Protesters called on European Union states to allow in migrants stuck in Greek camps at a demonstration in Berlin on Sunday before the EU sets out proposals this week on how to help after a fire in one of the camps left 12,000 people without shelter.

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers.

Police in London have clashed with protesters at a rally organized by opponents of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

Belarus authorities used barbed wire to close off a central square in the capital Minsk and started to detain protesters as they took to the streets for another march on Sunday as every weekend, news wires reported. A Reuters witness saw a column of people numbering at least 10,000 moving towards Independence Square, where the government sits.

French police fired tear gas and arrested more than 200 people in Paris on Saturday as “yellow vest” protesters returned to the capital’s streets for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown, news wires reported. The movement began in late 2018 in protest against fuel taxes and economic reform, posing a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered throughout Belarus on Sunday to call for longtime President Alexander Lukashenko to step down, despite security services warning that they would crack down on protests, dpa reported.

The distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted on Saturday after Extinction Rebellion climate change activists blockaded printing presses used by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, the publisher of The Times and The Sun. Extinction Rebellion said it took the action to highlight what it regards as the newspapers’ failure to accurately report on climate change, news wires reported.

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied again in Belarus' capital Friday to protest the disputed re-election of the nation's authoritarian president, while police dispersed university students attempting to show solidarity with peers who were detained earlier in the week, news wires reported. Belarusians have turned out in en masse for nearly four weeks to protest the official election results that gave Lukashenko a sixth term with 80% of the vote.

The oligarchic gang in our country, which became known with by-name "WHO" because of its behind-the-scenes methods of putting pressure on the government, literally set a stake for the statehood in our country. On Wednesday, through a "civil" protest, which in fact turned out to be a thugs’ riot, in front of the new building of the National Assembly, the indicted bosses tried to push the government, in order to escape retribution for their crimes.

The city of Berlin has banned demonstrations planned for this weekend to oppose measures imposed to stem the coronavirus pandemic, after organisers of a rally earlier this month failed to ensure marchers wore masks and kept their distance, Reuters reported. About 20,000 people, included libertarians, constitutional loyalists, far-right supporters and anti-vaccination activists, marched in Berlin on 1 August.