Issues and Advocacy

6+ min ago   (769+ words) Thu, Oct 08, 2026 | Rabi al-Thani 26, 1448 | Fajr 04:57|DXB 31.4°C Mass protests over decrepit conditions at France's high schools descended into sporadic violence on Tuesday, October 6, leading to nearly 500 arrests and prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency meeting. The protests started…...

6+ min ago   (636+ words) Thu, Oct 08, 2026 | Rabi al-Thani 26, 1448 | Fajr 04:57|DXB 31.4°C French high school students on Friday lit fires and hurled projectiles at police who responded by firing tear gas, as new clashes erupted nationwide in an escalating protest movement demanding better conditions in…...

6+ min ago   (370+ words) Thu, Oct 08, 2026 | Rabi al-Thani 26, 1448 | Fajr 04:57|DXB 31.4°C France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent demonstrations across the country....

11+ min ago   (849+ words) Thu, Oct 08, 2026 | Rabi al-Thani 26, 1448 | Fajr 04:57|DXB 31.4°C A protest over missing teachers at a high school near Paris has grown into one of France's biggest student movements in years, disrupting hundreds of schools and bringing tens of thousands of teenagers…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago   (181+ words) Thursday October 08, 2026 President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (7 October) said differences of opinion, constructive criticism and peaceful protests are the beauty of democracy. "Politics of revenge hinders the development of democracy," he said when a delegation led by Hajee Mohammad…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (707+ words) Design thinking • Idea Generation • Creative Problem Solving • Trainer • Facilitator • Colourful Hats. It all started with protests against the King. “No taxation without representation” was the outcry. As the protests grew so did the organising. Thirteen 13 colonies came together and decided…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (537+ words) As student protests grip France, a viral video shows Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko standing between police and young demonstrators, shielding them and shouting “stop” as officers moved in. Bagayoko, a member of the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI), said he…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (31+ words) Anti-Israel protesters gather at Columbia University and NYU on the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre, chanting pro-intifada slogans. Anti-Israel protesters rally at Columbia, NYU on October 7 anniversary...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (130+ words) San Antonio braces for dueling protests near Freeman Coliseum during a Trump-linked event. Bexar County Democrats and the Party for Socialism and Liberation plan peaceful rallies, but boundaries remain unclear. President Trump delivers remarks at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio,…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (398+ words) The war is on between socialist mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman and LA’s top cop — who fired back at the radical candidate over her controversial remarks appearing to call the city’s top cop a “fascist liar.” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell called…...