Protests

French anti-riot police fired teargas on July 24 as clashes erupted during protests in central Paris against COVID-19 restrictions and a vaccination campaign, television reported.

Queen Elizabeth II was smiling broadly as she attended the final day of the Ascot races on June 19, where environmental protesters urged the monarch to press politicians to act faster against climate change.

It is in protest of the draft Labour bill

Ljubljana – Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Ljubljana on Friday protesting against the government’s actions and calling for an early election. The rally included various groups and movements and was supported by trade unions and part of the opposition. PM Janez Janša said spreading Covid-19 with unregistered mass rallies was a crime.

Ljubljana – Large anti-government protests are planned in Ljubljana on Friday after a series of groups and movements, including trade unions and opposition parties, have announced they will join in.

A total of 355 demonstrators were detained across Turkey on International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, for marching illegally and violating a full nationwide lockdown imposed by authorities to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Maribor – For the third Saturday in a row, a crowd of more than 100 gathered in Maribor today to protest over Covid-19 vaccination and mandatory mask-wearing. Many of those addressing the rally doubted the existence of the novel coronavirus, claiming “it is all a conspiracy”.

Seven people were arrested outside the London headquarters of Barclays bank on Wednesday after climate change activists broke windows to protest the role of the financial sector in climate change, news wires reported. "You may dislike our action today but I ask you to compare a crack in a window to funding wildfires and flooded homes," said a campaigner cited by Reuters.

Several thousand Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest and other cities for the third night in a row to protest against government COVID-19-related restrictions they consider abusive, arbitrary and harmful for the economy and freedom.

Law enforcement provided law and order for the participants in the protests over COVID-19 restrictions that took place on Monday in 70 towns and cities, having issued 650 fines in excess of 400,000 to organisers and participants alike for several violations of applicable law.