Protests

Shami Chakrabarti today warned that a bill designed to crack down on eco-protesters means all peaceful dissent could be treated as “effectively terrorism”. The Labour peer said the “draconian” Public…

Protesters stormed the government buildings of Brazil over the weekend, calling for the current president to be ousted from office. In their thousands, frustrated demonstrators demanded change, triggering chaotic scenes…

Protesters in Moscow have chanted “send Putin to the trenches” amid widespread disapproval of Russia’s biggest conscription drive since World War Two. Within hours of president Vladimir Putin ordering a…