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Large protests when Israel voted yes to new law
When the bill was voted through, opposition members left the Knesset parliament in Jerusalem in protest. Around 20,000 people have gathered outside parliament to protest the government’s proposal. The protesters…
Large protests in Yemen against the Koran burnings
Thousands of people demonstrate in Yemen’s capital Sanaa against the desecration of the Koran in Denmark and Sweden, Reuters reports.The protest was organized by the Houthi movement, which controls large…
Algeria protests against Koran burnings
full screen Police action during the demonstration outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm on Thursday. Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/TT Algeria has summoned the top diplomats from Sweden and Denmark to the…
Algeria protests against Koran burnings
The background is the Koran burnings in Sweden and Denmark, which Algeria condemns and wants to file an official protest against. Swedish ambassadors have been summoned in several countries and…
Last minute! Law that caused protests in Israel approved
Last minute: Controversial judicial reform in Israel was approved by parliamentary vote. ATTORNEYS OF THE OPPOSITION LEFT THE ASSEMBLY The Israeli Assembly gathered around the parliament for the 2nd and…
Säpo on protests in Iraq: “Can be threatening”
The security police are “closely” following the development of events after large protests were carried out and Iran’s supreme leader accused Sweden of having declared war on the Muslim world.The…
Protests in Israel continue! Hundreds of thousands marched from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Protests continue in Israel against the bill that will restrict the powers of the judiciary, which Prime Minister Binyamin Netanhayu plans to implement. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in…
New violent protests in Nairobi
full screen Stone-throwing protesters and tear gas-firing police clashed in Nairobi on Wednesday. Photo: Brian Inganga/AP/TT The unrest in Kenya’s capital continues. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets while…
Several protests against Sweden are expected today: “Sensitive day”
It is not unusual for demonstrations to take place after the Friday prayer.That’s what Middle Eastern correspondent Terese Cristiansson says – who believes that today we may see more protests…
The world writes about the protests against Sweden
full screen The storming of Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad attracts a lot of attention in the outside world. Photo: Ali Jabar/AP/TT The planned burning of the Koran in Sweden and…