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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Tuesday new concessions to “yellow vest” protesters, saying planned increases in the price of fuel would be suspended for six months. “No tax merits putting the unity of the nation in danger,” Philippe said in a televised address, adding that the anger on the streets “originates from a profound injustice: of not being able to live with dignity from one’s work”. He added that any future protests should […]
by Gregory Danel and Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse Anti-government protesters torched dozens of cars and set fire to storefronts during daylong clashes with riot police across central Paris on Saturday, as thousands took part in fresh “yellow vest” protests against high fuel taxes. Officers responded with tear gas after being targeted by protesters hurling rocks and other projectiles on the third weekend of demonstrations which have morphed into a broader rebuke of French […]
by Susan Njanji and Fanuel Jongwe Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe’s government vowed Wednesday to crackdown on opposition dissent after three people were killed when protests against alleged electoral fraud were met by live ammunition, denting hopes of a new era for the country. Soldiers fired on demonstrators during opposition MDC party protests in downtown Harare, AFP witnesses saw, with one man shot dead in the stomach. Monday’s polls — the first since […]
SACRAMENTO, CA (Eagle News) –On Thursday evening just a few blocks from the state capitol, community members rallied together to protest what they consider as an injustice for Stephon Clark. According to protesters, Clark was an unarmed man who was shot 20 times by Sacramento Police Department. The protest blocked the path of people trying to enter the Sacramento King’s NBA Basketball Game being held at the Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. Clark, an African American […]
by Gilles Clarenne with Chris Lefkow in Washington © Agence France-Presse TALLAHASSEE, United States (AFP) — Angered by a shooting rampage that left 17 people dead at a Florida high school, students staged protests in several US cities on Wednesday to turn up the heat on President Donald Trump and lawmakers to take action on gun control. Holding signs reading “Never Again” and “Be The Adults, Do Something,” teenagers who survived last week’s mass shooting at Marjory […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Here are key events that have marked Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the monarchy. Islamic republic proclaimed On January 16, 1979 the US-backed shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, leaves for exile after months of protests against him. On February 1 revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini makes a triumphant return from exile. Ten days later the shah’s government falls, public radio announces “the end of 2,500 years of despotism”. An […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif ridiculed US President Donald Trump on Saturday over what he called the foreign policy “blunder” of trying to raise its recent protests at the UN Security Council. The Security Council “rebuffed the US’ naked attempt to hijack its mandate”, wrote Zarif on Twitter. “Majority emphasised the need to fully implement the JCPOA (nuclear deal) and to refrain from interfering in internal affairs of others. Another […]
(Eagle News) — Protesters shouting anti-Donald Trump slogans on the sidelines of a major summit in Manila forced themselves against police barriers aimed at preventing them from getting near the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Other Related Meetings, resulting in injuries to at least six policemen and 10 protesters. National Capital Region Police Office director Oscar Albayalde said the protesters who incited the incident will face the necessary charges, noting […]
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Several thousand Brazilians demonstrated on Friday as part of a day of national mobilization against government austerity measures, including a labor law that will soon come into effect. Demonstrators were also protesting against a highly-unpopular pension reform project and the wave of privatization recently announced by President Michel Temer’s government. “We must prevent the destruction of our country, the loss of social gains and the threats against democracy,” said Telma de Barros, […]
(Eagle News) — Protests in Manila that will be held during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit will be confined to Plaza Miranda and Liwasang Bonifacio. In a statement, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada said no demonstrations are allowed near the venues of the 31st Asean Summit and Related Meetings, and near the hotels where foreign dignitaries, delegates and heads of state are billeted, including the Manila Hotel, Manila Diamond Hotel, New World Manila Bay, […]
by Maria Isabel Sanchez CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela braced for new protests Monday after a controversial election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution unleashed a wave of unrest that left 10 people dead. Opponents of embattled President Nicolas Maduro vowed another day of nationwide marches, defying an intensifying crackdown on protests that have left more than 120 people dead in four months. Flouting international condemnation — including the threat of new sanctions by United States President […]
(Reuters) — Brazilians burnt effigies of President Michel Temer in a Sao Paulo street on Monday (July 10) to denounce moves by the conservative government to push through with reforms that protesters say will take away work and pension rights. Temer replaced impeached leftist President Dilma Rousseff just over a year ago with a vow to turn around the economic fortunes of Brazil’s flailing economy via austerity measures. But allegations of corruption have dogged his administration […]
