#Civil Unrest

Articles (20)

• 🇺🇸 U.S. Embassy in Cuba tells citizens to avoid crowds amid protests — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, is urging American citizens to avoid large crowds amid reports of “anticipated pro-Cuban regime and anti-U.S. policy protests and rallies” in the coming days. The Emb...

  Related: #Diplomatic Alert
• 🇺🇸 ‘Go Big and Go Loud’: Inside the Justice Dept.’s Push to Prosecute Protesters — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Prosecutors have struggled to prove in court what the president and his aides have repeatedly said in public: that a network of leftist activists presents a serious threat to national security.

  Related: #Government Action
• 🇺🇸 Iran executes three convicted of killing police in recent pre-war unrest — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Those executed were allegedly involved in the killing of two law enforcement personnel.

  Related: #Capital Punishment
• 🇺🇸 Desperation in Cuba Ignites Unusual Acts of Defiance — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  A protest in the city of Morón in central Cuba culminated in fiery vandalism at the local Communist Party headquarters.

  Related: #Economic Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Smoking Jars of Metal and Fuses Thrown at Protest Near Mayor’s House — 08/03/2026 [USA]

  Six people were arrested after anti-Islamic protesters led by the right-wing activist Jake Lang clashed with counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion.

  Related: #Public Safety
• 🇺🇸 Protests in Cuba after thousands without power following blackout — 07/03/2026 [USA]

  There have been protests in darkness in Cuba, as thousands of people still remain without electricity after a blackout.

  Related: #Infrastructure Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Transcript: Karim Sadjadpour and Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 1, 2026 — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The following is the transcript of the interview with Karim Sadjadpour from the Carnegie Endownment for international peace and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor Ret. Gen. Frank McKenz...

  Related: #Iranian Leadership Transition, #Escalating Conflict in Iran, #US-Iran Relations, #Regime Change
• 🇬🇧 Australia politics live: man charged after Sydney protest over police tactics; Asio chief defends agency against criticisms over Bondi attack — 10/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Another night of demonstrations in Sydney after criticism of police actions at Monday’s protest. Follow updates live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP...

  Related: #National Security, #Law Enforcement
• 🇺🇸 How the Israeli President’s Visit to Australia Created a ‘Tinder Box’ — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  Isaac Herzog’s trip led to widespread rallies and tested the restrictions on protests that Australia installed after a deadly attack on a Jewish celebration.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 Australia urges calm after violent clashes in Sydney during Israeli President’s visit — 10/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomacy, #International Relations
• 🇬🇧 Australia PM 'devastated' as police and protesters clash over Israeli leader's visit — 09/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  An estimated 6,000 protesters in Sydney rallied against a controversial visit by Isaac Herzog.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #International Relations
• 🇬🇧 French riot officers go on trial accused of beating gilets jaunes protesters — 09/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Nine members of police’s CRS division allegedly ‘repeatedly struck non-hostile demonstrators’ in Paris in 2018</p><p>Nine officers from the French riot police have gone on trial in Paris accused of...

  Related: #Justice, #Police Brutality
• 🇺🇸 Traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues — 08/02/2026 [USA]

  Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners have protested in central Baghdad to demand that Iraq's government reverse new customs tariffs

  Related: #Economic Policy, #Trade
• 🇺🇸 Italian police arrest protesters after clash in Olympic host city Milan — 08/02/2026 [USA]

  At least six people have been detained a week after a different demonstration in Turin turned violent.

  Related: #Law Enforcement, #Olympics
• 🇺🇸 At Least 50 Arrested After Protests Escalate Outside Minnesota Federal Building — 08/02/2026 [USA]

  The Whipple Federal Building has become both a staging ground for immigration agents and a hub for demonstrations against the crackdown in the Twin Cities.

  Related: #Immigration, #Law Enforcement
• 🇺🇸 Clashes break out at anti-Olympics protest in Milan — 07/02/2026 [USA]

  Clashes break out at anti-Olympics protest in Milan

  Related: #Sports, #Environment
• 🇺🇸 Italian police fire tear gas as protesters clash near Winter Olympics hockey venue — 07/02/2026 [USA]

  Italian police have used tear gas and a water cannon on protesters near a Winter Olympics venue

  Related: #Infrastructure, #Environment
• 🇺🇸 Corporate America is threading a needle on how to respond to the killings in Minnesota — 02/02/2026 [USA]

  In the wake of Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis, a growing number of corporate leaders, employees and Minnesota-based companies are speaking out.

  Related: #Corporate Responsibility, #Social Justice
• 🇺🇸 Politicians Are Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency — 31/01/2026 [USA]

  The term, used to describe war, poses dangers when applied to American political unrest.

  Related: #Political Language, #Police Brutality, #Public Perception
• 🇺🇸 Border czar shifts tone in Minneapolis, announces "drawdown" — 30/01/2026 [USA]

  After weeks of violent clashes between federal agents and protesters across the Twin Cities and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens, border czar Tom Homan delivered a new directive with a change ...

  Related: #Law Enforcement, #National Security, #Public Policy