Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a UN expert said, warning that the very right to protest was "at risk" in countries usually considered beacons of democracy.
Protesters rallied across Europe Saturday in support of Ukraine on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion, urging greater Western backing as fears mount about Kyiv's ability to fend off an emboldened Russia.
Polish farmers said Friday that they would block a key frontier road into Germany as part of a growing protest over European regulations and cheaper imports.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday recommended the bloc bury a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers.
A convoy of tractors was poised Saturday to descend on Rome as farmers' protests caused disruptions across Europe, though they wound down in France following government concessions.
Tens of thousands of people attended rallies across Germany against the far-right AfD party on Saturday, the latest wave of
such protests over the past three weeks.
The far-right AfD party faces its first electoral test on Sunday after huge protests swept across Germany against the anti-immigration group over revelations of debates about mass expulsions of foreigners.
Tens of thousands gathered across Germany again on Sunday to protest the far-right AfD, after it emerged that party members discussed mass deportation plans at a meeting of extremists.
German farmers threatened Thursday to repeat their crippling protests next week if Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government refuses to drop planned subsidy cuts hitting the agriculture sector.
Brandishing suspect flags and even posters calling for opponents to be sent to the gallows, the conspicuous presence of far-right protesters at week-long tractor blockades by farmers have sparked fears that extremists are seeking to exploit the protest movement.
Tens of thousands of farmers continued nationwide protests on Tuesday that are unlikely to end anytime soon. Thousands of tractors have been seen on roads across Germany.
Several thousand people turned out to demonstrate against anti-Semitism and racism in Berlin on Sunday as the Israel-Hamas war stirred painful memories of the past in Germany.
Thousands of protesters rallied across France Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, while hundreds of others turned out again in cities across Europe.
Thousands took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing bombardments by Israel after the deadly Hamas attack on its territory on October 7.
Sixty-five police officers were injured at overnight protests in Berlin against Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip,
authorities said Thursday, as demonstrators defied bans on such gatherings.
Organisers of the Berlin marathon pleaded with climate activists on Friday not to disrupt this weekend's race but said they were prepared for "such eventualities".
Tens of thousands of people rallied in cities across Germany on Friday at climate protests urging Chancellor Olaf Scholz's
government to do more for environmental protection.
Thousands took to the streets over the weekend to protest against Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) during its federal party conference. Here are the developments in pictures.
Climate activists from Last Generation blocked 36 roads as part of a national day of protest on Friday, with traffic in several German cities affected.
Normal service has resumed at Düsseldorf and Hamburg airports after activists from the Last Generation group stuck themselves to the airport runways on Thursday morning - but calls for action against the activist group are growing louder.
Around 150 protesters gathered outside a Bern stadium Saturday, trying to out-shout thousands of Rammstein fans pouring in to see their favourite band, despite a wave of sexual assault claims.
At least six people were injured and three arrested on Friday evening after far-left protesters clashed with police in Leipzig, eastern Germany, with more demonstrations expected on Saturday despite a local ban on marches.
