Portable projectors have been a common instrument in protest art for some time now. In 2020, Artists for Workers and The Illuminator lit up Guggenheim New York’s facade with messages of solidarity for museum personnel on strike. “Trustees to Workers: Drop Dead,” “Open for Racism,” and “Open for Exploitation,” were some of the phrases the […]
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan addressing the National Assembly, on December 11, 2024. — Screengrab/Facebook@NaofPakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, has called on the National Assembly to deliver justice to his party, cautioning that failure to address their grievances could force them to resort to street protests. Speaking on the […]
Protesters in Seoul, South Korea, carry customised K-pop style light sticks. (AP pic) SEOUL: While South Korean protesters have long employed songs, dances and chants, customised light sticks popular with K-pop fans have emerged as an effective new tool for demonstrators calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Tens of thousands of protesters have […]
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President Zelenskyy targets the prime minister and other Georgian Dream figures for ‘handing the country over to Putin’. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sanctioned top Georgian officials, including the prime minister and the billionaire founder of the ruling party, in a bid to halt the country’s apparent drift into Russia’s orbit. Zelenskyy announced the sanctions […]
On November 19, two major events unfolded simultaneously in Hong Kong which highlighted the paradox of this once-great but now-confused city as it tries to navigate between socialism and capitalism in an era of great uncertainty. On Hong Kong Island, the Monetary Authority hosted about 300 global and regional financial leaders, including top executives from […]
Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 demonstrators were arrested as crowds clashed with police Friday night, the country’s Interior Ministry said. The Associated Press saw protesters in Tbilisi being chased and beaten by […]
Pro-EU critic of governing Georgian Dream party says she won’t leave office next month as parliament elected fraudulently. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said she will not leave office when her term ends because the parliament is “illegitimate”, while the prime minister warned against a “revolution” amid continuing pro-European Union protests. Thousands of Georgians protested on […]
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 7 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international events FCT, Abuja – Protest rocked Zhidu Community in Abuja over ongoing demolitions in the area. Hundreds of the community residents took to the streets in protest and blocked the entrance of the community holding placards. The chairman of […]
Lockdown in the capital lifted after protesters, who forced their way into city on Tuesday amid deadly clashes, cleared. Pakistan’s security forces have driven supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from the capital, Islamabad, following a sweeping crackdown overnight. Authorities reopened roads linking the city with the rest of the country, ending a […]