Tag: protests
Protests ahead of elections in Senegal
Six weeks before Senegal’s parliamentary elections, the country is shaken by protests and clashes between protesters and police. On Friday, three people died during the protests, and now opposition leader…
The President of Ecuador declared a state of emergency in three provinces over protests
Protests are opposed to rising fuel prices. In South America, Ecuador, the president Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of emergency in three provinces, including the country’s capital. The reason…
State of emergency following protests in Ecuador
The state of emergency allows Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso to call in armed forces to stop protests organized by the country’s indigenous peoples. The measure is a response to the…
State of emergency following protests in Ecuador
The measure is a response to the sometimes violent protests of recent times against rising fuel prices and increased living costs. – I am determined to defend our capital and…
indigenous leader leading protests released in Ecuador
In Ecuador, protests against rising fuel prices, and more generally the government’s economic policy, continue. The president of Conaie, the country’s largest indigenous organization, was briefly arrested on Tuesday. Police…
Hundreds are punished after protests in Cuba
The protests were the largest in 60 years in the country. People demanded better living conditions and greater civil liberties in the one-party state. One person was killed and many…
Protests against the shootings are taking place in hundreds of places around the United States
A printout from Dagens Nyheter, 2022-06-12 03:56 The original address of the article: https://www.dn.se/varlden/protester-pa-hundratals-plats-mot-skjutningarna-i-usa/ Updated Yesterday 21:59 Published Yesterday 21:07 Thousands of people braved the rain and gathered in Washington…
Violent protests across the country after comments made about Muhammad
Demonstrations in many cities across India took place on Friday June 10 and violent clashes with law enforcement led to hundreds of arrests and two people being killed. The dismissal…
Massive protests following statements about Islam
India is in diplomatic conflict with several Muslim countries, after spokesmen for the Hindu nationalist ruling BJP party spoke out about Islam. One of the statements, which concerned the Prophet…
Strike at the Quai d’Orsay: “Being a diplomat cannot be improvised”, protests a former ambassador
For the first time since 2003 – and the second time in its history – part of the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was on strike, this Thursday,…