Tag: protests
“The challenge posed by the protests to the Iranian regime is very great” – the revolution cannot yet be predicted
Scholars familiar with Iran consider the ongoing protests rare because they involve such a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds. Democracy is demanded in the protests that have been…
Statement from the White House! ‘Russia may be advising Iran on protests’
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre drew attention to “the similarities in the way Iran and Russia intervened in the protests” at the daily press conference. “We are concerned that Moscow…
Shooting at protests in Iran
Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen The memory of the slain protester Mahsa Zhina Amini is commemorated in Iran, 40 days after her death. File photo, taken at…
Protests are expected at Amini’s memorial ceremony
A memorial service is planned for Wednesday in honor of Mahsa Amini, who died on September 16 after being detained by Iran’s moral police. The death was the start of…
NGO warns of hundreds of “deportations” after deadly protests
The investigation into the violence that bloodied Chad on Thursday October 20 continues in Chad after the opposition demonstration. In addition to the dead and injured, the International Federation for…
Tax protests in Colombia
The proposal means higher taxes for the upper layers of society to pay for, among other things, poverty alleviation. Colombia is struggling with high inflation, the devaluation of the peso…
Teachers on strike in Iran – support the protests
Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen Demonstration of support outside Iran’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: Emrah Gurel/AP/TT A teachers’ union has announced a two-day strike to protest…
Woman’s death triggers protests in Iran: “Death to the dictator”
The protests in Iran have their origins in a video clip that has been widely circulated on social media. The clip is said to show how the 22-year-old woman is…
Violent at protests in Buenos Aires
It turned violent when thousands of protesters in Argentina clashed with riot police outside Vice President Cristina Kirchner’s home in Buenos Aires on Saturday night. The protesters stormed the police…
Protests in India after the release of rapists
In the country’s capital, New Delhi, hundreds of protesters sang songs in solidarity with the Muslim woman who was raped during the religious riots in the country in 2002. The…