Chancellor says protests are ‘strong sign in favour of democracy’ as demonstrators gather in Berlin, Dresden, Hanover and other cities About 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Germany in further…
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Angry Farmers Take Protest to EU Summit With Tractors and Fires
BRUSSELS — Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports, throwing eggs at the…
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Thousands Take to Streets in Italy to Protest Violence Against Women
Thousands of people took to the streets across Italy on Saturday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. At least 50,000 people were registered in…
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Tajiki Government Detains Families of Activists After Egg Incident in Berlin
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerFrankfurt, Brussels (6/10 – 27) While Tajik authorities have not been able to lay their hands on their activist opponents living in Europe, they are able to turn the screws…
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Kazakhstan Still Has a Protest Problem
by Jose Miguelby Jose MiguelThe Kazakh state still has the final say in who is allowed to engage in public demonstrations. In what’s becoming a regular ritual, Kazakh authorities have reportedly pre-emptively warned and detained a…
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Spain appeases Catalans with planned reform of sedition law
by Kane Bellby Kane BellSpain’s coalition government has presented a proposal in Parliament to reform the centuries-old crime of sedition for one of public disorder which would carry lower sentences The two parties making…