Protesters gather outside a hockey game in Canada to make a wild argument for barring Alex Ovechkin from the country
Russian teams have been barred from many international sporting events, but some Ukrainian protesters say individual athletes should face restrictions too. In Ottawa, demonstrators called for NHL star Alexander Ovechkin to be banned from Canada. Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals were in town to play the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. Outside the Canadian Tire Centre, […]
Tensions rise as protesters target Jewish restaurants, prompting a massive counterprotest.
Tensions rose in a Philadelphia neighborhood Sunday as a cycling protest targeting several Jewish-owned restaurants drew a large counter-demonstration from Jewish and pro-Israel residents. The event, organized by the pro-Palestinian group Philly Bike On Your Left, focused on at least six restaurants around Rittenhouse Square. Organizers described them as “Zionist establishments” and called for them […]
Stephen Colbert accused of crossing Harvard protesters’ line before an alarm cut short his event with Yo-Yo Ma
Stephen Colbert, who supported striking Hollywood writers in 2023, was criticized Thursday for appearing with cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Harvard while graduate student workers were on strike. The event ended early after a fire alarm sounded. The Harvard Graduate Students Union, on strike since Oct. 27, had asked Colbert and Ma to cancel, postpone or […]
Paris protesters defy police orders and resume nationwide demonstrations centered on Paris
Protests continued in Paris and other parts of France despite a ban on demonstrations in the capital. The Paris police prefecture rejected several requests to hold rallies, pointing to October’s unrest, when clashes between demonstrators and police led to thousands of arrests. In its order, police said earlier events showed that some people intended to […]
Anti-Trump protesters are making big money after interrupting rallies
Some people who disrupted President Donald Trump’s midterm campaign rallies have turned the attention they received into donations or campaign exposure. Trump has said protesters were paid to cause trouble; the examples below show that some raised money afterward, though they do not establish that they were paid to disrupt the events. At least two […]
Protesters Holding Palestinian Flags Confront Security Personnel at the Colosseum Gates
Protests Erupt in Italy Amid Growing Discontent Over the weekend, hundreds of young demonstrators, brandishing Palestinian flags, encountered security forces outside the Colosseum in Rome as anti-government protests unfolded across Italy. On Saturday, a few hundred students and young activists temporarily occupied the ancient monument, voicing their opposition to the Gaza conflict and the Italian […]
Protesters Invade the Colosseum in Rome, Engage in Confrontations with Police Throughout Italy
Protests Erupt in Italy Amid Government Clampdown On Saturday, protests broke out across Italy, with demonstrators even briefly taking control of the Colosseum in Rome. The government led by Giorgia Meloni asserted that the expanded powers given to police helped avoid widespread chaos, resulting in the arrest of a key figure associated with the recent […]
Actress Christina Ricci supports French protesters: They’re ‘Standing Up for the State of the World’
Christina Ricci, known for her roles in The Addams Family and Casper, expressed her support for the rioters in France, suggesting they are simply “protesting the state of the world.” One user on Threads criticized the situation, declaring, “Stop calling what’s happening in France ‘protests.’ These are rioting MOBS,” to which Ricci responded, “Yes and […]
Protesters at No Kings event openly urge support for the blue party despite neutral guidelines
Protesters Push for Change in Alexandria Amid “No Kings” Movement ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On South Washington Street, 26-year-old environmental engineer Nayely Cruz Hernandez voiced her clear demand for voters while standing among a group of protesters during the nationwide “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump: “Vote blue.” “We need to take the power away […]
Flock CEO Confronted by Protesters in Costumes Supported by Socialists and Raging Grannies
Protest Against Police Surveillance at Tech Conference Activists in costume brought their campaign against a police surveillance company right to a major tech conference. On Wednesday, dozens of anti-Flock demonstrators assembled outside TechCrunch Disrupt at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, while Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley was speaking inside, as per reports from […]