Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has cancelled a trip to China, as deadly antigovernment protests spread outside the capital, and social media platform TikTok suspended its live feature, citing concerns over the “increasing violence” in the Southeast Asian country. The announcement by Prabowo’s spokesman came on Saturday as Indonesian…
Africa – 25th August 2025 – Activists, CSOs and frontline communities across the continent came together under the umbrella body, KickTotalOutOfAfrica, and engaged in a coordinated protest dubbed Africa Week of Action from August 18-24, demanding French oil giant TotalEnergies stop its operations, pay reparations to affected communities, and make way for a just and community-centered energy…
NewsFeed Protesters in New York City rallied outside The New York Times over the killing of Al Jazeera journalists including Anas al-Sharif in a targeted Israeli air attack in Gaza, accusing US media of shielding Israel from genocide allegations. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo was there. Published On 13 Aug 202513 Aug 2025
The current cost-of-living demonstrations indicate widespread dissatisfaction that could continue into the 2027 electoral year. Thousands of people again took to the streets in Angola on 28 July in protest against the rising cost of living. The demonstrations began in the capital Luanda, and quickly spread to the cities of Huambo, Malanje and Benguela. In…
Several hundred people marched in London on Sunday to demand Hamas release the Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, criticizing Britain’s plan to recognize Palestine as a state, Agence France-Presse reported. Joined by several relatives of the hostages, the march ended at the 10 Downing Street office of Prime Minister Keir…
The University of California, Los Angeles announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit brought by Jewish students and a faculty member, agreeing to pay more than $6 million. The plaintiffs, who brought the lawsuit in June 2024, accused the university of failing to take action when pro-Palestinian protesters set up…
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is due in court on accusations of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during last month’s deadly anti-government protests in which at least 19 people died. On Sunday, investigators said they had seized phones, a laptop, and notebooks from Mr Mwangi’s Lukenya home on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, and hard…
Kenya’s security forces have blocked all major roads leading into central Nairobi, ahead of planned nationwide protests. Much of the city centre is deserted, with businesses shut and a heavy security presence on the streets. Some schools have advised students to stay at home. Hundreds of early-morning commuters and overnight travellers were stranded at checkpoints,…
A year after a deadly crackdown, Kenya’s streets are alive with protests again, this time after a blogger died in police custody and officers shot a demonstrator at close range. As outrage grows, so do calls for accountability. Why does police brutality persist in Kenya, and how do officers continue to evade justice?
NewsFeed Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse protesters marking one year since the deadly 2024 anti-government protests, when at least 60 people were killed and demonstrators stormed parliament over tax hikes and alleged state corruption. Published On 25 Jun 202525 Jun 2025
