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by Maureen Cofflard Agence France Presse LONDON, Unitede Kingdom (AFP) — houting “Killers!” and “We want justice,” dozens of people stormed the town hall in London’s richest borough on Friday, accusing the authorities of ignoring the plight of the victims of the Grenfell Tower block blaze. Three days after fire ripped through the 24-storey block, killing at least 30 people, residents are desperate for answers — and for the bodies of their loved ones, many […]
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) — A student died in heated protests in Venezuela on Thursday (June 15) amidst a rising death toll in the divided nation, as thousands take to the streets to demand early elections. Luis Vera, 21, died after he was run over in the western region of Maracaibo. Vera’s death brings the protest death toll to at least 69. Protesters are demanding early elections, angry at widespread shortages, three-digit inflation, and rampant crime. […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) – Hundreds gathered in downtown Buenos Aires on Thursday (June 15) after the Argentine government announced cuts to pensions that could affect citizens living with disabilities. Conservative President Mauricio Macri is looking to trim government debt and spending. But protesters say any austerity measures that target citizens with disabilities go too far. According to the government, 70,000 people receiving the disability pension have been affected after they missed this month’s welfare […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – More than 1,000 demonstrators, many carrying pictures of victims, rallied near the site of Wednesday’s blast, which killed more than 80 people and wounded 460, holding Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah responsible. Police in riot gear used water cannon and tear gas to block the protesters, many throwing stones, from gaining access to the road leading to the presidential palace, occasionally firing automatic weapons into the air. Wednesday’s attack, at […]
by Carola Sole / Damian Wroclavsky Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian soldiers were deployed Wednesday to defend government buildings in the capital Brasilia after protesters demanding the exit of President Michel Temer smashed their way into ministries and fought with riot police. “At this moment, federal troops are already here in (the foreign ministry),” Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said in a brief televised statement. “And next there are troops arriving to secure all the […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) — Venezuela’s National Guard used tear gas and a water canon on protesters in Caracas on Thursday (May 18) as tensions spilled over after a march against President Nicolas Maduro’s interior minister was blockaded by armored vehicles. A heavy-powered water canon knocked down protesters and streams of tear gas canisters aimed at the crowd filled the air as demonstrators threw rocks and used sling shots against the national guard. Opposition lawmakers were […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) — Clashes broke out in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (April 28) as Brazilian unions led the nation’s first general strike in over two decades to protest President Michel Temer’s austerity measures, hitting public transport and closing schools, factories, banks and other businesses in every state. Even so, analysts and government officials said the strike would have little impact on Temer’s efforts to push economic reforms through Congress, which are […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — About 6,000 people took part in angry protests in Paris on Sunday against the death of a Chinese man shot and killed when police responded to a call at his apartment last month, police said. The rally was organized by several Chinese associations in France, and as with previous rallies held over the past week, there were sporadic skirmishes between protesters and security forces. Some of the demonstrators threw bottles, eggs […]
ASUNCION, Paraguay (Reuters) — Protesters stormed Paraguay’s Congress building and set it on fire on Friday (March 31) amid violent demonstrations over a secret Senate vote earlier in the day to approve a bill that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election. The Senate voted earlier on Friday during a special session in a closed office in Congress rather than on the Senate floor. Twenty-five lawmakers voted for the measure, two more than […]
by Maria PANINA and Gabrielle TETRAULT-FARBER Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 15 days behind bars and fined Monday after staging the biggest anti-corruption protests in years, an act branded a “provocation” by the Kremlin. The United States and the European Union voiced deep concern after Navalny and more than 1,000 others were detained in the Moscow protest on Sunday, with the State Department calling the […]
(Reuters) — Thousands of Mexicans marched on Mexico City on Sunday (February 12) to denounce US President Donald Trump, condemning his plans to deport millions of migrants and make Mexico pay for a border wall along the US border with the Latin American country. Just three weeks into his presidency, Trump has moved fast to start carrying out his plans to deport up millions of undocumented migrants. He has vowed to move fast on […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazill (AFP) — The Brazilian army said Thursday it is sending elite troops and military aviation to a state where more than 100 people are reported to have been killed since police went on strike. More reinforcements were being deployed to the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, where 1,200 soldiers arrived earlier this week after chaos broke out when police went on strike demanding better pay. […]
