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Protests by Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Span the World as War Escalates

Protestors wave the national flag of Palestine as they shout slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration in Dhaka on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
Protestors wave the national flag of Palestine as they shout slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration in Dhaka on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
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Protests by Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Span the World as War Escalates

Protestors wave the national flag of Palestine as they shout slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration in Dhaka on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
Protestors wave the national flag of Palestine as they shout slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration in Dhaka on October 10, 2023. (AFP)

From Bangladesh to Las Vegas and Brazil to Rome, demonstrations by supporters of Israel and the Palestinians were held around the world as people took to the streets to expresses their views and often outrage as the war escalated between Israel and Hamas militants.

Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Rome, Barcelona, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Vancouver and other cities and towns to show support for one side or the other.

In San Francisco and other cities, demonstrators from the opposing sides faced off across main streets.

In Paris, people gathered to support Israel as the Eiffel Tower was lit in the colors of that country, and in Rome more gathered at the Emperor Tito’s Arch as it was also light up in blue and white.

In Karachi, Pakistan, people burned Israeli and American flags while in London people held candle light vigils for Israeli victims.

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EU Ministers Adopt Iran Sanctions Over Citizen Detentions 

Iranians drive next to an anti-US mural in a street, in Tehran, Iran, 08 April 2025. (EPA)
Iranians drive next to an anti-US mural in a street, in Tehran, Iran, 08 April 2025. (EPA)
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EU Ministers Adopt Iran Sanctions Over Citizen Detentions 

Iranians drive next to an anti-US mural in a street, in Tehran, Iran, 08 April 2025. (EPA)
Iranians drive next to an anti-US mural in a street, in Tehran, Iran, 08 April 2025. (EPA)

European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organizations over the detention of EU citizens, which the bloc calls a policy of state-sponsored hostage-taking, diplomats said. 

A list of those sanctioned, seen by Reuters, included the director of Tehran's Evin prison and several judges and other judicial officials. The main prison in the city of Shiraz was among the organizations sanctioned. 

EU sanctions consist of a freeze on any assets held in the European Union and a ban on any travel into the bloc. 

In recent years, Iran's Revolutionary Guards have arrested dozens of dual nationals and foreigners, mostly on charges related to espionage and security. Among them are at least 20 European citizens, diplomats say. 

Rights groups have accused Iran of trying to extract concessions from countries through such arrests, allegations denied by Iran, which does not recognize dual nationality. 

France, which has two of its nationals detained in what it has described as conditions akin to torture, has led efforts to add pressure on Iran over the issue. 

"I am happy that we can take these sanctions today against seven people and two entities, including the Shiraz prison," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told reporters on his arrival at an EU meeting in Luxembourg. 

"It's about time, because the conditions in which some of our compatriots - French and European - are being held are unworthy," he added. 

As part of efforts to raise pressure on Iran, France is preparing a complaint at the International Court of Justice against Iran for violating the right to consular protection.