Tag: protests
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…
Protests against "Fast and furious"-recording
Among other things, the recordings are supposed to be held in Angelino Heights, a historic area in downtown Los Angeles. The residents there now claim that the area has become…
“Don’t Pay”, the campaign that protests against energy prices
Energy prices continue to rise in the UK. From October, an average household will pay more than €4,000 a year, an 80% increase from the last revision of the ceiling…
Headlines: Protests in Haiti over fuel shortages, insecurity and high prices
A huge crowd fills a street in Petit-Goave, a town located in the south-west of Haiti: we see in this photo of the news writer the demonstrations were well attended.…
Deadly protests in Sudan continue – civilians allowed to form government
In July, coup leader Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan announced that the military is ready to step aside and allow civilian groups to form a government. But political parties and protesters…
29 dead in protests in Sierra Leone
Published: Less than 50 min ago full screen A policeman at a roadblock in Sierra Leone. The picture is taken in a different context. Photo: Michael Duff/AP/TT At least 21…