Civil disobedience

Climate activists have disrupted the opening night of the Salzburg Festival of music and theater in Austria, an activist group said, in the latest such protest to target an arts venue.

The Workers' Party of Turkey, TIP, holds a protest in Istanbul. Photo: Workers' Party of Turkey

"We demand respect for the will of the people of Hatay," the TIP said in a statement.

"What is happening is against the constitution in every way. End this illegality and enforce the laws from which you derive your authority," it added.

Under the motto "Enough tolerance!" many people gathered in front of the National Assembly building in the center of Sofia in protest after the series of car accidents with injuries and deaths.

A Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody early Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel's prison service announced.

Taking a page out of Dutch farmers' book, several thousand Slovenian farmers took to the streets with their tractors in more than two dozen cities and towns on 24 March in protest at environmental and other restrictions they say are making it near impossible to continue farming.

Protesters hold placards during a protest outside the French embassy in solidarity with French workers protesting pension system changes, in Athens, Thursday. [Reuters]

An African American man who died after he was brutally beaten by police in the southern US city of Memphis will be laid to rest Wednesday, as the shockwaves from his death keep pulsating across the country.

Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a "mega-protest to retake power" in two dozen cities. Whether because of preventative measures adopted or not, the supposed uprising was a dud.

Extinction Rebellion climate campaigners have announced a temporary halt to public disruption in the U.K. as they seek broader support, even as other activist groups vow to maintain radical tactics.

Elsewhere in the region, Slovakia prepares for its 9th referendum, a former Czech PM goes on trial, and Hungarian teachers turn to civil disobedience.