Demonstration

Spain

NATO SUMMIT

Anti-NATO protest in Madrid ahead of summit this week

The Nomad Today 6/26/22

The demonstrators called for NATO to be dissolved and for military bases maintained by the United States in Spain to be closed

Spain

DEMONSTRATION

Thousands protest against prostitution in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/29/22

The protest was organized by 175 groups and drew some 7,000 people, police said

A view of the port of Malmo (Sweden). Photo: Pixabay.

World

VIOLENCE

Violent protests in Sweden in response to right-wing demonstrations

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

Tensions have risen since a well-known right-wing extremist secured permission to hold a gathering at which he planned to burn a copy of the Koran

10 April 2022, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: People hold a placard during a pro-Russian demonstration. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Pro-Russian rallies spread unease in Germany, rage in Ukraine

The Nomad Today 4/10/22

Participants have been ordered not to display the letters V and Z , which are associated with support for the invasion Vandals sprayed slogans such as "Death to all Russians" and "Putin =…

18 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: People hold flags on the sidelines of a concert held to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea. Photo: Str/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Pro-Russia demonstrations planned in Hanover and Frankfurt at weekend

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/8/22

The wearing of certain symbols and insignia is prohibited, such as the letters V and Z as well as the Russian military's Saint George's Ribbon

05 March 2022, Japan, Tokio: Protesters hold placards as they march in central Tokyo to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Anti-war demonstrations across Russia result in 2,000 arrests

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/6/22

The team of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny posted videos on YouTube - including one of a group of elderly women shouting "No to war!"

11/02/22 (L-R) The Galician president, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, the national chief of the PP, Pablo Casado, the candidate for president of Castilla y Leon, Alfonso Fernandez Manueco, and the president of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, together, in campaign just a week before the war broke out within the PP. Photo: PP.

Spain

POLITICS

3,000 people demonstrate in Madrid against People's Party boss

The Nomad Today 2/20/22

There were numerous banners with slogans such as 'Casado resignation', 'Casado coward' and 'Ayuso for president'

23 January 2022, Spain, Madrid: Demonstrators hold banners during a protest under the name of the 'Great Demonstration of the Rural World' against the government's agricultural, environmental and animal welfare policies. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Thousands of farmers protest against Spain's agricultural policies

The Nomad Today 1/23/22

Spain is one of the largest agricultural producers in Western Europe

01 August 2021, Berlin: Policemen detain a woman taking part in an unannounced demonstration against the Coronavirus measures despite a ban on protests. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

World

PANDEMIC

Berlin police ban further Covid-sceptic demos after weekend violence

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/2/21

On Sunday, a 49-year-old man died in hospital after collapsing while his details were being taken by the police

31 July 2021, France, Paris: People take part in a demonstration held against stricter coronavirus rules introduced by the French government as case numbers soared. Photo: Sadak Souici/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA/dpa

World

DEMONSTRATIONS

France sees mass protests as tougher coronavirus rules near enaction

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/1/21

Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally, tweeted that the government needed to take the protesters seriously

World

DEMONSTRATION

Cuban president at rally after protests: 'World sees a lie'

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/18/21

Cuba's economy is suffering badly from the collapse of tourism in the pandemic as well as from US sanctions

Protesters with posters in the center of Helsinki. Photo: Twitter/@MikkoPuolimatka.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Police detain pandemic deniers in unauthorized protest in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 4/10/21

The protesters carried placards with slogans calling for freedom, against vaccines and mandatory tests, with striking phrases such as "Anal tests no, thank you."

12 December 2020, US, Washington Dc: A member of the the far-right, neo-fascist and male-only political organization "Proud Boys" clashes with another member of the left-wing anti-fascist political movement "Antifa" during a protest in support of President Donald Trump. Photo: Allison Dinner/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

CONFRONTATION

Left-winger shot by pro-Trump demonstrator in Washington state

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/13/20

Washington state police arrested the suspected shooter.

Finland

CONTROVERSIAL LAWS

Indian diaspora protests in Helsinki in support of country's farmers

The Nomad Today 12/10/20

Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers are demanding a rollback of the three laws passed by parliament in September that they claim will hurt their interests and benefit big corporations .

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Finland

Solidarity protests in Finland against religious violence in India

The Nomad Today 3/2/20

Helsinki and Tampere joined 16 other European cities, where members of the Indian diaspora and locals protested against the wave of violence in Delhi. Watch the photos and videos.