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Mahsa Amini's legacy, four years after her murder by Iran's morality police - editorial

“Women’s problems are not limited to the hijab,” Fattahi said. “Freedom does not simply mean having the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a hijab. This is the most basic of women’s rights.”

A woman hand holds a sign with drawings of a lion and an Iranian woman and the slogan Woman Life Freedom in Paris in France on January 18, 2026. Demonstration in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic and in favor of the return of Reza Pahlavi.
Protesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria, September 13, 2026.

Syria rocked by largest protests since fall of Assad regime after fuel prices surge

ISRAEL POLICE at the scene of a fallen piece of an Iranian missile, March 5, 2026.

Military police enter Bnei Brak as riot begins near study hall

Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.

'Harming Israel's standing in the world': Netanyahu condemns settler attack on Palestinian village


Anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles: What is behind the clashes, arrests in LA? - explainer

What was the trigger behind the anti-ICE Los Angeles riots? How have law enforcement officers cracked down? And how have lawmakers and government officials responded? 

 A police officer uses stun grenades as they approach the protesters gathered around the Los Angeles Federal Building following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 6, 2025.

WATCH: Thousands mark Jerusalem Day, clashes erupt in Muslim quarter

Thousands of people gather in the capital for Jerusalem Day. Rioters clash with police and Muslim quarter residents.

 Jewish men clash with police during Jerusalem Day celebrations at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025.

Netanyahu expects news on hostages, Hamas says it agrees to Witkoff deal

Jerusalem Day sees violence in Old City • Hostage families speak out against Gaza escalation • IDF reportedly enters southern Lebanon • Witkoff denies Hamas ceasefire reports

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. February 20, 2025.

Compensation paid out to victims of Amsterdam riots, law firm announces

Victims of the November 2024 Maccabi Tel Aviv riots are receiving compensation through the Dutch Victim Compensation Fund, managed by Dr. Gideon Fischer & Co. Payments range from €1,000 to €35,000.

 Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters demonstrate and light flares in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 7, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Haredi anti-draft protesters throw stones, damage buses, call police 'nazis'

Police said that the protest erupted into violence, as the demonstrators blocked Jerusalem's Shmuel Hanavi street.

 Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Israelis demonstrate against IDF enlistment in Jerusalem, March 27, 2025.

Prison security working to contain Palestinian riot in high-security prison

IPS commissioner Yaakobi called Israel's prisons the "eighth front" after Hamas and Fatah threatened to start a war in Israel's prisons.

 Israel Prison Service security officers on the roof of Ofer Security Prison during unrest, February 16, 2025.

'Justice for Gaza': Rioters vandalize synagogue in Bologna

The riot was originally anti-police in nature, making the motives of the synagogue vandals unclear.

 Graffiti on the Bologna Synagogue reading JUSTICE FREE GAZA. January 11, 2025.

The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics

In 1902, an anti-Jewish riot at a rabbi's funeral in NYC left 196 mourners injured but sparked a wave of Jewish political activism, setting a precedent for organized resistance against antisemitism.

 Mourners accompany a hearse bearing the body of Rabbi Jacob Joseph on the Lower East Side on July 30, 1902.

'Cancer Jews': Trams set alight, violence erupts in Amsterdam in second wave of violence

Pro-Palestine protestors had clashed with riot police earlier in the day at Amsterdam's central Dam Square, leading to over 50 arrests.

Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024. The sign reads: "Police state".

Arab-Israeli community announces general strike marking 24 years since October 2000 riots

To mark 24 years since the October 2000 riots, the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee has called for a strike affecting businesses, schools, and public places. The strike also protests the ongoing war.

October 2000 riots.