Tag: demonstrations
high tension after violent demonstrations in support of the elected president
Guatemala has been partly paralyzed for more than a week, with protesters blocking the country’s main roads in support of the president elected last month, social democrat Bernardo Arévalo. Tension…
Greta Thunberg participates in the demonstrations in Oslo
On Wednesday, it has been exactly two years since the highest court in Norway ruled that the country’s largest wind farm is a violation of international law as it is…
Shoplifters, demonstrations and mice: former security guard looks back on 50 years of Hoog Catharijne
Hoog Catharijne was the largest shopping center in Europe when it opened its doors in 1973. There were numerous shops and restaurants and it was pleasantly busy. But plenty happened…
Demonstrations in Armenia continue after Azerbaijan’s victory! The opposition called the people in front of the parliament building
Protests initiated by the Armenian opposition continue in Yerevan after the Azerbaijani army launched terrorist operations in Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘TRAITOR NIKOL’ SLOGANS WERE PUSHED In the morning, hundreds of people marched…
The demonstrations “against police violence” more followed than expected?
This Saturday, September 23, around a hundred organizations, including political parties, unions and associations, will gather for marches “against police violence and systemic racism”. Around a hundred organizations, unions and…
Syrian refugees are closely following the demonstrations against the regime of Bashar al-Assad
In Syria, an anti-regime demonstration was fired upon with live ammunition. Rallies take place every day in the Druze town of Soueïda in the south of the country, to protest…
Mayor Dijksma: large police deployment prevents disorder at Paardenveld demonstrations
Mayor Dijksma explains that demonstrations and counter-demonstrations are always held close to each other, even though this may result in a confrontation. “As regularly discussed in your council, the right…
Dijksma talks to the House of Representatives about demonstrations at abortion clinics
According to Dijksma, such demonstrations involve “violating fundamental rights”. Visitors to abortion clinics have the right to visit them “undisturbed and unhindered”. “This is difficult to compare with the intrusive…
DRC: third day of the trial of the soldiers prosecuted after the demonstrations of August 30 in Goma
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it was, yesterday Thursday, September 6, the third day of the trial of six soldiers of the Republican Guard (GR), including two senior…
Iraq: situation still tense in Kirkuk after the death of four Kurds during demonstrations
After clashes between groups of rival demonstrators and Iraqi security forces on Saturday, the city of Kirkuk was still under tension on Monday, September 4. Kurdish protesters gathered at different…