Protests

Protesters organized by the Fraternal Order of Police call for the removal of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on April 1st, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.

Comoros Gendarmerie officers disperse opposition supporters in the city of Moroni on March 25th, 2019.

The ongoing protests, which have claimed at least nine lives, have been characterized by tire burning, road blockages, and violent crime.

Security staff patrol the grounds of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after reports of a bomb threat at the facility on February 4th, 2019.

The prime minister of Hungary is currently dealing with worker protests, but his ascent was driven by anti-immigrant sentiment and difficult economic circumstances.

Police look at a burnt car in Paris, France, on December 9th, 2018—one day after "yellow vest" protests rocked the country.

People opposed to Amazon's plan to locate its second North American headquarters in New York City protest at the courthouse in Queens on November 26th, 2018.

ProtestErs react after Turkish anti-riot police used tear gas against women's rights activists marching to protest against gender violence in Istanbul.

Police fire tear gas and use water cannons to disperse Sinhala extremist monks from Bodu Bala Sena on November 19th, 2018, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Catholics participate in a mass demanding the freedom of political prisoners in Managua, Nicaragua, on October 21st, 2018.

Pro-Brexit demonstrators gather outside Downing Street calling for a hard-line withdrawal from the European Union during the weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street on October 16th, 2018, in London, England.

The Saudi journalist is presumed dead by many, though the evidence isn't conclusive.

A riot policeman throws a sound grenade during clashes against protestors demonstrating against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, on September 23rd, 2018.

Catalan separatists take to the streets during a pro-independence demonstration on September 11th, 2018, in Barcelona, Spain, marking the National Day of Catalonia.

Protests swelled in Iraq's second-largest city this week as residents experienced power shortages and went without clean water.

A look at the origins of the 2018 prison strike through a legacy of involuntary servitude.

Across the country, jails are often used as holding pens for people who can't afford to pay bail. Local groups are working to change that.

In the months since the first Unite the Right rally, white supremacist and anti-Semitic incidents have only grown.

Dozens of protesters on Monday shut down the Nashville, Tennessee, entrance to the headquarters of CoreCivic, a private prison company whose government contracts include immigrant detention.

William Gross will become the top cop in a department that's struggling to modernize and overcome accusations of entrenched racial bias.

President Daniel Ortega, once a celebrated rebel, now stands accused of authoritarian repression against protesters.

Charges have been dropped against the remaining 38 protesters who were arrested during the J20 protests at President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Significant political protests have put President Daniel Ortega on uncertain political ground for the first time in over a decade.

People around the world are taking to the streets today to fight for workers' rights.