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10 Roman Catholic priests arrested in protests in Congo
By Lauren Markoe — January 22, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The church brokered the agreement by which the country's authoritarian leader, President Joseph Kabila, was supposed to have stepped down more than a year ago.
2009 vs. now: How Iran’s new protests compare to the past
By Lee Keath — January 3, 2018
CAIRO (AP) — The protests may be rooted in anger over the economy and corruption, but protesters quickly started chanting slogans directly against Khamenei and denouncing the Islamic Republic itself — not just a call for reforms, but an open and outright rejection of the ruling system.
Indonesia Islamists urge ouster of Christian governor accused of blasphemy
By Reuters — February 20, 2017
(Reuters) More protests are planned against the governor, who is is running for re-election in a contest widely seen as a proxy battle for the next presidential election.
Religious leaders react to Trump’s orders on visitors and refugees
By Lauren Markoe — January 29, 2017
(RNS) The ban 'traumatizes refugees, most of whom are women and children, keeps families separated and punishes people who are themselves fleeing the terror we as a nation are rightly fighting to end,' said World Relief President Scott Arbeiter.
Obama: Dallas police shootings were ‘vicious, calculated and despicable’
By RNS staff — July 8, 2016
WARSAW — It was the second time Friday that Obama addressed policing issues as the rapidly evolving situation continued to command his attention in Warsaw, where he's attending a two-day NATO Summit.
Despair over continuing racial divide at University of Missouri (COMMENTARY)
By Carl W. Kenney — November 12, 2015
(RNS) Memories of the protests from when the author was a student at the University of Missouri keep coming back.
Topeka goes from ‘God Hates Fags’ to ‘God Loves Gays’
By Heather Adams — October 7, 2014
(RNS) The project shows the power of harnessing online media -- in this case, the crowdfunding site Indiegogo -- to push back against hate speech from a reviled source.
After the Ferguson protests, church volunteers pick up the pieces
By Lilly Fowler — August 14, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. (RNS) Carrying brooms and large garbage bags, volunteers collected whatever they could find: rubber bullets, broken glass, liquor bottles, tear gas grenades.
British shop owners threatened with 40 lashes for selling alcohol
By Trevor Grundy — December 16, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Some 60 Muslim protesters marched through London’s East End Monday (Dec. 16), demanding Muslim-owned businesses stop selling alcohol and warning that "this is just the beginning."
Christian and Muslim Dalits beaten in New Delhi protest
By Vishal Arora — December 11, 2013
NEW DELHI (RNS) Organized jointly by confederations of churches and Muslim groups in India, the demonstrators demanded affirmative action for Dalits (formerly “untouchables”) who have converted to Christianity or Islam.
Counter-protesters targeting Westboro Baptist Church
By Kellie Moore — July 23, 2012
(RNS) Thousands of people wearing red shirts gathered in downtown Columbia, Mo., in response to word of a planned protest by the Kansas-based group Westboro Baptist Church. By Kellie Kotraba.
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