After increases in fuel prices triggered unrest in Kazakhstan this week, the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev vowed to respond “robustly,” saying “we intend to act with maximum severity regarding law-breakers,” in a televised address Wednesday evening. Protesters stormed and set fire to the presidential residence and other government offices in the city of Almaty Wednesday... Continue Reading →
Protesters across Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, and other cities blocked highways and intersections in Lebanon on Monday with burning tires and rubbish dumpsters. They called on the government to control the country’s financial meltdown and worsening living conditions. In recent weeks, Lebanese pound plummeted to a historic low of 25,800 to the U.S. dollar. The country’s deteriorating... Continue Reading →
More than 70,000 policemen and women have been protesting in Madrid against the Spanish government's plans to reform a controversial anti-terror and gagging law. The protestors say the legislation, which gives Police broad stop and search powers as well limiting the right to public demonstrations, is needed to help protect public safety. Its opponents including... Continue Reading →
Indigenous communities in Ecuador’s Amazon are protesting mining projects in their territories, as constitutional court judges held a historic hearing in the region on the communities’ roles on mining project decisions. The country’s President Guillermo Lasso, a conservative ex-banker, wants to expand mining to bring in more private investments but has promised legal stability and... Continue Reading →
Tensions on the Poland-Belarus border are rising as thousands of migrants are trapped in the location, pushed back by over 15,000 Polish soldiers deployed at the location. The European Union, United States and NATO are accusing Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus President, of manufacturing a migrant crisis on the EU’s eastern front as retribution for sanctions over... Continue Reading →
A massive caravan of migrants are making their way north across Mexico, more than 1,100 miles away from the U.S. border. More than 2,000 migrants are leaving southern Mexico on Saturday and heading to Mexico City where they will protest for better treatment. The migrants are mostly from Central America and have been stuck in... Continue Reading →
Protesters in Ecuador blocked the Pan-American highway with fallen trees and tire fires as they began a strike against rising gas prices. The demonstrators are urging the government to freeze gas prices at 2020 costs. Ecuador president Guillermo Lasso is gradually increasing gas prices to align them with international prices. Unions, social organizations and indigenous... Continue Reading →
Protesters in Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman in Sudan held simultaneous demonstrations, with some activists demanding the government transition to civilian rule, and others demanding a return to military rule on Thursday. across the country, from Khartoum to North Kordofan, protests and marches were conducted in support of the democratic transition. The two... Continue Reading →
Protesters in San Salvador, El Salvador have taken to the streets against President Nayib Bukele’s government. Many demonstrated against the circulation of Bitcoin and other economic measures, as well as a decree that removed judges from their functions.
Chileans marked the second anniversary of anti-government protests with demonstrations across the country. While most of the protests were peaceful, some turned violent. During the 2019 protests that lasted months, people demanded changes to their government and constitution. Now, the nation is preparing for presidential and legislative elections on November 21.
Hindu groups and other activists are continuing protests in Bangladesh over communal attacks against Hindus. They're demanding Bangladesh's government to condemn the mobs that vandalized temples and attacked homes during the festival of Durga Puja. Activists took to the streets in Bangladesh demanding justice for the violent attacks against Hindus during the Durga Puja festival.... Continue Reading →
Thousands of mourners gathered for the funerals of members of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement who were killed during clashes in the Tayouneh neighbourhood of the capital Beirut's southern suburbs a day earlier. Lebanon buried the victims of its deadliest sectarian unrest in years after gunfire gripped central Beirut for hours and revived the ghosts of the... Continue Reading →
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