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Civil disobedience

Students cheer on speakers during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of student groups stormed the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
Protest
10 years ago, the Sunflower Movement pushed Taiwan away from China
A woman in Tehran climbs onto a car and sets her hijab ablaze.
Protest
‘The hijab will never be the same,’ protester in Iran says
Israeli armor moves along northern point of Syria during the Yom Kippur War of October 1973.
Critical State
Unmaking modern strategy: Part II
A man raises his fist and wears a black BLM shirt as he stands in the sunroof of a car with a huge American flag.
Critical State
Legislating peace and security: Part I
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen
Top of The World
Symbols of ‘racist past’ topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases
A black man stands in a crowd with his fist raised in the air.
Critical State
The power of protest: Part I
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask attends a Human Rights Day march organized by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 8, 2019.
Global Politics
Nonviolent protest defined the decade. But is civil resistance losing its impact?
A student leans over a candle at a memorial with lots of photos and paintings
Protest
How one protester’s death by Colombian riot police polarized the movement
Cameras and people surround Joshua Wong as he speaks to the media.
Conflict & Justice
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong: ‘We will continue our battle until the day we have democracy’
A police officer is shown with a helmet and clear face mask down, striking a person with an umbrella with his batton.
Conflict & Justice
In Hong Kong, anger and frustration toward China aren’t new
a submarine surfaces with bird flying overhead
Nuclear
Nukes? What nukes? US military’s ‘neither confirm nor deny’ policy complicates activists’ trial
Pro-DACA protests
Global Politics
This Harvard professor became a US citizen and hours later, was in handcuffs
Hand holding pen taking notes that read "civil disobedience"
Conflict
How to shut down an immigration raid — even if it means getting arrested
A billboard links the agendas of US president-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Danilovgrad, Montenegro.
Global Politics
Navigating post-truth politics in Russia and America
Rev Chris Antal
Conflict
The ‘Empire Chaplain’: This Army clergyman quit over the US drone program
A policeman stops a 'Blockupy' anti-capitalist protester near the European Central Bank building before the official opening of its new headquarters in Frankfurt.
Conflict
How protesters are using modern branding techniques
SafeMode conversation with Zeynep
Conflict
8 things we learned about activism in Marco Werman’s conversation with Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW
Greenpeace message next to Peru's Nazca Lines.
Environment
Greenpeace names activists behind a failed stunt at Peru climate talks
A pro-democracy protester carries a yellow umbrella, symbol of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement, while gathering with other protesters at Mong Kok shopping district in Hong Kong on November 27, 2014.
Justice
Hong Kong’s leaderless protests may mark a new evolution in leadership
Anti-government protesters at a TV station in Burkina Faso
Global Scan
In Burkina Faso, the people rise against a president who just won’t leave
Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson talks to people during a peaceful demonstration, as communities react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 14, 2014. Tensions in Ferguson eased after the Highway Patrol relieved St. Louis Cou
Justice
Here’s how police can get protests right instead
A protester at a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to expand Japan's military role.
Global Politics
Why young Japanese are joining a new wave of protests
Conflict & Justice
A Soviet dissident father waits, as his Greenpeace activist son sits in a Russian jail
Conflict & Justice
No Controversy Over LGBT Athletes at World Championships in Russia
Business, Economics and Jobs
As economic recession marches on in Spain ‘Robin Hood’ character galvanizes poor, unemployed
Business, Economics and Jobs
Spanish hotel, built in national park, symbol to many of what’s wrong with the country
Global Politics
Tea Party activists meet Occupy Memphis protesters for civil discussion
Global Politics
Is this the end (or the beginning?) of the Occupy Wall Street protests?
Global Politics
New York protests spread to Washington, Boston, Los Angeles
Global Politics
Occupy Wall Street protests enter 4th week and don’t slow down
Global Politics
Police said ‘rough her up’, according to Wall Street protester
Global Politics
Wall Street protests enter second week with arrests
Hundreds arrested in London riots
London neighborhoods bracing for more riots
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Walden by Haiku’
In California, Almost 30,000 Inmates Go on Hunger Strike
Conflict & Justice
Greenpeace Activists Scale the Shard to Protest Shell Oil’s Drilling in the Arctic
Examining the Protests In Brazil
Arts, Culture & Media
Gezi Park’s Linguistic Legacy: Words, Chants and Song Lyrics
Intense Rioting and Unrest in Sweden
A burning truck blocks the road near Khayelitsha township.
Business, Economics and Jobs
School Year Blog: Toilet Truck on Fire in the Road: A Useful Tactic? Discuss.
Hunger Strikes: The Latest from Gitmo and the History
Conflict & Justice
The History of Hunger Strikes in Ireland
Business, Economics and Jobs
Spaniards Trying to Save Illegally-Built Hotel
Conflict & Justice
Tibet Self-Immolations Spread To Lhasa
NATO and Occupy Protests Rock Chicago
Using Thoreau’s Journals to Track Climate Change
Occupy Movement Plans May Day Strikes
Greening The Internet Cloud
Time Magazine Names ‘The Protester’ as Person of the Year
Top of the Hour: Deadline for Occupy LA Protestors, Morning Headlines
The Origins and Future of Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street’s Day of Action
Conflict & Justice
Covering the Occupy Wall Street Protests
Top of the Hour: International Day of Action for Occupy Wall Street, Morning Headlines
Occupy Wall Street Calls for Day of Action
Your Take: Occupy Wall Street Eviction
Cities Attempt to Dismantle Occupy Camps
Conflict & Justice
Occupy London Protesters Face Eviction As Well
Occupy Wall Street Evicted from Zuccotti Park