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People participate in a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy and the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in New York City, U.S. February 11, 2017.

NYC lawyers protest after ICE agents arrest immigrant at Brooklyn courthouse

NYC lawyers protest after ICE agents arrest immigrant at Brooklyn courthouse
Overhead shot of crowd flanked by police SUVs, evening time

Phoenix residents take over city council meeting for five hours to protest police use of force

Phoenix residents take over city council meeting for five hours to protest police use of force
Sharlee Mullins Glenn speaks to demonstrators outside the Office of Homeland Security in West Valley City, Utah in May.

Trump's policies have turned some Mormon women in Utah into political activists

Trump's policies have turned some Mormon women in Utah into political activists
Alexey Petrov at the March protest in Irkutsk. The scene reminded him of his own generation 20 yrs ago — before Russians his age became jaded about politics.

Young Russia, adrift from the Kremlin, stands up to Putin

Young Russia, adrift from the Kremlin, stands up to Putin
A mural of then President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade, Serbia, December 4, 2016.

Russian journalists' advice to US reporters: 'Don't be nervous' and 'keep working'

Many Russians are swooning over Donald Trump. But journalists there are sizing him up as an impulsive populist, like their own leader.

Russian journalists' advice to US reporters: 'Don't be nervous' and 'keep working'
A Romanian holds a sign that reads "we stand united" during a demonstration of thousands against the  government in Bucharest, Romania, Feb. 6, 2017.

Romanian protests continue despite government retreat

Romanians took to the streets for a sixth day of protests even though the government scrapped its controversial decree to shield many politicians from prosecution for corruption.

Romanian protests continue despite government retreat
Demonstrators against the Dakota Access oil pipeline block a road near North Dakota's Standing Rock Reservation in October. The pipeline would cross historic Native land and pass under the Missouri River, the source of the local water supply.

It's not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.

Clashes over an oil pipeline slated to cross historic Native territory in North Dakota continue after more the 140 people were arrested in protests last week. The increasingly high-stakes face-off is one of the biggest actions by Native Americans in years.

It's not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Sioux Nation, leads his people to peacefully pray near a law enforcement barricade just outside of a Dakota Access pipeline construction site north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on Oct. 29, 2016.

#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?

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Police use pepper spray against protesters trying to cross a stream near an oil pipeline construction site near Standing Rock Indian Reservation, north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 2, 2016.

The United Nations heads to North Dakota to investigate possible human rights abuses

Police have made mass arrests and used pepper spray, riot gear and armored vehicles to stop the protests. Now, the United Nations is looking into possible human rights abuses.

The United Nations heads to North Dakota to investigate possible human rights abuses
Samir Langus performs

Moroccan musicians use traditional sounds to confront injustice

Moroccan musicians are using traditional sounds fused with international styles to preserve threatened cultures.

Moroccan musicians use traditional sounds to confront injustice
Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation

Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US

On an Indian reservation in Nebraska, state and federal politics interfere with the effort to simply educate the kids.

Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US
Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline

Protesters say mass arrests won't stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline

"One thing that I repeatedly heard," says Jenni Monet, a journalist on the scene, "is that this fight is not over."

Protesters say mass arrests won't stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline
Levele Pointer attends the #CLOSERikers rally on September 24.

Activists, citing a history of problems, want to see New York's Rikers Island closed

A group that included a number of former Rikers inmates gathered near the bridge to the island to call for changes for New York City's most well-known prison.

Activists, citing a history of problems, want to see New York's Rikers Island closed
Standing Rock

The Standing Rock Sioux 'know what they're doing' in North Dakota

For weeks, members of the Standing Rock Sioux have gathered in Cannonball, North Dakota, standing against the Dakota Access pipeline. The government has now halted construction pending reassessment of the project.

The Standing Rock Sioux 'know what they're doing' in North Dakota