Protest

September 13, 2019

A demonstration across the street from the White House Friday marked the first high-profile event of Greta Thunberg's six-day visit to Washington, intended to pressure the Trump administration ahead of a United Nations Climate Summit.

Protest

Eco-protesters fight Moscow’s attempt to ‘trash’ Russia’s north

PRI's The World

September 12, 2019

The fight over Shiyes — a remote railway outpost in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Province that is to play host to a giant landfill — first erupted a little over a year ago after local hunters came across a secret construction site deep in the region’s forests.

Conflict & Justice

How close are Hong Kong’s protests to China’s 'red line'?

PRI's The World

September 10, 2019

Protests against an extradition bill in Hong Kong have become a self-described “revolution” inside the largest authoritarian nation on earth. But how much more dissent will Beijing tolerate?

Conflict & Justice

Finding resistance in fashion, Kashmiri creator turns to the pheran

PRI's The World

September 10, 2019

British Kashmiri writer Sumaya Teli is using the pheran, a traditional piece of Kashmiri clothing, to bring awareness to the situation in Kashmir.

Elections

‘Smart vote’ protests in Russia deal Putin’s party a blow in elections

PRI's The World

September 09, 2019

At the suggestion of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, many anti-Putin voters decided to vote for anyone other than a candidate from Vladimir Putin's party — even candidates that voters might otherwise find distasteful — in Russia's municipal elections.

Protest

Puerto Rico’s new land-use zoning map strikes a nerve with fed-up citizens

PRI's The World

September 06, 2019

The proposed map could potentially speed up the development of — and radically transform — popular natural landscapes and historically protected urban architecture. It was rolled out in the midst of an unprecedented political uprising, which might have doomed the proposal to obscurity. Instead, it struck a nerve.

Protest

French protesters turn climate conversation — and Macron — upside down

PRI's The World

August 26, 2019

As the G7 summit wrapped up in the town of Biarritz, France, French protesters in the neighboring town of Bayonne carried hundreds of official portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron turned upside down.

Protest

South Korea’s ‘No Japan’ boycott is new. But the wounds are old.

GlobalPost

August 12, 2019

The conflict between South Korea and Japan has been going on for decades, but the past few months are somewhat uncharted territory for the two countries, which have nevertheless enjoyed robust trade. Today, six in 10 South Koreans are currently participating in the “No Japan” boycott.

Protest

Even with most leaders in jail, Russia's opposition plans another protest

PRI's The World

August 02, 2019

More than 1,300 people were arrested in violent protests in Moscow last weekend. Most of the opposition leaders are still in prison, but another demonstration is planned.