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Protest news from Cyprus and abroad, covering demonstrations, public demands, policing and official responses, including the people and issues behind them.

Local

House committee backs one medical school per hospital

The House Health Committee has decided to adopt a provision for one main medical school per hospital in the...
Local

Cyprus pupils announce actions in support of French student protests

The Pancyprian Coordinating Committee of Students (PSEM) has called on pupils in Cyprus to hold symbolic acts of solidarity...
World

Isolated clashes in France, as tensions erupt after peaceful marches

Scuffles broke out in Paris and other French cities at the end of nationwide demonstrations driven by anger over...
World

France braces for fresh unrest; government vows tough response

France will deploy a 70,000-strong police presence to contain a widely expected bout of fresh unrest on Saturday in...
World

Gen Z protests reach Germany as over 160,000 expected at Halloween rallies

More than 160,000 people across Germany are expected to join demonstrations on Saturday, organisers say, as a youth-led movement...
Local

Animal Party backs Paphos protest over poisoning and shooting of animals

A protest against animal cruelty will be held at Paphos harbour on Sunday, 1 November, at 4pm, with the...
Opinion

The far right’s favourite trick: blame the left

Rather than confront the grievances driving public anger, far-right politicians turn the debate into a morality play: respectable citizens...
Photos

Students protest government policies over wildfires, haze and rising prices

Students shout slogans and raise the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest against the government in...
Photos

Water shortages drive protests across Johannesburg suburbs

Protesters hold placards demanding access to water during a demonstration against ongoing water shortages in Johannesburg, South Africa, 28...
Opinion

Europe’s youth have had enough, but its political class still isn’t listening

From France to Belgium, Italy and Spain, young people are protesting against a system that has priced them out...
World

Andreas Feronas: The far right stands to gain when violence eclipses social grievances

Successive crises in recent years have compounded social problems, particularly for the most vulnerable sections of the population A job...
World

Protests sweep Europe as clashes erupt in France, Albania and Italy

European governments are facing mounting pressure from a wave of protests across France, Albania, Italy and other countries, with...
World

Hundreds arrested across France as protesters clash with security forces, 70 thousand police on alert not taking any chances (videos)

Clashes were breaking out this afternoon in many French cities although protests were reportedly not in the numbers that...
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