Greek police clash with demonstrators protesting a concert by US military cadets

ATHENS, Greece — Police in Greece clashed late Wednesday with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.S. military cadets. The violent protest occurred in the central Greek city of Larissa ahead of a concert by members of the West Point Glee Club, a musical group of the U.S. Military Academy which is … Read more

SXSW Responds To Texas Governor’s “Don’t Come Back” Comment After Musicians Drop Out Of Fest Protesting Military Ties

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and SXSW on Tuesday traded jabs on social media in response to a group of as many as 60 bands who have pulled out of Austin-based festival to protest its sponsor ties to the U.S. Army, as well as its inclusion of defense contractors taking part in some of the fest’s … Read more

Landline Phone Owners Are Protesting AT&T’s Plans to Drop Service

According to AT&T’s application, the company has to complete the Section 214 discontinuance process run by the Federal Communications Commission in order to fully discontinue service in any given area. CPUC says in a summary of the situation that “AT&T is the designated COLR in many parts of the state and is the largest COLR … Read more

French protesting farmers approach Paris on tractors, vowing ‘siege’ over grievances

JOSSIGNY, France — JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — Protesting farmers sought to encircle Paris with tractor barricades and drive-slows on Monday, converging in their lumbering vehicles on France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war. Traffic blockages that farmers began to put … Read more

French farmers vow to continue protesting despite the government’s offer of concessions

PARIS — Angry French farmers Saturday threatened to converge on Paris in the coming days as traffic barricades were only partially lifted on the country’s major roads. The developments came a day after the government announced a series of measures the farmers said do not fully address their demands. The farmers’ movement, seeking better remuneration … Read more

Pakistani police free 290 Baluch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police Monday freed 290 Baloch activists who were arrested when they attempted to hold a protest last week in the capital, Islamabad. Their release came days after protest organizers gave authorities a deadline to release all those detained. The activists had traveled 1,600 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) on Thursday from Turbat, a … Read more

They were arrested after a rally against DeSantis. Now, the ‘Tampa 5’ say protesting is on trial.

Months after a violent clash between a handful of University of South Florida (USF) students and USF police following a rally on campus against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public colleges statewide, four recent graduates and a former university employee are fighting for their freedom. Those five protesters … Read more

This is a Timelapse of r/Place Protesting Reddit’s CEO

Screenshot: Gizmodo The third incarnation of Reddit’s r/Place has come and gone, and now the social media platform has launched a timelapse compilation of the undertaking to spotlight the entire whimsy—and anger—of its customers. Reddit Knowingly Downvoting Self | Future Tech r/Place is a group artwork undertaking on Reddit that has simply ended its third … Read more

Reddit takes over one of many greatest protesting subreddits

Reddit is now answerable for r/malefashionadvice, which for a time was the largest subreddit nonetheless closed in protest of the platform’s API pricing modifications. The subreddit is now open, which means Reddit customers can browse content material locally as soon as once more, although in a restricted mode, which means solely sure customers could make … Read more