Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of 26-year-old Ezequiel Leiva, who died in the hospital three months after being injured during anti-government protests, on September 18th, 2018, in Managua, Nicaragua.
A demonstrator holds an American flag emblazoned with the names of victims who were fatally wounded by police officers.
The protesters have occupied a community of tree houses for six years to oppose a nearby coal mine.
A new report from the United Nations finds that there has been a sharp increase of instances of physical violence and legal prosecution against indigenous peoples in countries across the globe.
A former inmate discusses the organization and demands behind the recent nationwide prison strike.
Volunteers prepare a free meal at a soup kitchen in Buenos Aires during a protest against the government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri.
Iraqis protest against the government and the lack of basic services outside the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 5th, 2018.
People holding German flags arrive at a right-wing protest gathering near a statue of Karl Marx the day after a man was stabbed and died of his injuries on August 27th, 2018, in Chemnitz, Germany.
As more time is spent recruiting and spreading ideology online, more of this speech will spill over into the real world.
The all-white bikes, placed at locations of fatal bicycle crashes, serve as an infrastructure of grief—part memorial, part protest symbol.
The non-theistic religious organization has challenged Christian dominance in governmental action across the nation for years.
Franklin didn't set out to make a mark on the anti-war movement, but she did so anyway.
Anti-government protesters play traditional music and dance as they take part in a march demanding the release of political prisoners in Managua, Nicaragua, on August 15th, 2018.
People from San Salvador Atenco, a town outside of Mexico City, protest the construction of a new international airport on August 14th, 2018.
Students gathered in Nicaragua's capital to demand President Daniel Ortega and his powerful vice president, wife Rosario Murillo, resign.
Protesters gathered outside the office of Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) prior to a scheduled meeting between Thune and Kavanaugh.
Activists, including childcare providers, parents, and their children, protest against the Trump administration's recent family detention and separation policies.
Friends and relatives carry the coffin containing the body of the student Gerald Velazquez, shot dead during clashes with riot police in a church near the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua.
People demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri on July 9th, 2018.
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Thousands of public-sector employees march during a strike called by labor unions to protest against austerity measures in San José, Costa Rica, on June 25th, 2018.
The National Park Service has approved plans for a "white civil rights rally" to be held across from the White House on the anniversary of the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally.
People participate in a protest in front of the prime minister's office in Bucharest on June 20th, 2018.
A protest in Petaluma, California, prompts the question: Do we have a right to help farm animals that are suffering?