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Hundreds of protesters swarmed the Cannon rotunda at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Wednesday to demand an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, with thousands ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police used pepper spray to disperse a protest opposing a congressional visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has drawn anger from anti-war activists.
U.S. Capitol Police said there are "approximately 150 people who are illegally and violently protesting" outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The protest area had several names; the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) was most common at the outset, along with "Free Capitol Hill". By its second week, the area was more often referred to as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP). [158] On June 13, a group of several dozen protest leaders agreed to change the name from CHAZ to CHOP. [158]
In the days leading up to the protest, occupiers of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest painted a giant colorful mural spelling out "Black Lives Matter" on East Pine Street. [53] Many Seattle businesses closed for the day or closed early because of the general strike and to allow their employees to leave work and attend the protest. [54]
2008 – July 11, Hundreds of the Longest Walk 2 participants and supporters from the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Poland, and many Native American nations finish their 8000 miles walk from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco to Washington, D.C. Walkers, gathered to "protect sacred sites", "defend human rights", and "clean Mother Earth" by the ...
Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators were arrested on Wednesday 18 October after taking part in an unauthorised demonstration in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill.
Riot police and protesters outside the Capitol during the evening of January 6. As police continued to try to push rioters away from the Capitol, protests continued, with some moving out of the Capitol Hill area. Some verbal and physical attacks on reporters were reported, with attackers denigrating media outlets as providing "fake news". [98]