October's shocking events in Tanzania offer a snapshot of some of the tensions which have shaped a difficult year for African politics. Demonstrators were shot dead by police while protesting against what they saw as a rigged election - condemned by regional and continental bodies - shattering the country's reputation for peace and stability.

Father of slain captive Itay Chen accuses PM of failure to probe Oct. 7: 'What is Bibi afraid of?'; police detain 6 right-wing counterprotesters after brawl, alongside 5 protesters The post Ex-High Court president at anti-government rally: Israel no longer a liberal democracy appeared first on The Times of Israel.

In a recorded speech played at a rally marking three years since the judicial reform was announced, retired Supreme Court President Aharon Barak says that Israel is no longer a liberal democracy.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail Friday after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June, while authorities denied permission for a major march as they took what appears to ...

Millions turned out across the country Saturday for a coordinated day of protest against Trump and his administration’s policies. A similar event in June brought out more than 5 million demonstrators, but organizers say the mobilization was even bigger ...

Iran protests prompt Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to call demonstrators 'enemy mercenaries' and 'rioters' in first public speech since nationwide unrest began seven days ago.

(AP) Foreign business groups in Hong Kong have joined the city’s billionaire tycoons in opposing a pro-democracy group’s plans for an Occupy-style protest in the Asian financial center. In a newspaper ad Thursday, the Canadian, Indian, Italian and ...

More than 100,000 Bahrainis marched along a highway near Manama Friday to call for democratic reforms, MSNBC reported. The protest, the largest since street rallies erupted in February 2011, was in response to a call from Sheikh Isa Qassim, a leading ...

On Monday, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) recalled its parliament to debate a raft of new laws such as banning the phrase "globalise the intifada", limiting the number of guns one person can own, and greater police powers for protests.

Videos shared on social media platforms showed clashes between protesters and security services, a significant escalation in the unrest.