Protests

Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests

In Lyon, the local authorities asked organizers to call off a march after a group of "hostile individuals" preceding the main procession vandalized shops and a petrol station and clashed with police.

The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg in Copenhagen City Court on the day of a hearing against her and other activists, who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 24, 2026.
Security personnel and police detain a journalist during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, near the protest site in New Delhi, India, October 11, 2026.

Indian police detain Cockroach Janta Party leaders demanding election chief stand down

Anti-Zionist protesters hold placards that read "Gaza ceasefire" and "Macron: Stop genocide. Embargo now," during a protest in Paris, France, October 2, 2025; illustrative.

Transnational political actors, far left networks capitalize on France's student riots

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.

UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown


Fourteen-year-old student opens fire with hunting rifle at French school, wounding two

A supervisor at Joseph Lakanal College disarmed the 14-year-old before police arrived, Aubagne mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari told reporters.

A municipal policeman speaks on the phone in front of Joseph-Lakanal middle school after a headmaster was injured by a hunting rifle shot and a teenager was arrested in Aubagne, southern France, on October 12, 2026.

Tensions flare in Syria's Hasaka as Arab protesters target Kurdish symbols

The US is urging all sides to refrain from violence and resolve their differences through dialogue. The State Department made the comments in response to questions from Rudaw.

Kurdish female fighters in northeastern Syria.

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil 'Cockroach' youth movement protests

The protest was aimed at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of voter lists that critics say benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi Saturday, 10th October 2026

Injuries from 'less lethal' weapons at student protests in Paris put French policing under scrutiny

In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. In another, a 15-year-old in Lens had his hand blown off - likely by a stun grenade, Interior Minister Lauren Nunez said.

French riot gendarmes attempt to move protesters standing behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain amid clashes during a protest outside Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions, France, October 7, 2026.

Europe sees fragmented pro-Palestinian protests on the three year anniversary of October 7

Pro-Palestinian rallies in France were dwarfed by mass protests against deteriorating school conditions, drawing hundreds of thousands to the streets and sparking thousands of arrests.

People take part in a demonstration on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 7, 2026.

Haredi demonstrator dragged by vehicle as mass anti-draft protests erupt across central Israel

Thousands of protesters bring traffic to a halt across Jerusalem, on Highway 4 • Demonstrators disrupt Shas election campaign conference in Modi'in Illit • Rioters attack light rail construction

Ultra-Orthodox protester holding a sign reading "Either Haredi or the army" during an anti-draft protest on Highway 4, October 8, 2026.

France summons Iranian ambassador over online campaign accusing Paris of human rights violations

Iran on Tuesday summoned France's envoy in Tehran over the ongoing student protests, accusing Paris of the "violent treatment" of demonstrators and of extensive human rights violations.

FILE PHOTO: French high school students block the access to the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as they protest to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, September 30, 2026.

Israelis demand state probe in nationwide protests on third anniversary of October 7

Many of the protesters called for more accountability by governmental figures and a full state commission of inquiry into the national tragedy.

A protest outside the Knesset on October 7, 2026.

Trump says French protests the result of 'nothing less than out-of-control mass migration'

Trump claimed that the protests were not about schools, and instead were "about Islam wanting to take over a once great country!"

French CRS riot police stand in position near garbage bins and object set on fire amid clashes with protesters during a demonstration by high school and university students, supported by teachers' union and school parents.

Aliyah Minister urges Israel to prepare for wave of French immigrants as student protests intensify

France experienced what was described as a “day of rage” on Tuesday, which was expected to mark the peak of clashes that had unfolded across the country in recent days.

Demonstrators hold lit flares behind a banner reading AUTODEFENSE Lyceenne, amid smoke and flags. Grenoble, Isere, France, October 6, 2026.