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India’s student protesters are finding ways to outsmart police and keep mobilizing against alleged voter theft. @shivan__sarna went behind the scenes of the movement that's keeping the Indian state on its toes.
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65 years after a brutal police massacre of Algerian protesters in Paris, French police continue to use violence against young protesters.
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French protestors have targeted global retailers like McDonald’s, Apple and Louis Vuitton – but left a local chicken shop untouched.
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"Pray for me, and I love you very much." These were the words spoken by young Palestinian Malik Nidal al-Qawasmi before he passed away at the age of 22, after a wide solidarity campaign raised around half a million dollars to save his life. But the story of “Malik’s Pulse” did
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The video has gone viral, sparking conversations over the treatment of Sudanese people in Egypt. Human rights groups report widespread discrimination, abuse and deportations as the war in Sudan continues to displace millions.
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This orchestra in Paris was teargassed while performing a protest song from “The Hunger Games” in solidarity with student protesters.
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Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, was heckled about his loyalties at a town hall. Here’s how he responded.
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While riots and looting got all the attention in France, these protesters handing out food to homeless people have been mostly ignored.
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Italian police are detaining and firing tear gas at people protesting against war and rising living costs.
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Indian police have banned protesters from Jantar Mantar, the go-to protest site in New Delhi, as protests against election fraud continue. The road beside the historic Jantar Mantar observatory has been used for mass demonstrations for over 30 years
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Does activism really make a difference… or are these Pro-Palestine activists just screaming into the wind? Meet someone who once worked at the UN, but gave it all up for more guerrilla forms of direct action.
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The Israeli government posted an AI music video titled “Jews from Judea” – using the likeness of singer and rapper Diana Adelaide (IAMDDB) without her consent.
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For Gen Z, rent, jobs, education and political exclusion increasingly feel less like separate personal problems and more like symptoms of institutions failing to deliver a stable adulthood. From Delhi to Paris, collective action in the streets shows governments that people can’t be ignored.
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Why is the U.S. right so obsessed with Hasan Piker?! @denatakruri asked Hasan Piker – and he had A LOT to say.
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“I wish I had slept between you … so I would have been killed with you.” Dima Yassin is now one of over 60,000 children who’ve lost one or both parents during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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French police are inflicting “war-like” injuries on young protesters – causing severe injuries to students protesting for better conditions in schools.
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Can a 3,500-mile trip change U.S. Zionists’ minds? @yusufomarsa is reporting from the Freedom Convoy 2026 as it travels from LA to DC.
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Across Europe, student protesters are flooding the streets – and bringing high energy with them.
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Workers in Pakistan are fainting from extreme heat while making clothes for global fashion brands. Despite safety pledges, heat-stress protocols under the International Accord remain under review.
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From the Arab Spring to what some are calling the “European Spring,” music has been a central element in youth uprisings. AJ+ spoke to music journalist @DanielGHajjar about the role music plays in rebellion.
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