It came to be called riot grrrl – it’s meant to be pronounced with a growl. It was a new form of expression for young women who were traditionally left out of male-dominated genres of punk ...

But Green Day did just that when they unleashed American Idiot onto the unsuspecting public in the lead-up to the 2004 ...

following protests on bicycles and on foot, and quickly donning helmets and holding riot shields when things turned tense. A small protest organized on Tuesday night outside the Israeli consulate ...

Protesters clashed with police in Popayan and Medellin on Friday after weeks of unrest in Colombia Human rights groups reported that riot police had not only used tear gas to disperse protesters ...

Protesters also went after the Chicago Police Department, which was keeping order at the event. “CPD, KKK, IOF, they’re all the same,” activists shouted at the hundreds of officers in riot gear.

Last weekend, in honor of the foundational Riot Grrrl band, Olympia’s Mayor Dantae Payne declared August 23rd Bikini Kill Day. The city’s proclamation applauds Bikini Kill’s music and activism.

A May 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a woman applying makeup while she looks at her reflection in a police officer’s riot shield. “She’s done more for ...

Protests in Georgia have continued in a last-ditch effort to prevent the passing of a controversial law. After an overnight standoff with protesters outside parliament in Tbilisi, security forces ...

BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN)-- Riot police descended on scores of anti-government protesters in the streets of Thailand's capital as violence intensified early Monday. Protesters took over two gas ...

and Mombasa ahead of Tuesday's planned anti-government protests. A spot check by The Standard has established that anti-riot police have been deployed to man the streets, including guarding ...

Kolkata police had turned the city into a virtual fortress ahead of Tuesday's planned protest, barricading all roads leading to the state secretariat and deploying 6,000 personnel in full riot gear.