Tag: Protest
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Senegal riot police fire teargas to break up protests over postponed election
Riot police fired teargas to break up crowds trying to gather outside Senegal’s national assembly on Monday to protest against the president’s abrupt postponement of elections over the weekend. As protesters shouted slogans, parliament began debating a bill that would reschedule the 25 February vote for 25 August and extend Macky Sall’s mandate as president…
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Paris votes on SUVs: voters back proposal to triple parking fees for SUV drivers
Paris voters on Sunday, February 4, backed a proposal from the city’s socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty SUV-style cars, according to official results from city hall. Parisians voted 54.55 percent in favor of charging cars weighing 1.6 tonnes or more 18 euros ($19.50) per hour for parking in the city…
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Climate activists throw soup at the Mona Lisa in Paris amid farm protests
Two climate activists have thrown soup at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system amid farmers’ protests demanding the government address low wages and other problems. The 16th-century painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was not damaged. In a video posted on…
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Argentina’s main union calls for general strike against Milei’s reforms
Facing rising protests, Milei’s government has warned demonstrators they will lose their right to social assistance and will be billed for the cost of security. Thousands of protesters on Wednesday demanded the courts intervene to invalidate the mega-decree they say would carve away at worker and consumer protections. Love to see unions fighting back against…