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Guatemalans Protest Killing of 12 People

SANTA CATARINA IXTAHUACAN, Guatemala—Hundreds of demonstrators laid coffins on a platform to block a highway in Guatemala Monday to protest the weekend killings of a dozen people. The protesters placed eight coffins on an improvised wooden platform to demand justice in the case. They carried banners reading, “We have The Right to Live in Peace.”…


Thousands Protest in Paris Against Virus Measures

Thousands marched in the streets of Paris and other cities throughout France on Saturday to protest against new government restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The demonstration saw a higher-than-usual number of participants on this first school holiday weekend with many chanting against the vaccine pass that the government was planning. Prime Minister Jean…


Thousands Protest COVID-19 Policies in Austria

Tens of thousands of people protested in Austria’s capital on Saturday, another in a string of large demonstrations against the government’s coronavirus policies. Police said around 44,000 people joined in the march, which was in part called for by the right-wing “Freedom Party of Austria”. Protesters were demonstrating against policies such as compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations,…


South Korean Parents Protest Over Student Vaccine Pass Mandate

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—Several parents associations in South Korea held protests on Thursday against a vaccine pass mandate for children. From February, those aged 12 or older will have to show a vaccine pass to enter public spaces, including private tuition centers, libraries, and study cafes. The exemption age is currently 17 years. The mandate, however,…


Australian Anti-Mandate Group Takes Legal Action against Northern Territory Health Orders

A group of anti-mandate protesters in Darwin have launched legal action in the Supreme Court against the current government directive, which requires the vast majority of Territorians to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs. The action comes on the back of a Territory-wide vaccine mandate that went into effect in November and requires…


5 Dead After Burma Security Forces Ram Car Into Yangon Protest: Media

Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, Burma (also known as Myanmar), local news portal Myanmar Now reported. Witnesses on the scene told Reuters dozens had been injured. Photos and videos on social media show a vehicle…


Ongoing Australian Protests Against Vaccine Mandates, Restrictions Move Out of Melbourne to Eureka Stockade

Hundreds of protesters have marched into Ballarat, the historic home of Australia’s most famous uprising against a state government, on Sunday in opposition to Victoria’s vaccine mandate and new pandemic laws. Forming a convoy in Melbourne at 11 a.m., protestors moved through the city and onto the city of Ballarat, which is famous for being…


Ongoing Australian Protests Against Health Mandates, Restrictions Move Out of Melbourne to Eureka Stockade

Hundreds of protesters have marched into Ballarat, the historic home of Australia’s most famous uprising against a state government, on Sunday in opposition to Victoria’s vaccine mandate and new pandemic laws. Forming a convoy in Melbourne at 11 a.m., protestors moved through the city and onto the city of Ballarat, which is famous for being…


Ongoing Australian Protests Against COVID-19 Mandates Move Out of Melbourne to Eureka Stockade

Hundreds of protesters have marched into Ballarat, the historic home of Australia’s most famous uprising against a state government, on Sunday in opposition to Victoria’s vaccine mandate and new pandemic laws. Forming a convoy in Melbourne at 11 a.m., protestors moved through the city and onto the city of Ballarat, which is famous for being…


Australians Mount 2 Large Protests in Victoria State Against Government Pandemic Measures

Australians in the state of Victoria took to the streets over the weekend to protest against ongoing vaccine mandates in the state, as well as an incoming law that would give the Victorian government unprecedented pandemic-related powers. Thousands took to the streets of Melbourne for the fifth Saturday in a row to voice their opposition…