TV channel France3 has “fixed” a placard held by a Yellow Vest protester, which urged President Emmanuel Macron to resign. The broadcaster explained that the sign was broadcast reading just Macron, due to a “human error.” The unfortunate blunder occurred on Saturday during an evening news program that was covering the ongoing Yellow Vest protests. […]
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Champs-Élysées in yellow: Protesters march through central Paris demanding Macron resign
Paris is bracing for yet another round of Yellow Vest protests, with demonstrators taking to the streets of the capital. More than 10,000 are expected to join the march, with the slogan ‘Macron Resign’. France is gripped by the fifth consecutive weekend of Yellow Vests rallies, named after the high-visibility clothing drivers are required to […]
Estonian MEP kicked & shoved by anti-immigration protesters in Tallinn (VIDEO)
Supporters of Estonia’s anti-immigration party have attacked an MEP, who backs a UN-sponsored migration pact, during a protest in Tallinn. Protesters were seen pushing the politician before he was finally knocked down. As Estonian lawmakers were set to greenlight the UN accord on international cooperation on migration, the supporters of the Conservative People’s Party of […]
Senator Flake’s office surrounded by protesters after Kavanaugh vote
After voting in favor of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) saw his office surrounded by protesters as opposition to President Trump’s SCOTUS pick is making the last ditch effort to swing the vote. Flake had been undecided on Kavanaugh, but gave the judge his blessing during Friday’s tight cloture vote, helping […]
Obstruction of justice? 300 anti-Kavanaugh protesters arrested in Washington (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Hundreds of protesters, including prominent #MeToo celebrity figures Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski, have been arrested in Washington DC during another protest against Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. READ MORE: Grassroots outrage? Soros-funded activists behind anti-Kavanaugh campaign Thousands of women took to the streets of the US capital in a last-ditch effort […]
Mitch McConnell rails against Kavanaugh protesters in the Capitol: ‘There is no chance in the world they’re going to scare us out of doing our duty’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The number of protesters in the US Capitol building has skyrocketed in recent weeks during the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Some Republican senators have been given increased security details, as others have been accosted in elevators and hallways of the Capitol. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to […]
Riot police clash with pro-independence protesters in Barcelona (WATCH LIVE)
Published time: 29 Sep, 2018 10:11 Edited time: 29 Sep, 2018 10:30 Security forces have clashed with pro-independence demonstrators in one of the main squares of Barcelona, Sant Jaume. The officers were seen beating the protesters with batons. Crowds took to the streets on Saturday to stage a counter-protest against a demonstration in support of […]
Tear gas as protesters clash with police in Thessaloniki chanting ‘Macedonia is Greece’ (WATCH LIVE)
Published time: 8 Sep, 2018 16:51 Edited time: 8 Sep, 2018 17:11 Riot police have fired volleys of tear gas at nationalist protesters in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, angry at Athens’ rapprochement with Macedonia. Flag-waving demonstrators responded with rocks, projectiles, and insults. Footage of the clashes shows police attempting to push back the protesters, […]
‘Silent Sam’ Confederate statue on UNC campus toppled by protesters
Gerry Broome/AP A Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill was toppled during a rally by hundreds of protesters who decried the memorial known as “Silent Sam” as a symbol of racist heritage. Once it was on the ground, demonstrators kicked it and cheered. UNC leaders previously said state law prevented the […]
Mitch McConnell was heckled TWICE in one weekend by angry protesters
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) left two restaurants in two days after he was confronted by protesters in his home state of Kentucky. Protesters are angry about his support for the Trump administration’s immigration policies and called on McConnell to “Abolish ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).” McConnell is the most recent politician to […]