Tag: Protest
Protests Erupt in Lima Amid APEC 2024 Summit: Citizens Demand Change
TeleSUR correspondent in Peru, Ramiro Angulo, reported that security forces have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters, resulting in injuries in areas like Arequipa. Related: Concerns Rise Over U.S. Military Deployment During APEC Amid Protests in Peru In the context of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit taking place in Lima, […]
November 15, 2024
President Milei Hits Argentines With New Increase in Service Rates
On Thursday night, social organizations joined in a ‘National Blackout’ to protest recent hikes. This week, Argentine President Javier Milei approved a series of increases in public service rates, set to take effect on November 2. The new measures include a 2.5 percent rise in electricity rates and a 2.7 percent increase in gas rates. […]
November 1, 2024
Eight Protesters Arrested in Martinique Amid Rising Cost of Living Protests
These demonstrations began in September and have intensified due to rising commodity prices, which are significantly higher than those in mainland France. Related: Protests Continue in France’s Martinique Island Despite Curfew As a result of a new wave of demonstrations on the Caribbean island of Martinique, eight parishioners were arrested while protesting against the high […]
October 11, 2024
Mexicans March Against Israeli Genocide in Gaza
Members of the Jewish community in Mexico also came to show their support for the Palestinian people. On October 7, hundreds of citizens marched in Mexico City to protest against the Israeli genocide, marking one year since the start of the Israeli occupation forces’ offensive against Gaza. RELATED: 400,000 Palestinians Remain Under Israeli Siege in […]
October 9, 2024
Italian Doctors Protest Against Spike in Patient Violence Against Hospital Staff
Health workers took part in a sit-in in Foggia, after three aggressive acts were reported over the past 10 days. On Monday, medical staff in the southern Italian region of Apulia staged a protest over increasing violence by patients’ relatives against doctors and nurses. RELATED: Observers From Southern Italy Certify the Reliability of the Venezuelan […]
September 16, 2024
Environmental Groups Take Finnish Government to Court Over Climate Change
The complaint alleges that the Orpo administration has failed to meet the targets set by Finnish environmental legislation. Several Finnish environmental organizations have launched a renewed legal challenge against the Finnish government over its climate policies. RELATED: Climate Activists Protest in European Airports This new complaint, filed by groups including Greenpeace Finland, alleges that under […]
August 23, 2024
Germans Take to the Streets to Protest Against the Advance of Ultra-Right Parties
The Essen City Police, western Germany, have arrested several of the thousands protesting against the ultra-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) and those who blocked the access to the 600 delegates trying to reach the building where the congress of the force will be held. RELATED: Demonstrations in France Against the Far Right in Face […]
June 29, 2024
Demonstrations in France Against the Far Right in Face of Polls Indicating Extremism Advance
Trade unions and left-wing parties organised demonstrations this Saturday in France, in some cases in large numbers, against the extreme right, which polls place as the possible winning political force in the upcoming elections. RELATED: Right-wing EPP Wins EU Parliament Elections and Calls on Other Pro-European Factions To Form Coalition The security forces numbered 250,000 […]
June 15, 2024
‘Red Line Protest’ Surround the White House Demandig End of Genocide in Gaza
Hundreds of demonstrators surrounded the White House this Saturday with a long red banner, under the slogan ‘people’s red line’, to protest against the foreign policy of the U.S. government and demading the total liberation of the Palestinian occupied territories. RELATED: Chileans March in the Streets Demanding a Free Palestine Demostrators use the huge red […]
June 8, 2024
Argentine University Unions Begin Strike Stage
On Tuesday, Argentina’s university unions began the first of two days of student strike in public centers across the country.