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October 26, 2021 | 11:31 AM

A look at the groups supporting school board protesters nationwide

“So little by little it’s been escalating — they’ve been antsy and escalating their hostility and aggression toward the board.”

By Anya Kamenetz/NPR

Updated: May 7, 2021 | 7:59 pm

A Pa. prosecutor waited months after receiving a police report to charge a man who shot at protesters

Charges were also brought against a marcher who was shot in the face and who police say returned fire.

By Joseph Darius Jaafari/Spotlight PA and David Hurst/The Tribune-Democrat

January 28, 2021 | 5:51 PM

Philadelphia police commissioner defends protest response

Critics and protesters have denounced the city’s use of tear gas and other less-than-lethal munitions during at least three incidents.

By Claudia Lauer/The Associated Press

January 25, 2021 | 5:45 AM

Social media fueled Russian protests despite government attempts to censor

The protesters braved extreme cold, police brutality and mass arrests, calling for the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained last week shortly after returning to the country.

By Kat Lonsdorf/NPR

January 16, 2021 | 10:32 AM

Journalists prepare for protests where they could be targets

At Capitols across the country, National Guard troops are being called up, fences built, windows boarded up and employees warned to stay away.

By David Bauder/AP

January 15, 2021 | 5:03 AM

Law enforcement in Pa. preparing for possible unrest despite ‘no specific threats’ to the Capitol

“While there are no specific threats to the Capitol or the Capitol Complex, we are taking actions out of the abundance of caution, to be prepared in case any situations arise,” Capitol Police Superintendent Joseph Jacob told reporters Thursday.

By Cynthia Fernandez/Spotlight PA and Joseph Darius Jaafari/Spotlight PA

January 12, 2021 | 5:10 AM

Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol insurrection

In the 36 hours after last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 112 Republicans reached out to the election office in Lancaster County, to change their party registration.

By Marc Levy, Thomas Beaumont and Nicholas Riccardi/The Associated Press

January 11, 2021 | 5:36 AM

Pittsburgh officials brace for possible protests ahead of inauguration day

Trump extremists have reportedly singled out Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio, and state capitals across the country as potential targets.

By Margaret J. Krauss/WESA

January 8, 2021 | 5:44 PM

Refiled charges against protesters touches off dispute between Pittsburgh mayor and district attorney

Charges against two dozen protesters from last summer’s demonstrations against police brutality are being refiled.

By Katie Blackley/WESA

January 8, 2021 | 7:56 AM

NAACP lawyer: Police treatment of Capitol rioters shows two ‘Americas’

Kamau, an activist that worked as a medic on 52nd Street during last summer’s unrest, recalled flushing the eyes of protestors, residents and reporters as police deployed heavy tear gas that eventually filtered into surrounding residential blocks in the majority Black neighborhood.

By Ryan Briggs/WHYY

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