The Florida Department of Education sent out a memo Tuesday to statewide school districts, warning staff members against encouraging student protests.

Iran has begun registering candidates for parliamentary elections in March, which will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year.

Thousands of people poured into the streets in Cuba on Sunday in what is becoming the largest anti-government protest in decades.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Businesses in downtown Jacksonville vandalized during protests at the end of May and beginning of June may apply for a grant to help defray the cost of repairs. The City of Jacksonville launched the Downtown Businesses Financial Assistance Program to provide aid to businesses damaged by the lawful, peaceful protests from May 30 – June 1, 2020. The eligibility requirements include:The business must be located in Downtown Jacksonville. The applicant must either own the building or represent that the business is responsible for the repair to the property. The applicant must provide copies of receipts documenting repair costs or estimates for the work to be completed.

Public defender: State Attorney’s Office reviewing protest videos to determine whether to drop chargesPublished: June 11, 2020, 6:34 pmThe video reviews are to determine how many of the dozens arrested on misdemeanor charges of unlawful assembly will have their charges dropped, according to the Public Defender’s Office.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville is looking to help businesses that were damaged during the violent protests in Jacksonville over a week ago. According to City Council members, 18 downtown businesses, primarily along Bay Street, had windows smashed out during the protest on May 30. The damage was not extensive, but enough to have some owners ask the city for help. City Council is now looking to approve a program that would use $25,000 from the city reserve to help pay for the broken windows. The legislation would need full City Council approval.

Protests renew calls for justice for Northeast Florida familiesPublished: June 5, 2020, 11:18 pmDemonstrations in the past week have not only been about cases seen nationally but also what’s happened across Northeast Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – City Councilman Garrett Dennis will lead elected officials in a march through Downtown Jacksonville on Sunday to show solidarity with those who have been speaking out against social injustice and police brutality. He invited Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams to join the group -- as leaders in other cities have done -- but both declined, saying they will participate “in the near future” but Sunday isn’t the time. Dennis said several City Council members will join him, including outgoing president Scott Wilson and incoming president Tommy Hazouri. Williams, who was invited to join in, said he will “engage in a walk,” but it won’t be Sunday. He said he would like to participate in a march, along with Sheriff Williams, just not right now.

“We have devoted significant resources, including the mobilization of 700 Florida National Guard soldiers who are specially trained to support law enforcement,” DeSantis said. The governor said he is also working with the Florida Highway Patrol to coordinate more than 1,300 sworn troopers to support local law enforcement efforts. While DeSantis spokeswoman Helen Aguirre Ferre confirmed DeSantis took part in the call, she declined to comment on the call’s contents. These especially trained units support law enforcement in many ways i.e. For example, DeSantis met Sunday morning with Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Rick Swearingen in the Capitol, according to the schedule.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry issued a citywide curfew Sunday “due to criminal activity that threatens first responders." Due to criminal activity that threatens first responders, other people, and private property Sheriff Williams @jsosheriff and I have decided to implement a citywide curfew. Effective 8pm today until 6am tomorrow I am putting a curfew in place for the City of Jacksonville. Jordan Elsbury, Director of Government Affairs for the city, said the curfew was only for Jacksonville proper. pic.twitter.com/Q3nvXQBZQv — Gsmitter (@gsmitter) May 31, 2020Others who live in downtown and watched the protests unfold from a distance welcome the curfew.

Here's a closer look at Antifa protesters, who have become more visible in the last several years. The majority of Antifa members don't fall into a stereotype. Since the election of President Trump, however, most new Antifa members are young voters. White nationalists and other members of the so-called alt-right have denounced members of Antifa, sometimes calling them the "alt-left." Many white nationalists from the Charlottesville rallies claimed it was the Antifa groups that led the protests to turn violent.

Kingsland pastor traveling to Minneapolis to encourage peacePublished: May 29, 2020, 6:39 pm“We are going to go and be a voice of hope and a voice of encouragement," said Pastor Mack Knight of Refreshing Oasis Church.