Protest Archives

Indian Hindu activists burn an effigy of Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan during a demonstration in the southern state of Kerala, in New Delhi, on January 3rd, 2019. Clashes broke out in southern India for a second day on January 3rd as Hindu hardliners went on a rampage, seeking to enforce a general shutdown in protest over two women entering Sabarimala Ayyapa, one of the country's holiest temples. The women were the first to enter the temple since a historic ban was lifted. A day after violence—both among rival groups and with police—left one man dead and 15 people injured; authorities said that 266 protesters had been arrested across the state of Kerala.

Viewfinder: Protests Continue in India After Two Women Enter One of the Country’s Holiest Temples

Clashes broke out in southern India for a second day on January 3rd as Hindu hardliners went on a rampage, seeking to enforce a general shutdown in protest over two women entering Sabarimala Ayyapa.

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: Protesting Election Results in Madagascar

Security forces fire tear gas into a crowd of supporters of Madagascan presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana, breaking up a demonstration against the country's election results on January 2nd, 2019, in Antananarivo.

Pacific Standard Staff

"Yellow vest" protesters occupy a traffic circle on December 11th, 2018, in Saint-Etienne, France. Although the president offered a financial relief package to quell the revolt, some demonstrators said they were not ready to call a halt to the protests.

Turmoil Continues in France With Another Week of ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests (in Photos)

This week, protesters calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign filled the streets from Paris to Bordeaux.

Emily Moon

Activists hold placards and shout slogans against the energy policy of the German government during an anti-coal protest on December 1st, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. Protests took place in Berlin and Cologne ahead of the U.N. COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland.

OPEC and the U.N. Struggle to Find a Way Forward on Climate Change (in Photos)

One of the most urgent issues of our time is on the minds of world leaders this week.

Emma Sarappo

Viewfinder: Teachers Strike in Chicago

Educators from the Acero charter school network hold signs as they protest during a strike outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters on December 5th, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

Pacific Standard Staff