Those in attendance say they are defending democracy and civil rights. Many of those protesting were vocal about Trump and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Kazakhstan has sent 19 people to jail for participating in a peaceful protest against human rights abuses in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region. A court in Taldykorgan, a town about 260km north of ...

A man who disrupted a peaceful pro-Palestinian protest in South San Francisco by screaming death threats and spitting in the ...

Explore the profound history, enduring legacy, and ongoing criminalization of peaceful protest with four acclaimed authors in this panel.

The nine suspected members of a Texas antifa cell standing trial on federal terrorism charges are deploying a familiar left-wing phrase that gained notoriety during the destructive antifa riots of ...

Digital riders staged a peaceful demonstration in Nairobi on Monday, protesting what they described as low fares and shrinking earnings in the growing app-based transport sector.The riders, most of ...

A simulated protest in virtual reality reveals how riot gear can make the same police action feel less legitimate and push ...

I get asked all the time: Why do you protest? Do these No Kings rallies really accomplish anything? My answer is simple: Don’t ask me. Ask the thousands of people who show up. Ask them why they take ...

In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the government ...

A new report warns that Britain is undergoing a “deeply troubling transformation” in how it treats political protest as ...