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Chaos Greets the First Day of the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
Protests, arrests and repeated calls to adjourn the proceedings -- that’s how Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing began.
![The Saturday Mothers' 695th sit-in at Galatasaray Square.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/SM3-400x300.jpg)
The 700th Gathering for Relatives of Disappeared People Turns Violent in Turkey
The relatives of disappeared people in Turkey faced police violence during their 700th public gathering.
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Ferguson Activist Says: “We Need More Than Change, We Need Revolution”
The fight for Black liberation continues in Ferguson, four years after Michael Brown's murder.
![A sign that reads "Legal, Safe and Free Abortion" is seen as activists gather in front of the National Congress Building while senators vote for the new abortion law on August 8, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-1013359462-400x300.jpg)
The People vs. the Parliament in Argentina
By denying women reproductive autonomy, legislators have essentially endorsed our abuse at the hands of powerful men.
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Water Protectors Charged With Felonies Under Louisiana’s Anti-Protest Law
Big Oil is working directly with the police state to intimidate protesters and quash dissent.
![On August 4, about 800 people gathered at a beach near Lisbon, Portugal, to form a giant message saying, "Stop the oil drilling" and "Water is life."](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/AAA_2018_Aerial_Shot-02-1-e1534424843591-400x300.jpg)
“Aerial Art Action” Demands End to Planned Oil Drilling in Portugal
Hundreds participated in a work of live art to protest the Portuguese government's recent pro-fossil-fuel actions.
![Bangladeshi students hold a procession protest against the ongoing attacks on students and demanding safe roads at Dhaka University Campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 6, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-1012162870d-400x300.jpg)
As Violence Consumes Dhaka, Protesters Struggle to Get Their Story Out
The ruling party is limiting internet and social media access as it unleashes rape and assault on protesters.
![Activists demonstrate against water privatization outside the Legislative Assembly after marching from the University of El Salvador, San Salvador, July 5, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/ElSalvadorWater1-400x300.jpg)
Battle for Water Rights Heats Up in El Salvador
Social movements fear politicians backed by big business are about to privatize El Salvador's already scarce water.
![Anti-fascist demonstrators confront Trump supporters during a protest on June 4, 2017, in Portland, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-692366294-400x300.jpg)
Popular Mobilization Forming in Portland to Stop Growth of Hate Groups
Activists are organizing a massive counterprotest against the far-right march planned for August 4.
![Supporters of Armenia's new Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan celebrate his election during a rally in Republic Square. Pashinyan was elected during a special session of Armenia's National Assembly.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-956018638-400x300.jpg)
Armenian Youth End Soviet-Era Inertia in Velvet Revolution
For Armenia's post-independence generation, the victory was also a counteraction to the country's Soviet past.