Week in Pictures: From Serbia student protests to anti-US rallies in Yemen
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
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Best signs from the Hands Off protests denouncing the Trump administration
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more As thousands came together on Saturday in nationwide protests to denounce President Donald Trump’s administration, several rallygoers held noteworthy signs emblazoned with clever phrases and imagery to relay messages of defiance. Dubbed the “Hands Off” protests, rallies cropped up across the U.S. and the globe, with the sole purpose of putting a stop to the “most brazen power grab in modern history,” according to organizers. While many attendees marched empty-handed, others displayed handmade signs featuring fighting words aimed at Trump, JD Vance, and tech billionaire Elon Musk, leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, which has cut tens of thousands of government jobs. Below is a selection of some of the best signs spotted at the protests. One Wisconsinite held a sign that read: …
Just Stop Oil to End Protests as UK Adopts New Climate Policy
After three years of climate activism, the British protest group Just Stop Oil announced on Thursday that it would end demonstrations directly targeting museums and public spaces in the country. The group has become known for high-profile demonstrations that have involved throwing food at paintings by artists like Van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci in museums. But it will officially cease organizing those protests at the end of April. Earlier this month, the UK adopted a law early this month that bars license for new oil and gas projects that haven’t already been approved, a change the eco-group had been pushing for in legal complaints. The policy change was announced earlier this month and confirmed by the UK’s energy secretary Ed Miliband, who said the decision was made to implement a new “clean energy future” plan. Related Articles Previous Just Stop Oil actions have included defacing Stonehenge and targeting Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. The activists have claimed that each demonstration was carefully orchestrated to avoid permanent damage to cultural objects, …
Turkey faces protests, investor flight after opposition leader’s arrest
Turkish MPs, mayors, party members, members of different political parties, representatives of non-governmental organizations and citizens protest against the detention warrant of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Beylikduzu Mayor Murat Calik and Sisli Mayor Resul Emrah Sahan, at the CHP Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey on March 19, 2025. Evrim Aydin | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey’s embattled economy is set to endure more turbulence and investor flight as protests erupted against a slew of highly controversial arrests carried out by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The demonstrations are in response to the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opponent of Erdogan, just days before he was expected to be nominated as his party’s candidate for the presidency. Turkish markets sank the most in the world on Wednesday after news of Imamoglu’s detainment broke, with the lira hitting a record low against the dollar. That led Turkey’s central bank to reportedly sell a record amount of foreign currency – nearly $10 billion, according to bankers’ calculations cited by Reuters – …
Kim Kardashian post shoot with Tesla Cybertruck amid protests against Elon Musk-led company
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Kim Kardashian has received criticism over one of her most recent posts on Instagram. On Friday, the Skims co-owner shared a series of photos from a shoot she did with Perfect Magazine, including one which shows her posing on a Tesla Cybertruck, while others show her embracing the company’s robot. Many fans were quick to turn to the comments section, highlighting how people are currently boycotting Tesla due to their opinions of the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, who is currently assisting President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the federal government. “She definitely picked a side,” one person wrote in the comments with a red flag emoji. Another commenter agreed, writing, “Iconic! (If that truck was on fire!)” “Well that’s a very clear side just picked, …
Video: Protester climbs London’s Big Ben with Palestinian flag
A man who climbed London’s Big Ben holding a Palestinian flag has been arrested. Source link
Tesla exec teases new Model S as protests gain momentum
On today’s energized episode of Quick Charge, a Tesla executive leaks news of a new Model S and X as protests at retail locations escalate and key staff continue their exodus from the troubled brand. Plus: 0% financing deals on EVs and PHEVs and Volvo brings off-grid power to bauma. We’ve also got a look at the crowded EV sedan market the updated Tesla Model S (if it happens) will enter, talk about the Chinese answer to Rolls-Royce and Bentley from Huawei, and the latest off-grid BESS substation concept from Volvo Penta. Enjoy! Source Links Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Advertisement – scroll for more content New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded, usually, Monday through Thursday (and sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news. Got news? Let us know!Drop us a line at [email protected]. You can also rate us on …
The protests in Serbia are historic, the world shouldn’t ignore them | Protests
For four months now, Serbia has been gripped by unprecedented protests. The upheaval was sparked by the collapse of a roof at a newly renovated train station in Serbia’s second biggest city, Novi Sad, which killed 15 people and critically injured two on November 1. Despite various strategies by the government to try to suppress the demonstrations, they have only gained momentum. Universities have been occupied and large demonstrations and strikes have been held across the country. Foreign observers and the international media have either ignored this mass mobilisation or reduced it to “anti-corruption” protests. Russia and China have stood by President Aleksandar Vučić and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), while the United States and the European Union, which usually flaunt their democracy promotion credential, have expressed no support for the protests. However, what has been happening in Serbia is much more than citizens venting frustration with their government or demanding resignations. In the past three months, a new model of governing institutions and society has been taking shape. This is a historic development …
Tesla Targeted With Worldwide Protests, Vandalism
Around the world, folks angry at Elon Musk’s new turn as an unelected White House wrecker are taking it out on Tesla. From Nazi allusions spraypainted on a Tesla showroom in The Hague and the word “Heil” projected onto the German Gigafactory to busted windshields and a failed arson attempt at a dealership in Colorado, those opposed to Musk’s increasingly far right politics are taking it out on his electric vehicle company. Over the weekend, protesters organizing under the social media hashtags “#TeslaTakedown” and “#TeslaTakeover” have begun planning — and enacting — demonstrations against the billionaire head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as he continues to massively disrupt the American government. At a San Francisco Tesla showroom, for instance, employees were unable to leave while hundreds of people surrounded it in protest over President’s Day weekend. While people outside chanted slogans like “Resist the oligarchy” and “Deport Musk,” the San Francisco Standard reports, someone in the second-floor office above the dealership held up a sign in the window that said “We Hate Him Too” …
‘New reality’ hailed as Slovak protests against pro-Russia Fico widen to small towns – POLITICO
Milo Janáč, 49, told POLITICO that he had been returning to his home town of Gelnica (pop. 6,202) by train two weeks ago from a protest in Bratislava when a newspaper interview caught his eye. In it, teacher Eva Wolfová explained that “it’s no big thing to have 50,000 people demonstrating in Bratislava and 15,000 in Košice. But the moment they get 300 people protesting in Gelnica, it’s all over [for the Fico government].” Gelnica, an impoverished mining town settled in the 13th century by ethnic Germans from Bavaria, lies in the Slovak Ore Mountains in the east of the country. The average gross monthly wage there in August 2024 was €1,241, the third-lowest among Slovakia’s 79 districts. Fico’s Smer won in Gelnica with 30 percent of the vote in the most recent parliamentary elections. “I took it as a challenge, and even on the train I started messaging people to ask if they could help,” said Janáč, who in addition to writing and bartending also serves as the spokesperson for the Gelnica mayor’s office. …