Protests Around The World

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Sri Lanka Protesters Defy President, Rejecting a Cabinet Shuffle

Sri Lanka Protesters Defy President, Rejecting a Cabinet Shuffle (Published 2022)

The country’s Rajapaksa dynasty is facing its toughest challenge yet as protesters demand that the president step down amid a devastating economic crisis.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Peru imposes curfew to stymie protests over rising fuel costs

Peru imposes curfew to stymie protests over rising fuel costs

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew in the capital, Lima, on Tuesday, banning people from leaving their homes in an attempt to curb protests against rising fuel and fertilizer costs that have spread throughout the country.

www.reuters.com

 

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Ecuador protests: Indigenous groups burn tyres and block roads over fuel prices

Ecuador protests: Indigenous groups burn tyres and block roads over fuel prices

Demonstrators burn tyres and block roads over conservative government's 'policies of death'.

www.bbc.com

 

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People In Iran's Capital, Other Cities Protest Economic Hardship

Security forces clashed with protesters in Tehran on Sunday while several other cities were scenes of protests over the dire economic situation engulfing Iran.

www.iranintl.com

Protesters in Iran shout down cleric amid anger over building collapse

Booing and shouting prompt crackdown from riot police at site of disaster, where 31 people died

www.theguardian.com

Bloody protests in Iran are not just about food prices

The unrest started after the government cut subsidies on essential food items such as cooking oil, eggs and milk last Wednesday.

abcnews.go.com

Why Iranians are taking to the streets again | CNN

The Iranian government mobilized tens of thousands of supporters on Friday in a domestic show of force after weeks of price protests. Here's what you need to know about the protests.

edition.cnn.com

 

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Dutch farmers protest against green reforms

Dutch farmers protest against green reforms

Farmers claim the proposed changes will mean some losing their jobs

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Protesters block key Panama highway after rejecting deal with government

Protesters block key Panama highway after rejecting deal with government

There were fresh demonstrations and roadblocks in Panama on Monday as protest groups turned their backs on a deal signed with the government to end their protest in exchange for a fuel price cut.

www.france24.com

 

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Strong comments by USAID chief Power in Delhi, slamming China for Sri Lanka crisis by "opaque deals" and dragging feet on "debt restructuring" for the country; Adds,"Sri Lanka's govt was first to fall.. already protests in 17 countries.."

 

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Protesters brought a crane to remove concrete wall and trench around #Baghdad’s GreenZone. The area hosts main building of #Iraq’s government and #US embassy.

 

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France: National strike against pension reform.
UK: Strike for a pay rise and against an anti-strike law.
Israel: 5th week of demonstration against Netanyahu.
Denmark: demonstration against the abolition of a public holiday

 

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Hundreds of thousands join nationwide protests, with key overhaul law about to pass

Hundreds of thousands join nationwide protests, with key overhaul law about to pass

200,000 rally in Tel Aviv ahead of planned 'week of paralysis,' with coalition set to pass law to take control of judicial appointments; 44 held, water cannon used to clear highway

www.timesofisrael.com

 

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France: National strike against pension reform.
UK: Strike for a pay rise and against an anti-strike law.
Israel: 5th week of demonstration against Netanyahu.
Denmark: demonstration against the abolition of a public holiday

France and Israel protests still going on since this post.

 

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Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes and trains

Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes and trains

Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions of people during one of the largest walkouts in decades as soaring inflation stokes wage demands.

www.reuters.com

 

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BREAKING: Protesters have invaded Euronext, the Paris Stock Exchange at La Défense against pension reform

 

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Poland elections scheduled for Nov 2023
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Polish opposition supporters, seeking change, mark 1989 Solidarity win

Polish opposition supporters mark 1989 Solidarity win

Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of Poland's first postwar democratic election, for a march the liberal opposition has billed as a test of its ability to end nearly eight years of nationalist rule later this year.

www.reuters.com

 

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Hungary’s government rocked as former insider leaks recordings

Hungary’s government rocked as former insider leaks recordings

Protests erupt over tape that ‘proves’ government officials involved in corruption.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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european countries with non-left govts are beginning to protect themselves from foreign interference.
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Georgia rocked by clashes over 'foreign agent' bill

Georgia rocked by clashes over 'foreign agent' bill

Riot police in Georgia fire tear gas and water cannon into crowds protesting at a controversial bill.

www.bbc.com

France's Assemblée passes bill against foreign interference

France's Assemblée passes bill against foreign interference

The Assemblée Nationale approved the use of online surveillance run by an algorithm in order to monitor suspicious activity and foreign interference.

www.lemonde.fr