Protests

The massive “Hands Off” rally in Boston this weekend saw nearly 100,000 people in the streets, organizers said Monday.

The massive crowd that gathered in Boston on Saturday to rally in opposition to the policies of the new Trump administration and the influence of Elon Musk was nearly 100,000 people in all, organizers said. “I had chills,” Mass 50501 member Rebecca Winter said. “People kept coming and coming and coming.”

The three children and their mother were detained after ICE agents searched a dairy farm on March 27 during a separate child pornography investigation.

Instead of joining in Columbia University’s annual “Alumni Day” celebrations for the School of International and Public Affairs, several alumni gathered to denounce the school by ripping up their diplomas in protest.

People with ties to American universities, most of whom have shown support for pro-Palestinian causes, have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.

The push to identify masked protesters using facial recognition and turn them in is blurring the line between public law enforcement and private groups

Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations and privately owned cars have been targeted across the country since Elon Musk has taken a prominent role in the White House.

Mahmoud Khalil said he is being targeted as part of an effort to repress Palestinian voices in a letter dictated from a Louisiana immigration center.

Mahmoud Khalil was taken into custody by immigration authorities last weekend, prompting outrage.

Barnard College’s library was evacuated as police responded to a fake bomb threat during a sit-in staged by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Protestors in Serbia threw smoke grenades and tear gas during a Parliament session Tuesday in an effort to denounce government corruption. Three were injured, and one was hospitalized.

People across the country opted not to spend money Friday as part of a nationwide boycott to send a message to corporations.

Dozens of federal workers fired by the Department of Government Efficiency held a sit-in on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of people organized by a broad coalition of organizations in Massachusetts gathered Friday to protest what they described as a “coup” led by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. Gathering on Boston Common at noon, the organizers called on state and federal leaders to oppose the “Musk-Trump agenda.” They admonished the administration’s recent actions targeting the transgender community...

Thousands of people from around the United States are rallying in the nation’s capital for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration.

Democratic lawmakers who loudly boycotted Trump’s first inauguration say they feel compelled to go this time, while protests are expected to be a fraction of their 2017 size.

The People’s March will focus on a broader set of goals around women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration, climate and democracy, rather than on Trump himself, as the Women’s March did before his first inauguration.

“2024 was the hottest year on record. We have passed the 1.5 degree threshold that was supposed to keep us safe,” explained the British environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil.

Workers United, the union behind the strike that started on Friday, represents more than 10,500 workers at 525 stores.

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended Thursday after Maori members staged a traditional ceremonial dance to protest legislation that would reinterpret a treaty between the British and indigenous Maori.