Tag: #Protestors
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Ecuador oil output hit as protests worsen
Protestors in Ecuador violent over fuel price hike
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Iraq forces fire on dozens of protesters in Baghdad: AFP
Baghdad, Oct 4 (AFP/APP):Iraqi security forces Friday opened fire on dozens of protesters gathering in Baghdad for a fourth day of demonstrations against corruption, unemployment and poor public services, an AFP correspondent reported. The security forces fired directly at the protesters, not in the air, the correspondent said. There was no immediate word on any…
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Protesters block US capital to demand action on climate change
Washington, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):Thousands of environmental protesters blocked traffic in central Washington on Monday to demand action on climate change in the capital of one of the main emitters of greenhouse gases. Small group of demonstrators gathered at key intersections in the city to “bring attention to everybody that this is not just Washington DC,…
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Demonstrators clash with Egyptian security forces in rare anti-Sisi protests
Cairo, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):Egyptian security forces clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters in the port city of Suez on Saturday, firing tear gas and live rounds, said several residents who participated in the demonstrations. A heavy security presence was also maintained in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicentre of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, after protests in several…
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Hong Kong curbs airport links as protesters vow ‘stress test’
Hong Kong, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):Hong Kong reduced rail and bus links to the city’s airport on Sunday and police stepped up security checks in a bid to scupper plans by pro-democracy protesters to disrupt the bustling transport hub. The airport — the world’s eighth busiest — has become a frequent target for a protest movement…
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Paris climate march organisers calls for protest end after clashes
Paris, Sept 21 (AFP/APP):Organisers of a climate march in Paris on Saturday urged protesters to call it quits after violent clashes between police and radical activists who authorities said had infiltrated the rally. “Take no risks and leave the march for the climate. The conditions for a non-violent march are not in place,” Greenpeace, a…