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Nationwide Rallies Back 'Workers Over Billionaires'

Protests call for fair wages, oppose redistricting and mass deportations

(Newser) - Workers and their supporters packed US streets on Labor Day, demanding fair treatment and union rights in a sweeping wave of "Workers Over Billionaires" rallies across the country that challenged political power and corporate interests, the Guardian reports. More than 1,000 events were planned, organized by the...

Microsoft Workers Arrested for Protesting Israel Ties

They were part of a group staging a sit-in at Microsoft President Brad Smith's office

(Newser) - Police arrested seven people Tuesday after they occupied the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith as part of continued protests over the company's ties to the Israel Defense Forces, organizers said. Current and former Microsoft employees were among those arrested, said the protest group No Azure for Apartheid, per...

Thousands Strike to Pressure Israel on Hostages, Gaza Plan
Thousands Join Israeli Strike
Aug 17, 2025 11:15 AM CDT

Thousands Join Israeli Strike

Police turn water cannons on crowds during nationwide protests over hostages, Gaza offensive

(Newser) - Israeli police blasted crowds with water cannons and made dozens of arrests on Sunday as thousands of protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza aimed to shut down the country with a one-day strike that blocked roads and closed businesses. Groups representing families of hostages organized the nationwide...

Anti-Vucic Protesters Set Fire to Party Office

Demonstrators clash with police in Belgrade, western town of Valjevo

(Newser) - Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital of Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations. Wearing scarves over their faces and chanting slogans against President Aleksandar Vucic, a group of young men threw flares...

Political Protests Have Their Own New Code

Demonstrators are promoting going to 'music festivals' amid language shift in the Trump era

(Newser) - As President Trump continues to try to wrest control of Washington, DC, away from local leaders and police, protests are unsurprisingly popping up—but you may not realize that at first if you don't speak the updated language revolving around them. Axios reports that "music festival" is the...

DOD Mulls 'Quick Reaction Force' for Civil Unrest

Plan would station 600 National Guard troops for rapid deployment across the US

(Newser) - The Trump administration is weighing a proposal to create a "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force"—a new rapid-response unit of 600 National Guard members who could be deployed within an hour to US cities during civil unrest, according to Pentagon documents seen by the Washington Post...

Hostage Families Want National Walkout in Israel

They want release of hostages, ceasefire to stop 'endless war'

(Newser) - As Israeli leaders push to intensify military action in Gaza, families of hostages are urging the nation to shut down in a bold strike. The Hostage Families Forum, a leading advocacy group, is calling for citizens across Israel to participate in a nationwide walkout on Sunday while pressing the...

Confederate Statue to Be Restored, Returned to DC

Restoration follows federal orders despite years of local opposition

(Newser) - Five years after protesters tore it down amid nationwide calls for racial justice, the controversial statue of a Confederate brigadier general is set to return to its original spot in Washington, DC, in October. The National Park Service announced Monday that the statue of Albert Pike will be restored...

Kyiv Protesters Turn on Zelensky
Kyiv Protesters
Turn on Zelensky
Jul 23, 2025 5:43 AM CDT

Kyiv Protesters Turn on Zelensky

Protesters decry new law curbing anticorruption agency independence

(Newser) - Thousands of Ukrainians rallied outside President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in Kyiv on Tuesday night, marking Ukraine's first major antigovernment protest since Russia's war began. The demonstration—a powerful response to new laws curbing the nation's anticorruption efforts—drew both civilians and soldiers, signaling a growing...

Cast Member Unfurls Flag During Opera's Curtain Call

London's Royal Opera House condemns the pro-Palestinian move

(Newser) - A cast member at London's Royal Opera House has caused a ruckus by holding a Palestinian flag during curtain call. The incident took place Saturday after the final performance of Verdi's Il Trovatore, reports the Sydney Morning Herald . At one point, the cast member staging the protest...

Journalists Among Arrests at Demonstration for Immigrant

Protests took place in Cincinnati

(Newser) - Police in Cincinnati arrested at least 13 people, including two journalists, after demonstrators protesting the immigration detention of a former hospital chaplain blocked a two-lane bridge carrying traffic over the Ohio River. A reporter and a photography intern who were arrested while covering the protest for CityBeat, a Cincinnati news...

Nationwide Protests Honor John Lewis, Target Trump

Demonstrators on Thursday will push for voting rights, social programs, civil liberties

(Newser) - Ample crowds are expected to gather across the US for "Good Trouble Lives On" protests on Thursday, marking five years since the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. Organizers expect crowds in more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with participants gathering to honor Lewis' legacy and to...

Young People's Frustrations Erupt After Rapper's Arrest

Gnassingbé family has ruled Togo since 1967

(Newser) - When the arrest of a popular rapper ignited waves of protests by young people in Togo, it exposed not only the risks faced by dissenters but also mounting frustration with a dynasty that has ruled the country for nearly six decades. The music of Tchala Essowè Narcisse, known as...

Anti-Vucic Protesters, Police Clash in Belgrade

Tens of thousands demand early election for Serbian parliament

(Newser) - Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia's capital on Saturday. The major rally in Belgrade against Serbia's populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, was called to back a demand for an early parliamentary election. The protest by tens of thousands was held after nearly eight...

Protesters Force Bezos to Move His Controversial Wedding

Security and activist concerns prompt shift to fortified venue

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos's lavish Venice wedding plans hit a snag this week as activists threatened to flood the city's famous canals with inflatable crocodiles, forcing the billionaire to relocate his celebration to a more secure venue. The Amazon CEO and Lauren Sanchez will now host their main reception...

Vance Calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose,' Rips Cali Leaders

Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass push back as National Guard deployment sparks a legal fight

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, sharply criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their opposition to recent federal immigration raids. Vance accused both leaders of making it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs and claimed their rhetoric encouraged violence...

Man Who Shot Utah Protester Is a Military Veteran

50501 says man was a safety volunteer for the event

(Newser) - A military veteran who inadvertently fatally shot a demonstrator at a Salt Lake City "No Kings" rally while trying to stop an alleged gunman was a "safety volunteer" for the protest, according to police and organizers. The safety volunteer, who has not been identified publicly, fired three rounds...

Protester Killed in Utah Was Beloved Fashion Designer

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was fatally shot as peacekeepers engaged a man with a rifle

(Newser) - The protester who was fatally shot at a Utah "No Kings" rally on Saturday has been identified as Arthur Folasa "Afa" Ah Loo, 39. The fashion designer competed on Project Runway in 2019, TMZ reports. He was being remembered as a person committed to doing "good things...

Protester Dies After Being Shot by Peacekeeper at Rally

Peacekeeper for the Utah event allegedly fired at man with rifle, hit bystander

(Newser) - A man believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators and hit both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday. Police took...

Determined Protesters Across US Denounce Trump
'No Kings' Protests
Draw Crowds Across US
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Jun 14, 2025 7:01 PM CDT

'No Kings' Protests Draw Crowds Across US

Hopefulness for change varies, but 'you feel like you're not alone,' one demonstrator says

(Newser) - A call to mobilize in opposition to a president they see as an authoritarian threat to democracy drew people to town squares, city streets, and parks in every state on Saturday. Large crowds turned out in about 2,000 small towns and major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,...

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