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News Articles: protests

A protester holds a banner and shouts at a Kenyan police officer during a demonstration over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody. June 12 2025

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  • Africa

Protests erupt in Kenya's capital over blogger's death in police custody

Demonstrators take to the streets in Kenya's capitol over the suspicious death of a popular blogger in police custody — a flashpoint of outrage in a country still reeling from last year's deadly crackdown on anti-tax protests.

June 12, 2025
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  • Emmanuel Igunza
President Trump tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

Trump attends 'Les Misérables' at the Kennedy Center, drawing boos and cheers

President Trump attended the opening show of Les Miserables at the John F. Kennedy Center in D.C. on Wednesday night, attracting both his supporters and people protesting against him.

June 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A person waves a Mexican flag in front of California National Guard members standing guard outside a federal building in Los Angeles on Monday.

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  • Politics

California governor says Trump is sowing 'more chaos' by ordering Marines to LA

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., told NPR that the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles by President Trump is "an illegal act."

June 10, 2025
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Sarah Handel,
  • and 1 more
California Highway Patrol officers attempt to control crowds on the 101 Freeway during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Protests erupted after a wave of federal immigration raids began around the city, with National Guard troops deployed despite objections from local officials.

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  • National

What powers does Trump have to send troops to cities — even if they don't want them?

President Trump ordered California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell anti-immigration enforcement protests. Experts explain the laws that enable him to make this extraordinary move.

June 10, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A protester confronts a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.

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  • National

4 things to know about the immigration raid protests that roiled LA this weekend

Protesters opposed to federal immigration raids faced off with law enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. President Trump called in the National Guard against the wishes of the governor.

June 09, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady and
  • Joe Hernandez
Demonstrators stage a 'die in' at Atlanta's Piedmont Park Sunday

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  • News

Demonstrators stage a 'die in' at Atlanta's Piedmont Park on Sunday

Over 100 protesters gathered at a park in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon to speak out against what they’re calling the “death of democracy.” 

May 19, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Paul Ivanov chants during a protest against the Trump administration on Saturday in Miami.

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  • National

Protesters unite against Trump in hundreds of rallies across the U.S.

A grassroots-led campaign organized hundreds of protests and events across the U.S. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.

April 19, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Juliana Kim
Police hang off a truck as authorities work to end a protest against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2022.

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  • Latin America

Canada trucker protest organizers found guilty of mischief

The February 2022 protests, dubbed the Freedom Convoy, were sparked by a Canadian government vaccine mandate for truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

April 04, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
In this photo provided by the Serbian Interior Ministry, Serbian Gendarmerie officers show the U.S.-made Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) – which is illegal in Serbia and many other countries, in Belgrade, Serbia on March 19, 2025.

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  • Europe

'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used on protesters in Serbia?

The weapons, which are illegal in Serbia, emit sound waves which can trigger sharp ear pain, disorientation, eardrum ruptures or even irreversible hearing damage.

March 26, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Protestors outside the state Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • News

Hundreds of Georgians protest Elon Musk's role in federal government

Protestors gathered at the state Capitol in Atlanta and City Hall in Athens to call for the removal of billionaire Elon Musk from his position in the Trump administration.

February 17, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee and
  • Sarah Kallis
Crowds gather in front of the California Capitol Building during the "50 States 50 Protests 1 Day" protest against Project 2025 and the policies of President Donald Trump in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 5.

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  • National

Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here's why

Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."

February 16, 2025
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
A rickshaw puller rides in the smoke caused by a burning shopping center that was set on fire by protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sunday.

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  • Asia

Protesters in Bangladesh defy curfew and plan to march to the capital

At least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, died in clashes in the capital on Sunday. Broadband internet and mobile data services were cut off for about three hours on Monday.

August 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University in early May. Chants calling for "intifada" have become central at many demonstrations against the war in Gaza and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

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  • National

Chants of 'intifada' ring out from pro-Palestinian protests. But what's it mean?

Chants calling for “intifada” have been a prominent feature of pro-Palestinian student protests. It’s a charged word whose use is perceived differently by people with opposing views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

June 04, 2024
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By:
  • Adrian Florido
Alok Shukla walks across the Paturiyadand forest of Korba district in India's state of Chhattisgarh. Shukla has led a decade-long grassroots campaign against some of companies seeking to develop coal mines in forested areas.

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  • Environment

He frolicked in forests as a kid. Now he's saving them from a coal mine plan

Alok Shukla is one of the winners of the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize. He's cited for a campaign to keep a company from felling a forest in India to excavate the coal that lies beneath.

May 31, 2024
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By:
  • Anupama Chandrasekaran
From left: Alexis Jones (Cornell University), Mei Lamison (New York University), Anaka Srinivas (Northwestern University).

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  • Education

A concentrated dose of history: The class of 2024 looks back

Everyone says you live through history, but "I don't think anyone prepared us for this much history," say the students in the Class of 2024.

For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

May 22, 2024
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