Protests and demonstrations
Police officers take into custody a supporter of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, a radical Islamist political party, at a protest against the arrest of their leader Saad Rizvi, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, April 12, 2021. Pakistan police arrested Rizvi a day after he threatened the government with protests if it did not expel France's ambassador over depictions of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistan police arrest radical Islamist party head in Lahore

By Babar Dogar And Munir Ahmed Apr. 12, 2021 11:23 AM EDT

People look at a row of burnt public transport buses parked at Kyimyindaing township in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, April 12, 2021. Local news media reported that the buses got burned early Monday morning, but provided no details for the cause. (AP Photo)
Myanmar's ruling junta issues fresh charges for Suu Kyi

Apr. 12, 2021 10:49 AM EDT

People protest outside the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Marchers took to the streets Saturday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest to protest restrictive measures to fight the spread of COVID-19 even as new daily infections and deaths rose in the European Union nation. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Marchers protest Romania's virus restrictions as cases soar

By Stephen Mcgrath Apr. 10, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

People attend a protest in front of the Serbian Parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Environmental activists are protesting against worsening environmental situation in Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Thousands rally in Serbia to protect the environment

By Jovana Gec Apr. 10, 2021 10:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, file photo, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection in Topeka, Kan. In March 2021, Kelly enacted a law giving legislative leaders power to revoke her emergency orders. Top Republican lawmakers immediately used it to scuttle a Kelly order meant to encourage counties to keep mask mandates in place. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The Latest: Romanians protest restrictions as cases top 1M

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 06:10 AM EDT

Eugene police arrest 30th person in May 29 protest

Apr. 09, 2021 06:04 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene police have now made 30 arrests of people suspected of rioting, breaking into businesses and setting fires on May 29 during a...

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 file photo, an electronic sign advises travelers to wear face masks and practice social distancing while passing through the main terminal of Denver International Airport in Denver. On Friday, April 9, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the federal government wants to require Americans to present a health passport or vaccine certificate “on demand,” including for domestic travel. While private businesses are considering vaccine passports for certain activities, Biden administration officials have said the federal government will not mandate vaccine passports. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 04:33 PM EDT

Mannequins are positioned at the tables of Bagolina eatery eatery, as a protest against the latest government COVID-19 lockdown measures in Kosovo capital Pristina, Friday, April 9, 2021. Kosovar association of gastronomy have found an innovative way of protesting, sitting mannequins instead of customers in chairs of closed restaurants and cafeterias following the government's recent latest lockdown measures. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)
Kosovo’s mannequin protest against virus restrictions

Apr. 09, 2021 08:11 AM EDT

Pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, second from right, and Yeng Sum, a former chairman of the Democratic Party, third from right, speak to media after being released on bail at a court in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including well-known publisher Jimmy Lai, have pleaded guilty to taking party in an unauthorized rally that resulted in violence between police and participants, media reported Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rafael Wober)
Hong Kong activists plead guilty to joining democracy rally

Apr. 07, 2021 08:24 PM EDT

Brazilian activist and artist Rafael Puetter, dressed as the grim reaper, sits in front of the Reichstag and set up a live stream during a one-man protest through Berlin, Germany, early Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The multimedia artist starts his performance at the Brazilian embassy in Berlin at midnight every night to protest against Brazil's COVID-19 policies. Rafael Puetter walks to the Brandenburg Gate and then to the nearby German parliament building, in front of which he counts out a sunflower seed to represent each of the lives that were lost over the past 24 hours in Brazil because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
'Grim reaper' Berlin artist protests Brazil's virus stance

Apr. 07, 2021 05:55 AM EDT

Demonstrators step on barriers set up by Italian Police during a protest by Restaurant owners and workers outside the Lower Chamber in Rome, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Demonstrators demanded to reopen their business and protested against restrictive measures by the Italian Government to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Restaurant owners clash with police in Rome lockdown protest

By Frances D'emilio Apr. 06, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

People march demanding the resignation of the government over the poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the capital Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Bosnia has reported around 7,000 fatalities from the new coronavirus which is among the highest per-capita deaths rates in Europe. The protesters blocked traffic in a key central street in Sarajevo, while hundreds more joined in with their cars, honking horns through the city. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)
Bosnians protest over government's pandemic handling

Apr. 06, 2021 09:02 AM EDT

Tami Morrison, right, gives Lisetta White her first COVID-19 vaccination at the Oakley Lindsey Center on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Katelyn Metzger/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
The Latest: N Korea says it still has no coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2021 03:56 AM EDT

Demonstrators attend a 'Kill the Bill' protest in Bristol, England, Saturday, April 3, 2021. The demonstration is against the contentious Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is currently going through Parliament and would give police stronger powers to restrict protests. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
UK arrests over 100 in protests against policing bill

Apr. 04, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

People enjoy the sunny weather, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the EU's poorest member state, Bulgarians are gearing up for a parliamentary election overshadowed by a deadly pandemic. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Virus pandemic overshadows Bulgarian parliamentary election

By Veselin Toshkov Apr. 02, 2021 04:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, June 6, 2020 file photo, a demonstrator holds a placard, during a Black Lives Matter rally in Parliament Square in London, Saturday, June 6, 2020, as people protest against the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA. There is racism in Britain, but it’s not a systematically racist country that is “rigged” against non-white people. That’s the conclusion, published Wednesday, March 31, 2021 of an inquiry commissioned by the Conservative government in the wake of anti-racism protests across the country last year. Many ethnic-minority Britons greeted that claim with skepticism, saying the inquiry's 264-page report downplayed the discrimination and disadvantage they face. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Black adviser quits UK government in wake of racism report

By Jill Lawless Apr. 01, 2021 07:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, June 21, 2020, a woman symbolically covers her eyes as she participates in a Black Lives Matter protest calling for an end to racial injustice, at the Parliament Square in central London. A government inquiry, by a panel of experts, has concluded Wednesday March 31, 2021, that there is racism in Britain, but it’s not a systematically racist country that is “rigged” against non-white people, though many ethnic-minority Britons greeted that claim with skepticism. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Is the UK racist? Report's positive picture draws skepticism

By Jill Lawless Mar. 31, 2021 09:07 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:19 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ March 31 The Palm Beach Post on the “anti-riot” bill...

Soldiers walk towards anti-coup protesters during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday March 30, 2021. Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha denied Tuesday that his country’s security forces have sent villagers back to Myanmar who fled from military airstrikes and said his government is ready to shelter anyone who is escaping fighting. (AP Photo)
Freed Polish journalist urges pressure put on Myanmar junta

By Monika Scislowska Mar. 30, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2020 file photo, Karl Manke cuts hair in Owosso, Mich. The Michigan barber who defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and reopened his shop last spring during the coronavirus pandemic was fined $9,000 for violating licensing rules. (AP Photo /Lansing State Journal via AP)
Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations

By David Eggert Mar. 30, 2021 10:15 AM EDT