Protests

Protesters from two teachers’ groups descended on Mexico City last week, blocking lawmakers’ access to a congressional building and shutting down the highway to the airport. A large majority of the capital’s residents said in a telephone survey carried out by newspaper El Universal that they don’t think the protests should be permitted and that authorities have mishandled them.

Trayvon Martin's death is creating major controversy across the country. This time, police are investigating an incident in Baltimore, where a group of black men allegedly beat up a Hispanic guy chanting "This is for Trayvon."

President Barack Obama again called the death of Trayvon Martin a "tragedy" in a statement but urged "calm reflection" from protestors who had assembled in cities across the United States.

George Zimmerman acquittal drives protesters to the street to denounce verdict in Trayvon Martin shooting death.

Due to large amounts of public protesting, will the upcoming Confederations Cup semifinal between Brazil and Uruguay be suspended?

The President of Brazil is suggesting a "Five Pact" plan to quell protests in her country.

18-year-old Marcos Delefrate was killed during a protest in Brazil after being hit by a jeep.

Several members of Brazil's national team made statements on social media and to the press showing support for demonstrators.

Protests in Brazil continue even after cities lower the cost of public transportation.

Protests in Brazil have broken out. Angry citizens want to see the government be more responsible with the economy.

Organizers have planned marches in over 250 cities globally. The rallies come after the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the agribusiness corporation Monsanto in its case against an Indiana farmer who planted second- and third-generation seeds.

In Los Angeles, which expected one of the biggest turnouts, protestors demanded an end to deportations. Record numbers of undocumented immigrants have been deported under the Obama administration. Elsewhere, protestors rallied in support of immigration reform.

May Day is also known as International Worker’s Day and is a celebration of the working people.

France will likely hold its first marriage of a same-sex couple in June.

Cuba's best-known dissident, blogger Yoani Sanchez, was greeted on Monday by a small group of protesters calling her a CIA agent upon arriving in Brazil, the first stop on a whirlwind tour that will take her to a dozen countries.

In a cafe near the former site of Paris's Bastille prison, activists held a meeting last month to decide whether to join unions in protesting the French government's belt-tightening.

More than 1000 French workers stage anti-austerity protests outside 2012 Paris Motor Show

Two days after the Chick-fil-A saw record turnout and profit from its "Appreciation Day," gay rights organizations are hosting the "National Same-Sex Kiss Day."