Tag: protests

Australia Day: Protesting Ourselves into Oblivion

Predictably, this week’s Australia Day celebrations were mired by protest. There were calls, not just to change the date of ‘Invasion Day’ or ‘Survival Day’ as the rebrands have it, but to abolish the ‘Celebration of genocide’ altogether.

French Bakers Take to the Streets

The bakers are calling for an emergency tariff shield, valid for all. Others give a more political tone to their protest and question the European common market of electricity.

Turkish Protesters Burn Swedish Flag

Adding to the tensions between Stockholm and Ankara, the Swedish youth league of the far-left political party Vänsterpartiet has vowed to continue to express its support for the Kurdish PKK.

France Blocked By Massive Strikes Against Pension Reform

Labor Minister Olivier acknowledged “a significant mobilisation” in reaction to the reform, but President Emmanuel Macron, on a trip to Spain, sent a clear signal of his determination to see the reform through to the end.

Crisis in Peru

The new government has declared a state of emergency in the face of ongoing protests in favor of the deposed president, leaving at least three dozen people dead.