Tag: Antigovernment
new anti-government protests in the south of the country
Protesters during an anti-government rally in Souweida, Syria, September 15, 2023. AP This is the new daily meeting in Souweïda, in the south of Syria. Friday, September 29, between 2,000…
Serbia: New anti-government demonstration unites thousands in Belgrade
Published on 05/27/2023 at 9:44 p.m. BELGRADE, May 27 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Serbs demonstrated on Saturday for the fourth consecutive…
Uzbekistan acknowledges 18 dead in anti-government protests last week
A truck burned during protests in Nukus, capital of Karakalpakistan – northwestern region – in Uzbekistan on July 3, 2022. KUN.UZ / REUTERS The Uzbek prosecutor’s office reported on Monday,…
In Uzbekistan, the president backs down after a rare anti-government demonstration
It is a rare step backwards. Uzbek President Chavkat Mirziyoyev announced on Saturday July 2 the abandonment of a draft constitutional amendment, which would have reduced the autonomy of the…
Armenian police clash with anti-government protesters Yerevan
Police said a group of people outside a government building clashed with police officers and called on protesters to obey the law. “We call on you once again to demonstrate…
The Sri Lankan demonstrators pledge to continue their anti-government campaign despite the arrival of the new Prime Minister.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late Thursday named opposition veteran Ranil Wickremesinghe as the island nation’s prime minister, after a week of violent clashes that left nine people dead and more than…
Sri Lanka deploys troops to capital after violence over anti-government protests
Sri Lankan army soldiers patrol during the curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 11, 2022. ERANGA JAYAWARDENA / AP Sri Lankan authorities deployed armored vehicles and troops to the streets…
Kazakhstan: violence, anti-government protests and internet blackout
The Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan is now affected by a nationwide Internet failure after disruptions and restrictions in the mobile Internet – this is reported by various media and…
Anti-government protests as Covid-19 cases multiply
Protesters in the streets of San Antonio de los Baños, Sunday July 11, 2021. YAMIL LAGE / AFP Thousands of Cubans defied the authorities on Sunday July 11. The images…