Tag: protest
Protests in Paraguay as losing candidates calls for recount
ASUNCION: Supporters of a right-wing candidate who came third in Paraguay’s presidential election clashed with police outside the electoral court on Monday, amid complaints of…
Undeterred by jail, Germany’s climate activists ramp up protests
BERLIN: Moritz Riedacher sat down at a busy road junction with four other climate activists in southwestern Germany earlier this year, holding up traffic for…
4 protesters against China’s Covid policy released on bail
TAIPEI: Officials in Beijing have released four women on bail who were arrested for joining rare nationwide protests in late November against China’s tough anti-coronavirus…
Lebanon’s parliament votes to postpone municipal elections
BEIRUT: Lebanon‘s parliament Tuesday postponed municipal elections for up to a year for a second time amid concerns the government would not be able to…
Emmanuel Macron speaks: French leader aims to calm pension storm
PARIS: opponents to an unpopular new law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 have called for people to bang pots and pans across…