Thailand

‘Not for sale’: Thais take to streets in rare protest against Israel

The protest follows months of complaints about illegal landholding, cultural disrespect and proliferation of Israeli religious houses.

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Donald Trump

Albania protests against Trump-linked development turn violent after 100th day

Dubbed the ‘flamingo revolution’, the demonstrations seek to halt the massive project over the environmental damage it could cause.

Nepal

A year on, Nepal remembers 76 lives lost in protests that ousted government

The commemoration came as the country continues to mourn the vast loss of life from devastating floods two weeks ago.

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People pay homage to victims who lost their lives in the 2025 protests during a memorial near Nepal’s old parliament building in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK minister slams ‘thuggish’ anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth

The gathering was the second anti-migrant demonstration in two days, after masked men disrupted traffic in the port of Dover ‌on Saturday.

Police officers form a line to block protesters near Eastney Beach, in Portsmouth, England, on Sunday. Photo: PA via AP
Britain

Masked anti-immigrant protesters block UK port

‘Having the path of your vehicle blocked by men wearing black paramilitary gear and balaclavas is extremely intimidating’.

United States

ICE agents in US to be equipped with pain-delivering shock gloves

Agency says gloves will be used in ‘high-tension environments’, like managing detainees and controlling crowds.

Bangladesh

Rahman will not visit India until Hasina extradited to Bangladesh

Foreign ministry officials played down media speculation about a possible trip to India next week by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attends a meeting with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (not pictured) at the Federal Government office ‘Perdana Putra’ in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on June 22. Photo: Reuters
India

India’s Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

This came weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (middle) greets school children after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: EPA
India

Opinion | China found the word India’s ‘cockroach’ protests missed

China’s crisis crept in over years, slow enough for a society to find a term for the phenomenon and debate it, while India’s arose over a single exam season.

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India

The View | If India wants an edge on China, it must study education reform

While recent protests were triggered by irregularities in the national medical entrance exam, the quality of education more broadly warrants attention.

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Bangladesh

Opinion | South Asia’s Gen Z protests offer one lesson in common

From Sri Lanka and Nepal to Bangladesh and India, youth protests have shaken or even toppled governments, but creating lasting change has been more challenging.

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Protesters in Mumbai, India, celebrate after the country’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned following nationwide protests over irregularities in the conduct of the national medical school admission exams, on July 26. Photo: AP
Indonesia

Indonesia warns against users spreading fake news ahead of its Independence Day

The move by some shopping centres and office complexes in Jakarta to erect barricades has fuelled speculation about potential unrest.

India

Most Indians ‘not happy’ with way Modi handled exam scandals: survey

Even among supporters of Modi’s ruling coalition, 40 per cent registered their disapproval with his government’s actions.

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India

India’s Modi wants to forgive CJP protesters who hurled ‘vile abuse’ at him

The prime minister calls the insults directed at him and his late mother ‘mistakes made in youth’ that require guidance, not legal action.

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A CJP supporter holds a poster showing an altered image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 25. Photo: AFP
Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina vows to return despite believing she ‘may be killed’

The ex-prime minister sidesteps the question of her return to politics, saying: ‘Power is not my destination. Service to the people is’.

Sheikh Hasina speaks to the media a day after she wins the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Photo: AFP
India

Opinion | India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal a deeper social mobility crisis

Promises of economic abundance alone can’t sustain public trust when Asia’s younger generations value fairness of opportunity over growth.

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India

Video | Protesters celebrate after India’s education minister quits

India’s latest street rallies, also known as ‘cockroach’ protests, have been a challenge to PM Narendra Modi as politicians joined youngsters demanding change.

United States

US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer under review after Maine shooting

Tom Homan said if claims that David Brouillette had a history of mental health struggles are true, he should not have cleared vetting.

White House border tsar Tom Homan outside the White House in Washington. Photo: AP
India

From marches to memes: why India’s youth turned against Modi

Even the resignation of education chief Dharmendra Pradhan may not be enough to placate rising anger against the ruling BJP.

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Supporters of the youth-led satirical political movement CJP take part in a demonstration at the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: EPA
India

India’s education minister quits in major win for youth protesters

India’s latest street protests have been a challenge to PM Narendra Modi as politicians joined youngsters’ calls ‌to demand action.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh president quits, leaving Hasina isolated ahead of return from exile

Mohammed Shahabuddin was pressured to step aside because of his long-standing ties to the former prime minister, sources say.

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