Protests

Dakar: Opposition calling for anti-government protest
The Opposition claims the trial is politically motivated because if sentenced, Sonko will be barred from running in next year’s presidential election.

Israel protests
Some people are demanding Netanyahu’s resignation after the biggest protests in the nation’s history.

Iraq protests
Significant groups are threatening to take to the streets once again and start an open-ended sit-in.

Senegal protests
If sentenced, Sonko would be barred from running in next year’s presidential election.

Farmers are protesting in India
Farmers say the government has not fulfilled promises made when it repealed the 3 agriculture laws in 2022.

U.S/Iraq wars! 20th Anniversary
Organisers say since 2003, the U.S. has “engaged in sanctions (economic war) on more than 40 countries.”

Senegal’s protests and defamation
If sentenced, Sonko will be barred from running in next year’s presidential.

Women’s Day 2023
First Lady Jill Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken host the annual ceremony recognizing women who have shown courage and leadership in advocating women’s ..