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Protests erupt over Russia’s return to the Venice Biennale

The 61st Venice Biennale officially opened on Europe Day on May 9, but tensions around the event began days earlier when the Russian pavilion temporarily opened for a press preview, drawing criticism and protests.

11 May, 02:56 PM

Tikhanovsky: Belarus protests currently unlikely

After the brutal suppression of 2020 protests in Belarus, a new wave of unrest is currently unlikely, Belarusian opposition figure and former political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky said on March 19.

19 March, 10:48 PM

U.S. consulate targeted during protest in Pakistan

Supporters of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attempted to force their way into the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, AAJ TV reported on March 1.

1 March, 07:40 PM

Ukrainians in Poland paid to protest Kyiv’s corruption—report

Over the past few months, Ukrainians living in Poland protested nominally against “corruption in Ukraine,” but often echoed typical Russian propaganda talking points, investigative outlet Bihus.Info reported on Feb. 5.

7 February, 01:26 AM

U.S. sends 'many ships' toward Iran amid crackdown on protests

The United States has sent a large number of military vessels toward Iran in response to the violent suppression of mass protests in the country, U.S. President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One, Reuters wrote on Jan. 23.

23 January, 09:50 AM

Russian tech, weapons help Iran crush protests

Russia has been supplying Iran with military equipment and internet surveillance technology used in the brutal suppression of ongoing nationwide protests, Foreign Policy reported on Jan. 15.

16 January, 03:40 AM

Ukraine denounces Iran's crackdown as death toll surges — Foreign Ministry

Ukraine denounces use of force against protesters in Iran as well as the unprecedented rise in the number of those killed, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on Jan. 14.

14 January, 01:21 PM

Serbian student protesters start signature drive for snap general election

Participants in Serbia's student-led anti-government protests have begun collecting signatures for early parliamentary elections, the Associated Press reported on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 03:45 PM

Russia preparing staged 'peaceful protests' to incite unrest in Ukraine – Ombudsman Lubinets

Russian security services may be preparing “peaceful protests” in major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, in an effort to destabilize the country internally, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 06:16 PM

German students protest military service reform

Thousands of German students skipped classes on Dec. 5 to march in more than 90 cities, protesting legislation that paves way for mandatory military service, Spiegel reported.

5 December 2025, 11:16 PM

Bucharest sides with Ukraine, blocks pro-Kremlin diva’s show

Ukrainian activists and Embassy in Romania have succeeded in getting the planned concert of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, a long-time supporter of Vladimir Putin’s policies, cancelled in Cluj-Napoca, MFA reported on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 01:26 PM

Ukraine’s envoy to UK reacts to Netrebko’s London Royal Opera performances

Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Valeriy Zaluzhnyi responded to upcoming performances at London’s Royal Opera House by Russian soprano and Putin supporter Anna Netrebko on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 06:55 PM

Serbian police use tear gas on Novi Sad demonstrators

Serbian police deployed tear gas and stun grenades during protests on Sept. 5 at a university campus in Novi Sad to break up a crowd of demonstrators, CNN reported.

6 September 2025, 01:18 PM

Altai’s unrest hints at 'flock of black swans' circling the Kremlin

Mass protests are unfolding in the Republic of Altai. Local residents are blocking highways and taking part in rallies thousands strong. People are outraged by the contempt of Russia’s leadership, which sends in its own appointees to top posts while ignoring the interests of locals.

28 August 2025, 02:45 PM

Anchorage protest greets Putin before Trump summit - Photos

A pro-Ukrainian rally named Ukraine and Alaska — Russia Never Again took place in Anchorage, Alaska, ahead of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, former Voice of America journalist Ostap Yarysh reported late on Aug. 14, posting photos and videos from the site on his Facebook account.

15 August 2025, 10:29 AM

Serbia sees violent clashes between Vucic supporters, protesters

Clashes broke out in several Serbian cities on Aug. 13 during protests against President Aleksandar Vucic, involving anti-government demonstrators, his supporters, and security forces, German broadcaster DW reports.

14 August 2025, 12:15 PM

Protesters rally for anti-graft bill outside Parliament

A rally in support of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bill No. 13533, which restores the institutional independence of the country's anti-corruption agencies, gathered near the Parliament building in Kyiv, Radio Svoboda reported on Telegram on July 31.

31 July 2025, 01:53 PM

Authorities will continue attacks even if law restores NABU and SAPO independence — Semen Kryvonos

Even if a new law restores independence to anti-corruption bodies, attacks by authorities will persist, NABU Director Semen Kryvonos said in an interview with Suspilne on July 26.

26 July 2025, 03:19 PM

Protests against NABU and SAPO law continue in Kyiv and other cities

Protesters in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities took to the streets again to oppose a law limiting the independence of NABU and SAPO, according to Hromadske on July 26.

26 July 2025, 01:16 PM

Polish FM Sikorski warns Zelenskyy not to back down on corruption fight amid NABU and SAPO independence issues

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was urged not to halt the fight against corruption amid restrictions on the independence of NABU and SAPO, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on its X page on July 25.

25 July 2025, 04:07 PM

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