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Italian Americans in Chicago Demand Restoration of Demolished Columbus Statue - Report © AFP 2021 / DEREK R. HENKLE Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202104161082644305-italian-americans-in-chicago-demand-restoration-of-demolished-columbus-statue---report/ Last summer, what began to be peaceful protests against racism and police brutality soon turned into violent riots in several cities across the US. With demonstrators vandalizing and trying to remove some historical monuments in cities, city authorities considered removin...

ADVERTISEMENT Some protesters held signs with statements such as “protest is a right,” “end police violence” and “democracy is broken.” The controversial legislation, known as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, would allow officers to impose additional measures to disperse large protests, including issuing time and noise limits, according to Reuters. Opponents of the bill argue it will only help authorities further quell dissent and free speech throughout the country.  Mark Duncan, one of the more than 500 protesters who gathered in central London on Saturday, told Re...

Florida HB1 infringes on free speech and right to assembly, local State Attorney Andrew Warren says After a few tweaks, a bill aimed at punishing rioters makes it one step closer to becoming law. State Attorney Andrew Warren says this doesn't help his office at all and a local pastor believes it could classify his church members as felons. and last updated 2021-03-11 17:58:37-05 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — After a few tweaks, a bill aimed at punishing rioters makes it one step closer to becoming law. State Attorney Andrew Warren says this doesn't help his office at all and a local pastor...

Riot police in armed personnel carriers fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds in Senegal's capital on Monday hours after authorities freed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from custody following days of violent protests in one of West Africa's most stable democracies. Upon his release, the 46-year-old politician blamed his arrest on President Macky Sall, accusing the incumbent leader of seeking to sideline his future political prospects before the country's 2024 election. While Sonko publicly accused the president of plunging Senegal into an unprecedented crisis, the oppo...

38 killed in Myanmar as protests turn violent in bloodiest day since military coup In the main city Yangon, witnesses said at least eight people were killed, seven of them when security forces opened sustained fire in a neighbourhood in the north of the city in the early evening. advertisement Protesters cover with makeshift shields during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay. (Reuters) Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities on Wednesday, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month's militar...