While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president’s control, it blocked him from using them in the nation’s second-largest city.

© Alex Welsh for The New York Times

Young Bulgarians turned out in protests that helped unseat their government. Whether that will translate into higher turnout in upcoming elections is up to them.

© Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the sixth prime minister in five years, bowed out amid public anger over corruption and democratic dysfunction.

© Spasiyana Sergieva/Reuters

Through their reporting, the columnists share how regular citizens stand up to governments they oppose.

“Taking children from their families is not normal,” a speaker told the crowd in Queens, where Yuanxin Zheng attended school until being detained.

In Gaza and the West Bank, human rights work is starting to mean something new.

The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies.

The recent surge in demonstrations by far-right groups presents a challenge for the South Korean government, as it prepares to host both Xi Jinping, the leader of China, and President Trump.