Thousands of Tunisians returned to the streets 10 years after the Arab Spring, demanding change to the country’s endemic corruption and lack of social services to fit the needs of the people and those in renewed poverty as a result of the COVID pandemic. Despite widespread police repression with tear gas and beatings, protesters held strong in many cities across the country.
Hundreds of protesters in Pasto took to the streets in opposition to the regime of Ivan Duque Marquez and the Tributary Reform, a law that would levy taxes on basic goods and services for the lower class of Colombia. Police attacked the peaceful demonstration, using water cannons and tear gas.
Thousands of protesters in Bucaramanga took to the streets for a 4th consecutive day in opposition to an increase of taxes on basic goods and services and the privatization of hospitals. Police attacked the demonstration with tear gas and stun grenades, with clashes continuing throughout the day at the Industrial University of Santander.
Protesters gathered outside of the gates of the Propylaea, condemning the mass arrest of occupiers of the university the week before. Banners […]
Thousands demonstrated in the French cities of Quimper and Toulouse against the global security law banning the filming of police, which has […]
