Category: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

Venice Implements Entry Fee to Deter Tourists

Venice’s first day of charging a fee to enter the historic center went mostly smoothly, but there were some protests and polemics.
Iran Sentences Prominent Rapper to Death, Lawyer Says

The rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was initially arrested after releasing music in support of the 2022 protests over the death of a young woman in police custody.
College Protesters Make Divestment From Israel a Rallying Cry

The campaign is likely to have a negligible impact on the companies or Israel, but activists see divestment as a clear and achievable way to force colleges to take action on the issue.
10 Highlights from the Venice Biennale

A tour of the international exhibition, which opened last week and runs through November.
Donors Stay Largely Silent Amid New Wave of Campus Protests

Robert Kraft, an alumnus of Columbia, suggested he would withhold donations to the school. Other alumni are keeping quiet.
Google Fires 28 Employees Who Protested an Israeli Cloud Contract

The dismissals escalated longstanding tensions between company leaders and activist employees opposed to supplying technology to Israel’s government.
How the Peace Sign Went From Powerful Protest Symbol to Lifestyle Motif

For a younger generation, the once-powerful protest symbol packs about as much of a punch as a smiley face.
Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin

Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in Ukraine, Russia has intensified online censorship using techniques pioneered by China.
Los Angeles Protests Call for a Gaza Cease-Fire Ahead of the Oscars

The protesters chanted “Cease-fire now” and “Long live Palestine” about a mile away from the red carpet.
Expecting Protests at the Oscars, Police Plan to Beef Up Security

The Los Angeles police said it would increase its presence at the Academy Awards, given the potential for protests related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Headlined the MadSoul Festival in Florida

The New York Democrat had top billing at a recent concert event in Florida that took a partisan approach to politics as entertainment.
China Has Thousands of Navalnys, Hidden From the Public

China has no dissident with the kind of public profile that Aleksei A. Navalny had. The government has many critics, but they all disappear from view.