Tag: protests
Shortages and mass protests: Sri Lanka descends into chaos
shortages and mass protests Sri Lanka is in chaos 07/10/2022 10:36 am Sri Lanka has been stuck in a deep economic crisis for months. Again and again there are protests…
Head of state announces resignation: demonstrators storm the presidential palace in Sri Lanka
Head of state announces resignation Protesters storm the presidential palace in Sri Lanka 07/09/2022, 9:25 p.m The government in Sri Lanka is capitulating to the massive protests in which hundreds…
Politics Protests in Sri Lanka: the president flees his palace, the residence of the Prime Minister burnt down
The situation is escalating in Sri Lanka. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his palace in the capital Colombo on Saturday a few minutes before it was stormed by hundreds of demonstrators…
Protests in Sri Lanka – Presidential Palace stormed – Sri Lanka’s President “safe” – News
Thousands of demonstrators broke through the police barricades in front of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s economic capital. Some protesters have made their way into the president’s…
War in Ukraine – it does exist: war protests in Russia – News
The SRF journalistic guidelines state the following on the subject of war reporting: “It is not our job to provide an embellished picture of reality. Events that are shocking should…
Uzbekistan: Eighteen dead and hundreds injured during protests in Karakalpakstan
Published on 07/04/2022 at 6:58 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters ALMATY (Reuters)…
Empty shelves in supermarkets: farmers’ protests should “paralyze” the Netherlands
Empty shelves in supermarkets Farmers’ protests should “paralyze” the Netherlands 07/04/2022, 4:35 p.m The Netherlands wants to reduce nitrogen emissions with drastic measures. But that would be the end of…
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,…
Dead in protests – state of emergency in Uzbekistan – News
Several people have been killed during protests in Uzbekistan in the province of Karakalpakstan. This was confirmed by the country’s President, Shawkat Mirziyoyev. The demonstrations in the west of the…
Violence in ex-Soviet republic: bloody autonomy protests in Uzbekistan
Violence in ex-Soviet republic Bloody autonomy protests in Uzbekistan 7/3/2022, 4:12 p.m In the authoritarian government of the ex-Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, the authorities violently suppress a revolt. Ruler Mirsiyoyev…
Violent protests in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirsiyoyev. (Archive image from 2019) Mukhtar Kholdorbekov / REUTERS (dpa) After violent protests in Central Asian Uzbekistan, President Shawkat Mirziyoyev has shown that he is willing to…
Parliament stormed: Libyans vent their displeasure
Parliament stormed Libyans vent their displeasure 7/2/2022 3:22 p.m Libya, which is already politically unstable, is in danger of sliding into complete chaos: there are violent protests in several cities.…