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Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday to demand the decriminalisation of cannabis in Brazil.

Sri Lankan demonstrators intensified their protests on Sunday (April 10), calling for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down, amid a deepening economic crisis afflicting their country.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sunday amplified his call for federal forces to help subdue protests in American cities, denouncing local Democratic leaders and fanning partisan tensions a day after a deadly clash between his supporters and social justice demonstrators in Portland, Ore., underscored the threat of rising politically motivated violence. 

Large protests against police violence again filled the streets of several U.S. cities on Tuesday, as elected leaders struggled to cope with the damage already done - civilians injured by police, police hurt by civilians and looters who used the protests as cover.

The National Reform Steering Assembly’s (NRSA) political reform committee is considering a law to punish a government that provokes confrontations between demonstrators.