Families of jailed Cuban protesters file petition for their freedom
Havana, Cuba Reuters Family members of 34 prisoners in Cuba who were jailed following anti-government protests in July, 2021, have filed a petition with lawmakers seeking an amnesty for their loved ones. According to rights groups, some 1,000 people were jailed in the wake of the protests, the largest since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. Some […]
Demographics and grievances jaundice Israel’s judicial divide
Jerusalem Reuters As Israel’s judicial crisis reached crescendo, rival demonstrators passed each other on the escalators of a Jerusalem metro station – some arriving to picket parliament and others headed to Tel Aviv for a counter-rally backing the government. Both sides carried national blue-and-white flags and placards promoting democracy. Polite smiles and sportsmanly high-fives were […]
Several reported shot as Kenya protesters, police clash in tax hikes unrest
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Several people were shot in Kenya, some possibly fatally, as security forces clashed with demonstrators across the country protesting high costs of living and tax hikes, a hospital official and local media said on Wednesday. Demonstrators hurled rocks at police and burned tyres in the streets, while the security forces fired volleys of […]
Violence hits Paris in day of protests over Macron’s pension changes
Paris, FranceReuters Police fired tear gas to repel violent black-clad anarchists in Paris on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful protesters marched across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age. In a ninth day of nationwide protests, train and air travel was disrupted while teachers were among many professions […]
Protesters storm Suriname’s parliament as rally against austerity measures turns ugly
Paramaribo, Suriname Reuters Dozens of protesters forced their way into Suriname’s parliament as hundreds more rampaged through the nation’s capital Paramaribo on Friday, clashing with police as demonstrations against the government descended into chaos. Thousands took to the streets of Paramaribo in initially peaceful demonstrations against government austerity measures, including eliminating subsidies, against a backdrop […]
Vatican envoy says prisoner amnesty in Cuba “on table”
Havana, Cuba Reuters Papal envoy, Cardinal Benjamin Stella, said in Havana on Wednesday a potential amnesty for prisoners jailed in Cuba following anti-government protests in July, 2021, was “on the table” but that the response did not depend on the Roman Catholic Church. Stella, who arrived for an extended visit to the communist-run Caribbean island […]
Sri Lankan security troops raid protest camp, 50 injured
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lankan security forces raided an anti-government protest camp in the commercial capital Colombo early on Friday, two protest organisers said, a sign that the country’s new President was cracking down a day after his swearing in. Hundreds of security personnel surrounded the “Gota Go Gama” protest camp, mockingly named after […]
Sri Lanka protesters storm President’s house, clash with police
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo broke through police barricades and stormed the President’s official residence on Saturday in one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-hit country this year. Some protesters, holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets, broke into the President’s residence, video footage from local TV […]
Sudan security forces kill 100th person in anti-coup protests
Reuters A protester was shot and killed in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Monday by security forces, medics say, making them the 100th protester killed in anti-coup demonstrations since October. The protester, the second death after the lifting of a state of emergency on 29th May, was most likely killed by buckshot, said the […]
Updated: Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to Jubilee crowds, will miss Friday service
Updated: 7.30am, 3rd June (AEST)London, UKReuters A beaming Queen Elizabeth II waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne. The 96-year-old monarch appeared on the balcony alongside her family, but the palace […]