Iranian police deliberately fire at the protestors’ eyes. A deeply rooted act of repression that is older than the Islamic Republic itself.
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Information is still getting out despite an almost total internet blackout, especially with the help of diaspora groups. That poses a big problem for the government.
Portland’s dancing frogs remind us how powerful it is to challenge tyranny with humour.
For almost a year, Serb demonstrators have called for the ouster of the increasingly authoritarian president.
From Nepal and Jakarta to Paris and New York, the grinning skeletal image of the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates has been a transnational emblem of rebellion.
Crowd size estimates are part science, part art. When numbers differ, it’s not necessarily because someone is being dishonest.
While most colleges and universities have their own police units, some schools, like Columbia University, have only private security − and then can call in outside police when they feel it is needed.
In the space of two decades, Hong Kong’s liberal constitutional order has been transformed into a security regime that grants citizens few civil liberties
With international climate talks failing to make progress fast enough, activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the streets, political arenas and courtrooms.
The brutal methods employed by the French police to maintain order during protests contrast with those of its European neighbours.
Three scholars examine the implications of the crisis roiling Israel as hundreds of thousands of people protest across country.
Huge pro-democracy demonstrations in Israel have taken place for almost two months in protest of new rules for the Supreme Court that Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government is rushing into law.
Comparisons have been made to the 1989 demonstrations that led to the Tiananmen Square massacre. An expert on Chinese protests explains why that is half right.
Image recognition algorithms, military satellites, and mobile data networks can all help estimate crowd sizes. But the underlying maths still comes down to a basic formula: density multiplied by area.
The resistance during this election cycle is even more passionate than in recent years.
The insurrection at the Capitol was unprecedented. So too was the coverage, according to a scholar who monitors how media reports on protests
Digital artwork has helped campaigns such as the #ClimateStrikeOnline thrive on social media. Through three examples, I explore why digital arts can sustain political engagement amid the pandemic.
Avoiding drones’ prying eyes can be as complicated as donning a high-tech hoodie and as simple as ducking under a tree.
A political scientist says the protests against police violence that have swept the US signal welcome social change – and could dramatically alter the work she’s done for five years.
Scholars who study policing explain what they have found that could help reduce police prejudice and violence.
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Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Fellow in History, University of Warwick
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Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer in International Development, King's College London
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona
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Professor of Political Science, California State University, Long Beach
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Professeur des Universités, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) – Université Paris-Saclay
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Associate Researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona
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Research Associate Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai