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Arkansas man sentenced to 5 1/2 years for firebombing police cars during 2020 protests
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The ringleader of a group who admitted to firebombing several police cars in Arkansas during the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison, while three of his co-defendants were sentenced to 18 months...
Russia puts prominent Russian-US journalist Masha Gessen on wanted list for criminal charges
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army. It is the latest step in an unrelenting...
2 journalists are detained in Belarus as part of a crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Two journalists were detained in Belarus on Friday, a Belarusian journalist association reported, the latest step in a crackdown against dissent in recent years. Chief editor of the Ranak television channel, Yulia Dauletava, and correspondent Lyudmila...
Hundreds of Slovaks protest the new government's plan to close prosecutors office for top crimes
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Hundreds of people rallied Thursday in the Slovak capital to protest the new government’s plan to close the special prosecutors office that deals with major crimes, including high-profile murders, terrorism and graft. The demonstrators in Bratislava...
Climate activists pour mud and Nesquik on St. Mark's Basilica in Venice
ROME (AP) — Activists poured mud and chocolate milk on the facade of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice on Thursday in their latest climate protest, drawing a swift rebuke from the lagoon city’s mayor. Police quickly detained the six activists. There was no immediate word of any...
Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament, in protest at what they describe as the authoritarian rule of the governing Socialist Party. On Thursday, lawmakers passed the annual budget and other draft laws,...
Gaza protests prompt California governor to hold virtual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom won't host an in-person Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol this year because of concerns that protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza would disrupt the annual event. Instead, the Democratic governor and...
Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28 climate talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year's United Nations climate talks may have seen record numbers registered to attend, but activists who have spent years demonstrating at the annual event say their space to voice their demands is shrinking year on year. Held in Dubai in the...
Residents in northern Mexico protest over delays in cleaning up a mine spill
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora on Tuesday protested against what they said is the government’s continued failure to clean up an almost decade-old mine spill. At a news conference held outside government offices in Hermosillo, the state...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing's crackdown on dissidents. Agnes...
