Several thousand people in Serbia rallied on Saturday demanding that the government protect the environment in a Balkan nation that has seen record levels of air pollution and scores of other ecological problems following decades of neglect, AP reported.

Seven people were arrested outside the London headquarters of Barclays bank on Wednesday after climate change activists broke windows to protest the role of the financial sector in climate change, news wires reported. “You may dislike our action today but I ask you to compare a crack in a window to funding wildfires and flooded homes,” said a campaigner cited by Reuters.

Thousands gathered on Tuesday evening in Romania's main cities for a third consecutive day outside government's offices to demand an end to coronavirus restrictions including a curfew, news wires reported. Protesters called on the cabinet of PM Florin Citu to quit and lift a months long state of alert implying mandatory use of face masks at all times outdoor and indoor, travel curbs and business closures.

Ten people were reportedly arrested in the city of Bristol in southwest England on Friday after protests over a new policing bill once again turned violent with people throwing glass bottles and bricks at officers.

Protesters calling for the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president marched in small groups Thursday throughout the capital of Minsk, the first sizable turnout of demonstrators since weeks of protest rocked the country last year.

French protesters occupied three national theatres on Wednesday to demand an end to the ban on cultural activities imposed due to the pandemic as frustration grows with the months-long halt to performances, AFP reported.

Greenpeace activists landed on the roof of a European Central Bank building Wednesday to drop a banner protesting the financial institution’s loans policy, which climate activists say favors heavily polluting industries.

A Greek police officer was seriously injured on Tuesday after clashes broke out during a demonstration in an Athens suburb against police violence, prompted by a video that appeared to show a man being beaten on Sunday by officers in the area, news wires reported.

Several thousand protesters from across Romania converged on Sunday outside the parliament building in Bucharest to march against anti-Covid measures as authorities announced new restrictions amid a rise of infections, AP reported. Six weeks ago restrictions were relaxed in Bucharest, but rising infections have prompted authorities to reimpose tighter measures for a fortnight effective as of Monday.

Greek hospital doctors went on a day-long strike on Tuesday and dozens marched in Athens to protest “suffocating” conditions at hospitals on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.