International

More than 200 Suspects Arrested Across Australia in Crackdown on Organized Crime/

Australian authorities say three-year operation uncovered massive drug trafficking ring around the world///

VOA News • 08 Jun 21

International

In China, Writing About Pandemic, Cultural Heritage Can Get You Arrested

Number of writers imprisoned globally in 2020 increased, with China leading the field, PEN America says

VOA News • 04 May 21

International

Hundreds Arrested After Anti-government Protests in Chad

Civil society groups are renewing calls for more protests over the weekend

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 May 21

International

In Germany, 60 Arrested in Protests Over COVID Restrictions

Rallies come as a measure to give Chancellor Merkel power to implement shutdowns and curfews passes parliament's lower house

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Apr 21

International

Egypt: At Least 11 Killed, About 100 Injured in Train Crash North of Cairo

Railway authorities say that at least four train wagons ran off their tracks at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province Sunday

VOA News • 18 Apr 21

International

Suez Canal Backup Could Clear in About 4 Days

Suez Canal Authority chairman says about 140 ships were expected to pass through canal on Tuesday

VOA News • 30 Mar 21

International

Five Killed, Dozens Injured in Anti-Modi Protests in Bangladesh

Hundreds of students from Islamic religious schools clash with police and border troops in the eastern Brahmanbaria district

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Mar 21

International

14 Arrested in Spain Protests Over Rapper's Apprehension

Pablo Hasél is jailed after conviction for offending the monarchy and endorsing terrorism

VOA News • 17 Feb 21

International

Three Ex-Hong Kong Lawmakers Arrested for Protests in Legislative Chamber//

Arrests latest move in Hong Kong government's crackdown on city's pro-democracy movement since China's approval of national security law

VOA News • 18 Nov 20

International

Caucasus: 4 Journalists Injured in Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting

Two ex-Soviet nations have been locked for decades in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, where a separatist war was fought in the early 1990s, ending i

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 Oct 20

International

500 Arrested During Weekend Protests in Belarus

Widespread protests continue weeks after election many call rigged

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Sep 20

International

Dozens Arrested as Protests Against Lukashenko Continue in Belarus 

The protests in Minsk, Homel, and other cities came after Lukashenko, in power since 1994, was inaugurated on September 23 in a secretive ceremony 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 27 Sep 20

International

4 Wounded in Paris Knife Attack, Suspect Arrested

It is unclear what motivated attack Friday or whether it had any link to Charlie Hebdo, which moved offices after they were attacked by Islamic extrem

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 25 Sep 20

International

2 Officers Shot During Protests Over Charges in Louisville Police Shooting of Black Woman

Former police officer is charged with wanton endangerment linked to the shooting death of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, in a bungled drug raid in Mar

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 24 Sep 20

International

Oregon Trooper Injured, 24 Arrested in Portland Protests

Protests over racial injustice and police brutality have occurred nightly for 70 days

VOA News • 09 Aug 20

International

4 Killed in Protests Calling for Mali's President to Resign 

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced new concessions to the opposition after four people were killed in protests over the weekend/ 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Jul 20

International

Tacoma Mayor Demands Arrest of 4 Officers After Man's Death in Police Custody Is Ruled Homicide

Manuel Ellis said 'I can't breathe' before he died in police custody in Tacoma, Washington, in March 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Jun 20

International

All 4 Minneapolis Officers Charged in George Floyd's Death

Police officer who held Floyd down on a city street now faces second-degree murder charge; 3 others charged with abetting

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Jun 20

International

Police: 4 St. Louis Officers Hit by Gunfire During Protests

Nearly 2,000 protesters gathered early Monday evening on the Capitol grounds in Jefferson City, carrying signs reading white silence is violence

VOA News • 02 Jun 20

International

Use of Force Criticized in Protests About Police Brutality

As protests grip the nation, officers have doused crowds with pepper spray, struck protesters with batons, steered police cars into throngs, shoved de

VOA News • 01 Jun 20

International

About 200 Arrested in Houston Protests, 4 Officers Injured

Protests have spread across the U.S., fueled by outrage over Floyd's death. On Friday, the white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on Floyd's neck

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 30 May 20

International

4 dead, 5 Injured in Explosion at South Korean Motel

Explosion occurred at motel where guests were using gas stove to grill meat

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 26 Jan 20