Protests

Riot police officers move in to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar (AP)

Myanmar crisis deepens with police raids and strike call

March 7, 2021

Protesters are dispersed as riot police fire tear gas behind a makeshift barricade in Yangon, Myanmar (AP)

Myanmar police fire on protesters in ancient former capital

March 7, 2021

Protesters check a police truck’s movement during an anti-coup protest on a blocked road in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to meet to discuss the political crisis. (AP Photo)

Myanmar police fire tear gas and rubber bullets as standoff intensifies

March 2, 2021

Former law professor Benny Tai, right, is among those facing court (AP Photo)

Pro-democracy activists brought to court in Hong Kong

March 1, 2021

A protestor throws a molotov cocktail during clashes in Barcelona (AP/Emilio Morenatti)

Violence flares back up during protests over jailed rapper in Spain

February 27, 2021

Anti-coup protesters join a rally in Mandalay, Myanmar (AP)

Protests swell across Myanmar in defiance of junta threat

February 22, 2021

Anti-coup protesters hold posters that read “#Reject Military Coup #Save Myanmar” as they gather in Yangon on Monday. The country’s military junta has threatened “loss of life” if the protests continue (AP)

Myanmar protest call for general strike draws junta threat

February 22, 2021

A woman flashes the three-fingered salute during an anti-coup protest rally in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday (AP)

More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings in Myanmar

February 21, 2021

A pro-democracy protester bangs pots to make noises in front of a picture of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Thailand’s prime minister survives no-confidence vote

February 20, 2021

Lebanese army soldiers take cover during a protest against strict lockdown measures in Tripoli, north Lebanon (AP Photo)

Protests amid Lebanon lockdown leave one dead and 220 injured

January 28, 2021

Police officers escort a protester who had been stood on top of a lorry blocking traffic near to the encampment in Euston Square Gardens in central London (Aaron Chown/PA)

Bailiffs move in on HS2 protesters occupying tunnel under central London park

January 27, 2021