World Protests - Page 27

March 26, 2024

Farmers seal off streets, throw beets, spray manure at police in protest outside of European Union HQ

Police were pelted with beets and sprayed with manure as farmers blocked the streets outside the EU headquarters in protest of the bloc's measures to address the agricultural crisis.

March 25, 2024

South Korea doctors' strike escalates as senior doctors resign

Senior doctors in South Korea began submitting resignations en masse in support of junior doctors who are striking over the government’s plan to increase medical school admissions.

March 22, 2024

A Moroccan town protests water management plans

Leaders met with residents in eastern Morocco this week to discuss a water management plan set to take effect this year; residents have protested for months in fear of the policy changes.

March 22, 2024

Supporters of India's opposition leader flock to capital in protest of his arrest

Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian anti-corruption crusader, was arrested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government ahead of national elections. Kejriwal's supporters protested en masse.

March 21, 2024

Why South Korea might suspend striking doctors' licenses en masse

Junior doctors in South Korea have been protesting the government's plan to recruit more medical students yearly. In response, the government might revoke their medical licenses.

March 20, 2024

Cuba protesters demand food, electricity as Rubio says nation on ‘verge of collapse’ from Marxist policies

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says Cuba's Marxist policies are to blame for the food and energy shortages plaguing the island as its leaders accuse the U.S. of contributing to the crises.

March 18, 2024

Polish farmers blockade German border crossings as protests against EU Green Deal rage on

Polish farmers blocked two border crossings with Germany as protests against the EU's environmental regulations and cheap foreign imports persist.

March 16, 2024

WATCH: Anti-Putin activists vandalize, set fire at voting stations in protest against election

The election, with voting between Friday to Sunday, is expected to make Vladimir Putin the longest-serving Russian leader since Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

March 15, 2024

Protests erupt over Slovak government's planned public broadcasting overhaul

Slovaks rallied by the thousands in Bratislava on Friday, protesting a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico's government to overhaul the county's public broadcasting system.

March 15, 2024

Belarus hits Catholic activist with 3-year prison sentence for insulting Lukashenko

Roman Catholic activist Uladzislau Beladzed was sentenced to three years in a Belarusian prison Friday for insulting President Alexander Lukashenko and "inciting social discord."