Protest Archives

A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of the Senate building during a protest against the potential approval of an internal security law that would allow the army to act as police, in Mexico City, on December 14th, 2017. Mexican deputies approved a new security law that provides a legal framework for military deployment. The controversial initiative is being discussed in the Senate.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: An Anti-Military Protest in Mexico City

A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of the Senate building during a protest against the potential approval of an internal security law that would allow the army to act as police, in Mexico City, on December 14th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Police officers push back demonstrators as they protest against President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on January 20th, 2017.

Social Justice

Inside the J20 Prosecution: How the Feds Are Criminalizing Dissent

In its case against inauguration protesters, the government is aligning itself with far-right propagandists and fringe vigilantes.

Elizabeth King

People waving Palestinian and Turkish flags gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 8th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.

News in Brief

The Week in Photos: Wildfires in Southern California and Protests in Mexico, Greece, and Germany

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

A firework explodes during clashes between protesters and police in central Athens on December 6th, 2017, at a demonstration commemorating 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2008. Masked youths threw stones and vandalized property during the annual protests.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: A Fiery Political Demonstration in Athens, Greece

A firework explodes during clashes between protesters and police in central Athens on December 6th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Farmers Protest in Mexico City

Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital.

Pacific Standard Staff

Protesters hold a European Union flag during an anti-government and corruption protest at the Victoria square in front of the Romanian government headquarters, in Bucharest, on December 3rd, 2017.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: An Anti-Corruption Protest in Bucharest

Protesters hold a European Union flag during an anti-government and corruption protest in Bucharest on December 3rd, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Hundreds of demonstrators, many of them Howard University students, march down the middle of U Street Northwest in Washington, D.C.

Social Justice

How Living in a Black Female Body Incites Perpetual Attack

From the time they are just children, black women in America face a set societal perceptions and actions that can have devastating effects.

Joshua Ddamulira

Supporters of Kenya's opposition party take shelter during a demonstration in Nairobi on November 20th, 2017, after Kenya's supreme court dismissed petitions to overturn the country's presidential election re-run, validating the poll victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Protesting the President’s Win in Kenya

Supporters of Kenya's opposition party take shelter during a demonstration in Nairobi on November 20th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

The Group Bringing LED Light to Activism

The Overpass Light Brigade first made social justice messages go viral in 2011—today, it continues to help activists realize their collective power.

Elizabeth King

Opposition supporters block streets during a protest in Kisumu, Kenya, on October 11th, 2017. Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga took to the streets after his withdrawal from a presidential election plunged the country into uncharted waters.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Protesters Clash Over Kenyan Election

Opposition supporters block streets during a protest in Kisumu, Kenya, on October 11th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff