Major Demonstrations and Riots

Major Demonstrations & Riots

L. Reichard White
©February 16, 2020 (4:26p),

The protests of 2019 have been epochal, the fury real, and the underlying message profound for the future.... The Story of 2019: Protests in Every Corner of the Globe | The New Yorker 
 
Germans Unnerved by Political Turmoil That Echoes Nazi Era 
 
Thai mass shooting that killed 28 lasted more than 16 hours

PROT: FOS: On January 7, military police officers detained Rodrigo Zaim, a freelance photojournalist and founding member of the independent media group RUA, for about five hours while he was covering protests in Sao Paulo against an increase in bus fares, Zaim told CPJ via phone.... Police beat, detain journalists covering protests in Sao Paulo - Committee to Protect Journalists 
 
Death Toll Rises in India as Protests Against Modi Government's Citizenship Law Intensify | Democracy Now!
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"Police Brutality All Over": India Cracks Down on Protests Against Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law | Democracy Now!

At Least 6 Dead in India as Protests Rage Against Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law | Democracy Now!

Police in Lebanon Break Up Protests Against Corruption & Inequality | Democracy Now!

Algeria: Thousands Protest Thursday's Presidential Election | Democracy Now!

India: Police Kill 2 People in Assam Amid Protests over Citizenship Bill | Democracy Now!

Thousands of Iraqis Gather in Tahrir Sq. to Demand Protest Movement Remain Peaceful | Democracy Now!


France: Unions Remain on Strike and Vow to Continue During Holiday Season | Democracy Now!

Thousands Take to Streets in Hong Kong | Democracy Now!

More Than 70 Troops Killed in Attack on Niger Military Camp | Democracy Now!

Demonstrations Sweep Algeria as Protesters Demand Boycott of Today's Election | Democracy Now!

French Workers Continue Strike After PM Unveils Details of Pension Overhaul | Democracy Now!

Protests Continue in Madrid, Spain, Amid COP25 | Democracy Now!

Iraq: One Journalist Killed and a Second Disappeared After Covering Protests | Democracy Now!
Iraq: Gunmen Kill 25 Anti-Government Protesters in Baghdad | Democracy Now!
Hundreds of Thousands March in Madrid as COP25 Enters Second Week | Democracy Now!
Iraq: Gunmen Kill 25 Anti-Government Protesters in Baghdad | Democracy Now!
Protests Against Economic Inequality Continue in Chile & Colombia | Democracy Now!
Hundreds of Thousands Pour into Streets for Pro-Democracy March in Hong Kong | Democracy Now!
France: Protests Continue Against Macron's Pension Overhaul | Democracy Now!
Beirut: Man Lit Himself on Fire Amid Anti-Government Protests | Democracy Now!
French Workers Continue National Strike into Second Day | Democracy Now!
YSR: ^^^^^w5 oK 700,000 Americans to Lose Access to Food Stamps | Democracy Now!
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Colombia Holds Third National Strike in Two Weeks | Democracy Now!
Workers Strike Across France Today over Macron's Pensions Plan | Democracy Now!
ICC Begins Hearing over Alleged U.S. Military Torture in Afghanistan | Democracy Now!
Amnesty Says Over 200 Killed in Iran's Crackdown Against Nov. Protests | Democracy Now!
CAG: LOB: ^^^^^w5 WashPost: Lobbyists Help Lawmakers Write Anti-Medicare for All Op-Eds | Democracy Now!
Iraqi Prime Minister Resigns Amid Anti-Government Protests | Democracy Now!
Three More Egyptian Journalists Arrested | Democracy Now!
Colombian Protesters Call for Second General Strike | Democracy Now!
Chilean President Seeks to Deploy Military to Streets Amid Protests | Democracy Now!
IACHR Says Commission Should Investigate Human Rights Abuse in Bolivia | Democracy Now!
Videos Emerge of Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Protesters | Democracy Now!
CC: GW: Global Protests Mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women | Democracy Now!
U.N.: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Surged to Record-High Levels in 2018 | Democracy Now!
Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Candidates Win Nearly 90% Seats in Local Elections | Democracy Now!
Iraqi Security Forces Kill 13 Protesters Amid Anti-Government Demonstrations | Democracy Now!
Bolivia Moves Toward New Elections That Would Bar Evo Morales from Running | Democracy Now!
58 Arrested in NYC Protesting Militarization of Subway System | Democracy Now!
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REF: DEC: REV: RIOT: In Colombia, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Thursday in the largest national strike the country has seen in years. Labor unions, students, teachers, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian activists joined in peaceful marches across urban and rural Colombia as anger mounts against right-wing President Iv n Duque and his cabinet. The protests were triggered by Duque's proposed labor reforms and cuts to the pension system, ... Police responded to the movements with repressive tactics and tear gas in the cities of Bogot , Cali and Medell¡n. Colombia's borders with Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil and Per£ were shut down in response to the national strike. Indignation against Duque's government has brewed since the U.S.-backed president took office in August 2018 and social activists have continuously denounced Duque's sabotage of Colombia's historic peace accords, which were signed in 2016 after half a century of war. ... PROTESTER: [translated] This is the sentiment of the people. The people are bored of social injustice. They are killing our social leaders, our cultural identity. Our indigenous communities are in danger. And the economic, political and labor reforms do not benefit the Colombian people.
AMY GOODMAN: ...For more, we go to the city of Cali, Colombia, where we're joined by long-time Colombian activist Manuel Rozental. ... MANUEL ROZENTAL: It's unprecedented, without any doubt. There were millions-not thousands-millions of Colombians marching yesterday. We were at three different marches in the city of Cali yesterday and I had never seen anything like this before. I have to clarify several things. One is this march and this national strike was not convened by any single organization. It's the entire people of this country who are fed up and we just gave ourselves a date and convened ourselves to the street. So nobody, no political party, no social movement, no group, no structure controls this strike. It's a sentiment we all have against a government.
Number two is the mobilization was wonderful. Everybody was out. And their reasons were all the reasons. You have seen the uprising in Chile. You've seen them in Ecuador, everywhere else in Latin America. Everything that has been done wrongly to all the people everywhere has been done against us in Colombia for many, many years.... Hundreds of Thousands Join National Strike in Colombia in Rebuke to Right-Wing President Iv n Duque | Democracy Now!
WC: REV: RIOT: ^^^^w4 Iraq: All Is in Ruins and Mourning, By Eric S. Margolis, November 16, 2019,
Protests Rage as Bolivia's Self-Proclaimed Interim President Swears In Cabinet | Democracy Now!
Lebanese Soldiers Shoot and Kill Man as Protests Enter Fifth Week | Democracy Now!
Major Protests & Disruptions Continue in Hong Kong | Democracy Now!
REF: TOT: GENS: WYMWPF: REV: ^^^^^w5 The Silence Is the Loudest Sound: Arundhati Roy Condemns Indian Crackdown in Kashmir | Democracy Now!
REV: RIOT: ^^^^^w5 As one oft-repeated yellow-vest slogan goes: The government talks about the end of the world. We are talking about the end of the month.'... Gilets jaunes: the French insurrection one year on - spiked
Top U.S. Student Loan Official Quits, Calling for Massive Debt Forgiveness | Democracy Now!
Iraq: Security Forces Continue Bloody Crackdown on Anti-Government Protesters | Democracy Now!
In Bolivia, tensions are rising over last month's presidential election, in which Bolivian President Evo Morales was declared the winner of a controversial fourth term. Some members of the opposition have disputed the results, claiming election fraud. On Wednesday, opposition protesters kidnapped a mayor loyal to President Morales, forcibly cut her hair, doused her in red paint and paraded her through the streets. ... Tensions Rise in Bolivia over Disputed Presidential Election | Democracy Now!
Hong Kong Student Dies After Clash with Police Days Earlier | Democracy Now!
CC: GW: Scientists: Humanity Risks "Untold Suffering" from Climate Change | Democracy Now!
Pro-Beijing Lawmaker Stabbed in Hong Kong | Democracy Now!
CC: GW: U.S. Formalizes Withdrawal from Historic Paris Climate Agreement | Democracy Now!
Thousands of Academics Demand Chile End Violent Crackdown Against Protests | Democracy Now!
Iraqi Authorities Cut Internet Access Amid Ongoing Anti-Government Protests | Democracy Now!
HANDSCHU: ^^w4 In Colorado, the FBI has arrested a 27-year-old man who was allegedly planning to bomb a synagogue in Pueblo. Court documents say Richard Holzer talked about killing Jews in online forums and once wrote on Facebook, "I wish the Holocaust really did happen they need to die." He was arrested Friday after he examined fake pipe bombs that had been prepared by undercover agents, who had been tracking and interacting with Holzer since late September.... FBI Arrests Man Allegedly Planning to Bomb Colorado Synagogue | Democracy Now!
NUKE: ^^^^^^w5 NYT: Major U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Could Expire Without Being Replaced | Democracy Now!
In northern Mali, over 50 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military post Friday in one of the deadliest attacks on Mali's military in recent years. The army called it a "terrorist attack." ISIS has claimed responsibility. In a separate attack, a French soldier deployed to Mali was killed in a roadside bomb blast Saturday, which was also claimed by ISIS.... Mali: Over 50 Soldiers Killed in Attack on Military Post | Democracy Now!
^^w Anti-Government Protests Continue to Sweep Iraq, Lebanon & Algeria | Democracy Now!
German officials in the eastern city of Dresden have declared a "Nazi emergency" as far-right movements continue to gain power. Dresden is the birthplace of Germany's Islamophobic movement. In recent elections, more than a quarter of Dresden voters supported the anti-immigrant far-right AFD party. Meanwhile, in Norway, officials arrested American white supremacist Greg Johnson hours before he was slated to give a speech at a far-right conference in Oslo Saturday, saying Johnson's hate speech posed a threat. Johnson has expressed support for Anders Breivik, a Norwegian right-wing terrorist who killed 77 people in 2011 in the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II.... German Officials Declare "Nazi Emergency" in Dresden | Democracy Now!
CAG: AAII: ^^^^^w5 CIA-Backed Afghan Forces Commit Atrocities, Says Human Rights Watch | Democracy Now!
Iraqi Prime Minister Offers to Resign Amid Anti-Government Protests | Democracy Now!
In Argentina, thousands marched through the streets of Buenos Aires Thursday in the capital city's first major demonstration since incumbent President Mauricio Macri lost Sunday's election to center-left candidate Alberto Fern ndez. Protesters are demanding a reversal of cuts to pensions and public utility subsidies imposed after last year's $57 billion bailout by the International Monetary Fund. They're also demanding the senate pass a bill expanding food assistance to combat rampant hunger. This is Esteban Marcioni, who led a protest outside the IMF's offices. + Esteban Marcioni: "What we're going through is a catastrophe. The price increases on food makes the situation truly unsustainable. What we're debating every day is whether to eat or not."... Thousands March in Argentina Against IMF-Imposed Austerity | Democracy Now!
CC: DEMOC: REV: Chile's government held talks with opposition leaders Thursday in a bid to quell anti-government protests, now entering their third week. The protests erupted on Oct. 19, sparked by a hike in subway fares, but quickly grew into nationwide demonstrations against inequality, the high cost of living and privatization. + This week Chile's embattled president Sebasti n Pi¤era canceled two major international summits as a result of the protests - the upcoming APEC economic summit and United Nations climate talks. He announced Thursday that Spain has offered to host the climate summit, known as the COP. + Sebasti n Pi¤era: "Yesterday I spoke with the President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, who made the generous offer to organize the COP25 summit in Madrid, Spain, the same days it was planned to be carried out in Chile, meaning, from the 2nd to the 13th of December this year." + Spain will have just one month to prepare for the global summit in Madrid, which will follow snap elections on Nov. 10. Democracy Now! will be covering the U.N. climate summit.... Spain to Replace Chile as Host of COP25 U.N. Climate Conference | Democracy Now!
CAG: SEX: Missouri Health Director Kept Spreadsheet of Women's Menstrual Cycles | Democracy Now!
Hong Kong Protesters Use Halloween to Defy Mask Ban | Democracy Now!
Chile Calls Off U.N. Climate Talks Amid Massive Protests Against Inequality | Democracy Now!
Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns Amid Massive Protests | Democracy Now!
Tens of Thousands Pour into Baghdad's Tahrir Square as Iraq Protests Continue | Democracy Now!
Anti-Government Protests in Haiti Enter their Seventh Week | Democracy Now!
ZION: House Votes for Resolution to Recognize Armenian Genocide | Democracy Now!
FOS: AS: ^^^^^^w6 Journalist Max Blumenthal Says He Was Arrested on False Charges | Democracy Now!
Protesters Slam BlackRock for Investing in Coal and Oil | Democracy Now!
Iraq: Death Toll from Month of Anti-Government Protests Tops 220 | Democracy Now!
FOS: MEDIA: HTSFBG: Facebook Workers Call on Zuckerberg to Reverse Policy of Allowing Politicians to Lie in Ads | Democracy Now!
Protesters Gather for Day of Outrage over Police Killings of Black Women | Democracy Now!
Chile: Over One Million Take to Streets in Protest Against Inequality | Democracy Now!
Dozens Killed in Iraq Amid Latest Round of Anti-Government Protests | Democracy Now!
Lebanese Form Human Chain Across Country as Protests Continue | Democracy Now!
U.N. to Probe Human Rights Abuses in Chile Amid Mass Protests | Democracy Now!
Ecuador's Indigenous Leaders Halt Talks with President over Austerity Protests | Democracy Now!
Thousands March in Guinea to Oppose President's Bid for Third Term | Democracy Now!
Protesters Demand New Jersey Offer Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants | Democracy Now!
Iraq: Death Toll from Month of Anti-Government Protests Tops 220 | Democracy Now!
Protests in Chile Were Sparked by a Subway Fare Hike, But Come After “30 Years of a Social Crisis” | Democracy Now!



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