FRANCE: The pension strike
France
France debates if bans on extremist groups work amid far-left probe
The Paris public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into whether the banned far-left movement La Jeune Garde has been reformed. The case reignited a debate in France: how effective are “dissolutions” at dismantling extremist networks?
Worldwide protests
Algerians take to the streets in the capital Algiers to protest against the government and the new president Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in Algeria, 20 December 2019.
Algerian demonstrators take to the streets in the capital to protest against the government and reject the upcoming presidential elections, in Algeria. 11 December 2019
Algerian demonstrators take to the streets in to protest against the government and the upcoming presidential elections, in Algiers, Algeria. 29 November 2019.
Protesters chant anti government slogans and fly Iraqi flags during minor clashes with Iraqi riot police, at a bridge in Baghdad, Iraq. 10 December 2019.
A protester wears a mask during clashes with security forces, in Baghdad, Iraq. 24 November 2019.
Anti-government protesters set fire to close streets and bridges during ongoing protests in Basra, Iraq. 27 November 2019.
Anti-government protesters re-install a new large cardboard fist labelled “Revolution” in Martyr’s Square, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
An anti-government protester kicks back a tear gas canister against the riot police, during a protest near the parliament square, in Beirut, Lebanon. 15 December 2019.
People take part in a protest condemning a deadly crackdown last month in Khartoum, Sudan. 18 July 2019.
Protestors attend a demonstration after authorities raised gasoline prices, in the northern city of Sari, Iran, 16 Novomber, 2019.
A gas station shows damages after it was attacked and burned during protests over rises in government-set gasoline prices, in Tehran, Iran. 20 November 2019.
Pro-democracy protesters take part in a march in Hong Kong. 8 December 2019.
People take part in a protest condemning a deadly crackdown last month in Khartoum, Sudan. 18 July 2019.
Protesters stand outside of Hong Kong Polytechnic University after police gave protesters an ultimatum to leave the campus in Hong Kong. 18 November 2019.
Police officers run past a burning barricades during a protest against pension reform plans in Paris. 28 December 2019.
A protester uses a flare during a demonstration in Lyon, central France. 17 December 2019.
Anti-government demonstrators shield themselves amid the spray of a police water cannon trying to disperse them in Santiago, Chile. 27 December, 2019.
A protester in a wheelchair reaches out for help to leave an area filed with tear gas fired by police. in Santiago, Chile. 27 December 2019.
Students kick at the shields of members of the National Bolivarian Police during clashes outside the Central University of Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela. 14 November 2019.
An anti-government protester winds up to return a tear gas canister launched by security forces to disperse demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela. 1 May 2019.
CONFLICT IN IRAN
Iran
Trump slams Iran for executing protesters at levels 'not seen before'
The US president said Tehran could no longer pay large segments of its military and was facing a "humanitarian crisis of epic proportions," days after 32 countries issued a joint statement condemning Iran's use of executions to silence dissent.
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Lebanon
Euroviews. In Lebanon, it is difficult to know what rock bottom is
It is a humanitarian duty for the Council of the European Union to support the people of Lebanon and issue targeted sanctions against those who continue to promote their own interests to the detriment of the population, Zena Wakim writes.
Iraq
Euroviews. Iraqis go to the polls on October 10. What happens next? | View
Iraqis will vote in snap parliamentary elections this Sunday, for the first time since protests rocked the country in 2019. SIPRI's Shivan Fazil and Dylan O'Driscoll explain what's at stake - and why the new government will have no time to lose.
Lebanon
'Politicians hide behind their immunity' Lebanese activist says
A year has passed since a massive port explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, leaving more than 200 civilians killed, over 6,500 injured and hundreds of thousands internally displaced. Not a single official report was issued to tell the people the truth of what happened during the blast.
China
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai gets 1-year prison sentence
Lai was one of the nine leading Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates who were sentenced to jail terms on Friday for organising a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing.
China
Hong Kong slams US decision to suspend extradition and tax treaties
Hong Kong has faced mounting international pressure following Beijing's implementation of a national security law which has been viewed as an attack on the “one country, two systems” framework under which the city has been governed since its return to China in 1997.
China
Euroviews. China is stamping its mark on the post-COVID-19 world as a new global order begins to emerge ǀ View
China's provocative moves in Hong Kong, and the ensuing US response, reinforce the bilateral US-China rupture and formalises the establishment of a new global order that will define the remainder of the 21st century.
World
Protesters in Hong Kong Polytech University are trying to escape
Anti-government protesters remain trapped inside the Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. It follows days of confrontation between the police and students. The demonstrators are now trying to get out of the complex using ropes and even the sewage system.
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Students and protesters block Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Kowloon remained blocked by an unconditional group of at least 100 students and other militant protesters on Saturday, while most of the remaining nine major universities in the city were no longer occupied, except for a handful of people.
China
Euroviews. Hong Kong protesters shouldn't pin hopes on outsiders to solve their impasse with Beijing ǀ View
The decision by the US House of Representatives to pass legalisation tightening up the scrutiny of Hong Kong's autonomy from mainland China could mark a significant inflection point in the continuing impasse between the protestors there and the authorities in Beijing.
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Hong Kong police and protesters exchange tear gas and petrol bombs
Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters throwing petrol bombs on Sunday (October 20) as thousands staged an illegal march through the Kowloon district that will test the strength of the pro-democracy campaign after four months of unrest.
World
Hong Kong protests expected to go ahead on China anniversary despite ban
Pro-democracy protests are expected to take place in Hong Kong on Tuesday - on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Federal Republic. It's in defiance of a ban on the demonstrations taking place having been confirmed by the authorities.
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